LEE WING (2)

Description

Biographical informationLee Wing (2) was born on the 12th November 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Victoria, Australia in 1899 and moved to Western Australia in 1900. He was just under five feet eight inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Belmont from 1900 to 1906 then spent two years from 1907 to 1908 in China (travelling under the name of Lee Ping). He returned in 1909 and worked on a market garden at Kalamunda Road, Belmont until at least 1921.

Lee Wing was fined 30 shillings for 'Being Found in a Gaming House' in Perth in August 1918 (B).

In 1921 he was residing at Redcliffe near Guildford and working as a market gardener.

He travelled overseas in December 1907 and returned in April 1909 (D). He applied for further CEDTs in 1909 and 1916 but did not use them. He travelled overseas again between October 1921 and May 1923 (D).Other nameLee Wing, 1878- (differentiated name)LEE PING (2) (also known as)Date of birth12th November 1878

Person

LEE PING (2) (duplicate entry)

Lee Wing (2) aged 37 from his unused CEDT paperwork in 1916 (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/16)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)LEE PING (2) (duplicate entry)Subject (place)PerthKalamunda Road, BelmontSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningGamblingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1909 unusedNAA CEDT File 1916 unusedNAA CEDT File 1921NAA Immigration File 1915-1929NAA War Registration File 1916-1920

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

UWA Collected

LEE WING (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA