KWONG LOONG

Description

Biographical informationKwong Loong was born in about 1878 in China (exact location unspecified). He migrated to Western Australia in December 1896. He was five feet five inches in height

He owned property in Canning and market gardened in Perth before travelling overseas in July 1903. He returned to Western Australia in December 1904 (A).

He was implicated in charges of illegal immigration in 1911 when it was alleged that his handprints failed to match those in his 1903 CoD file (G).Other nameKwong Loong (differentiated name)Date of birth1878

Document

Handprint of Kwong Loong in 1903 from his CoD paperwork - no photograph included (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/46)

Connections

Subject (place)CanningPerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903NAA CoD Extension File 1910

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateDecember 1896

UWA Collected

KWONG LOONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA