KONG CHEW

Description

Biographical informationKong Chew was born in about 1867 in Canton, China. He migrated to Victoria, Australia in 1889 and moved to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet seven and a half inches in height.

He had a seventh share in the lease of a market garden from T. Loton in Perth before he travelled to China in January 1904. He returned to Western Australia in December 1904 (A).Other nameKong Chew (differentiated name)Date of birth1867

Kong Chew aged 37 in 1904 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1904/5)

Connections

Subject (person)T. LotonSubject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1867

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889 (Vic)

UWA Collected

KONG CHEW

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA