LOW TON

Description

Biographical informationLow Ton was born in about 1872 in Hainan, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was just under five feet five inches in height.

He worked as a steward employed at the Weld Club, Barrack Street, Perth.

He travelled overseas between August 1905 and November 1906. He left Western Australia permanently in June 1913.Other nameLow Ton (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0107

AAC-Box-007-8-0388

Low Ton aged 41 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/98)

Connections

Subject (organisation)Weld Club, PerthSubject (place)Barrack Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaStewardRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1905NAA CEDT File 1913

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceHainanDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

LOW TON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA