KIE CHEE

Description

Biographical informationKie Chee was born in October 1880 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in August 1898.

He was working as a market gardener at Perth in 1910. He was recorded as a farmer at Bunbury in 1916. In 1923 he gave his address as 28 Geddes Street, Victoria Park, and his occupation as market gardener.

He travelled overseas three times: March 1912 to August 1913; November 1916 to January 1919; and January 1923 to January 1927.Other nameKie Chee (differentiated name)KIE GEE (also known as)Date of birth1880

Photograph of Kee Chee aged 42 in 1923 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1923/11)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Market Garden, 28 Geddes St, Victoria ParkSubject (place)28 Geddes Street, Victoria ParkBunburySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1923NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102721>

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1880

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateAugust 1898

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBunburyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

KIE CHEE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA