LOUEY WING

Description

Biographical informationLouey Wing was born July 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in February 1894.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park in 1916. He moved to a market garden in Garratt Road, Bayswater in 1917 then to Roe Street, Perth, in 1918. In 1919 he worked on Ah Cheong's market garden at Jarrahdale.

He was fined 60 shillings in November 1918 for 'Cruelty to a Horse'.

He died on the 10th June 1935 and was buried at Karrakatta General Cemetery, Chinese CD, Sect A, BA 74. He was buried alongside Ah Sum and Ah Shang. He died on the way to Perth Hospital. At the time he was living at 173 James Street, Perth (Karrakatta Cemetery Burial records).Other nameLouey Wing (differentiated name)Date of birthJuly 1872Date of death10th June 1935

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0119

Louey Wing Karrakatta Cemetery record

Organisation

Ah Chong's Market Garden, Jarrahdale

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ah Chong's Market Garden, JarrahdaleSubject (place)Osborne ParkGarratt Road, BayswaterRoe Street, PerthJarrahdale173 James Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningAnimal crueltyRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #33098406>

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)Additional research by Ron Milton

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateFebruary 1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceJarrahdaleDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LOUEY WING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA