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Subject (organisation)
Ah Sam & Co., Perth
Hea Sam's Market Garden, Osborne Park
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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LOUEY JUNE
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Biographical information
Louey June (aka Louey Que) was born in January 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in July 1894.
He worked as a market gardener for Ah Sam & Co. in 1899. In 1916 he was employed by Hea Sam on a market garden in Robert Street, Osborne Park.
Between 1918 and 1920 he was employed as a casual labourer on market gardens at Kalamunda, Bibra Lake, Bunbury, Perth, Albany and South Perth.
He travelled overseas between October 1899 and 1901.
Other name
Louey June (differentiated name)
Louey Que (also known as)
Date of birth
January 1872
Document
AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0020
AAC-Box-007-8-0208
Louey June 1899-2020
Organisation
Ah Sam & Co., Perth
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (organisation)
Ah Sam & Co., Perth
Hea Sam's Market Garden, Osborne Park
Subject (place)
Perth
Robert Street, Osborne Park
Kalamunda
Bibra Lake
Bunbury
Albany
South Perth
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #33098403>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1872
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
July 1894
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Bunbury
Date
[date unknown]
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Albany
Date
[date unknown]
LOUEY JUNE
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 16/02/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17892