LOO SING (2)

Description

Biographical informationLoo Sing (2) was born in about 1870 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was five feet seven and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Main Street, Osborne Park, from at least 1911 to 1918 (B).

He travelled overseas between May 1912 to October 1913. He left Western Australia permanently in March 1918 (D).Other nameLoo Sing, 1870- (differentiated name)Date of birth1870

Loo Sing pictured around the age of 46 in 1916 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1916/14).

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Loo Sing's (Ping's) Market Garden, Osborne ParkSubject (place)Main Street, Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1916

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

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LOO SING (2)

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