LOOK Tommy

Description

Biographical informationLook Tommy was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893. He was five feet six inches in height.

He worked at Kojonup for two years, then in Albany for over six years. He worked in Geraldton for four years and various periods at Fremantle, Perth, and Beverley (B).

In 1907 he was recorded as a shop assistant in Wing Hing's shop at 69 James Street, Perth (E). In 1916 he was a cook at the Geraldton Hotel. He moved to Perth in 1919 and worked in the Windsor Hotel, Suburban Road, South Perth (B).

He travelled overseas between August 1907 and June 1909 (D).

[See Luck, Tommy],Other nameLook, Tommy (differentiated name)LUCK, TOMMY (may also be)Date of birth1868

Organisation

Wing Hing & Co., Perth

Person

LUCK Tommy

Look Tommy aged 46 in 1907 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1907/99)

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1883

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RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceBeverleyDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceKojonupDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled to

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)LUCK TommySubject (organisation)Wing Hing & Co., PerthGeraldton HotelWindsor Hotel, South PerthSubject (place)KojonupSuburban Road, South PerthAlbanyGeraldton69 James Street, PerthFremantleBeverleySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookShop assistantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated itemLUCK, TOMMYRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907

Item information

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

UWA Collected

LOOK Tommy

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