LEE HING (2)

Description

Biographical informationLee Hing (2) was born in December 1874 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896.

He worked as a market gardener at Bibra Lake when he applied for a CEDT in October 1899 (C). In 1916 he was market gardening in Vincent Street, Leederville. He was employed as a labourer by McKay at Buckland in 1918. In 1919 he moved to York and worked on the 'Chinese garden' (B).Other nameLee Hing, 1874- (differentiated name)Date of birthDecember 1874

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0020

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleLabourerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)McKaySubject (place)Bibra LakeVincent Street, LeedervilleBucklandYorkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceNorthamDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceYorkDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LEE HING (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA