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LAI GEE
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Biographical information
Lai Gee (善西) was born in June 1861 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in July 1889.
He was working as a cook at Roebourne in 1916 (B).
Other name
Lai Gee (differentiated name)
善西
Date of birth
June 1861
Employment
Job title
Cook
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Roebourne
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Cook
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Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5131958>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1861
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
July 1889
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Roebourne
Date
[date unknown]
LAI GEE
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 16/04/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17507