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KING WEE
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Biographical information
King Wee was born in about 1866 in Haikow, China. He migrated to Western Australia in February 1886.
He worked as a labourer at Roebourne in 1916. He moved to Port Hedland in 1918. He was reported as being 'of weak intellect'.
He left Western Australia in 1921 (B).
Other name
KING Wee (differentiated name)
WEE Ah King
Date of birth
1866
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Relation
Place of birth
Place
Hoikow
Date
1866
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Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
February 1886
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Roebourne
Date
[date unknown]
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Port Hedland
Date
[date unknown]
Employment
Job title
Labourer
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Roebourne
Port Hedland
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Labourer
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Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5131802>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
KING WEE
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 30/04/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17467
