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17357
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Hea Sam's Market Garden, Osborne Park
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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HOR GEE
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Biographical information
Hor Gee was born in about 1873 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in February 1895.
He worked as a market gardener on Hea Sam's market garden, Roberts Street, Osborne Park, in 1916.
He was fined £10 in May 1918 for 'Being in Possession of Opium'.
He moved to Burt Street, Carnarvon, in 1920.
Other name
Hor Gee (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1873
Document
AAC-Box-007-8-0208
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Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1873
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Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
February 1895
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Carnarvon
Date
[date unknown]
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (organisation)
Hea Sam's Market Garden, Osborne Park
Subject (place)
Roberts Street, Osborne Park
Burt Street, Carnarvon
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
Opium
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5103000>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
HOR GEE
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 23/04/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17357