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Sam Lee Laundry, Perth
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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LEE FOO (2)
Description
Biographical information
Born 1878 in Canton. Arrived in Western Australia in 1901.
Laundryman at the Sam Lee Laundry, 193 St Georges Tce, Perth.
Travelled overseas twice: July 1909 to June 1911 and August 1916 to September 1918.
Other name
Lee Foo, 1878- (differentiated name)
Document
Lee Foo (2) CEDT 1909 (NAA Item ID: 1735717)
Lee Foo (2) CEDT 1916 (NAA Item ID: 1741412)
Lee Foo pictured at the age of 31 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1909/126).
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Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
[date unknown]
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
1901
Employment
Job title
Laundryman
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (organisation)
Sam Lee Laundry, Perth
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA CEDT File 1909
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
LEE FOO (2)
(1901). UWA Collected, accessed 19/03/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17562