LEE TOONG SHING

Description

Biographical informationLee Toong Shing was born in September 1882 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet six and a half inches in height.

He worked as a tea merchant at 355 Murray Street, Perth, from at least 1912 to 1918 when he moved to Lake Street, Perth, and was recorded as a 'chemist'.

In April 1918 he was fined £5 for 'Using Rooms in which to Run a Lottery' (B).

He travelled overseas between January 1913 and September 1915 and left Western Australia permanently in September 1922 (D).Other nameLee Toong Shing (differentiated name)Date of birthSeptember 1882

Person

LEONG KOW

Lee Toon Shing aged 40 in 1922 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1922/78)

Connections

Subject (place)355 Murray Street, PerthLake Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaTea merchantShop keeperChemistGamblingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1922

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1882

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

UWA Collected

LEE TOONG SHING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA