LOY SING

Description

Biographical informationLoy Sing was born in December 1870 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in October 1889.

Between 1917 and 1920 he worked as a casual labourer on market gardens at Albany, Katanning, Muresk, Perth, Osborne Park, Guildford, Burswood and Leederville (B).Other nameLoy Sing (differentiated name)Date of birthDecember 1870

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0116

AAC-Box-007-8-0151

AAC-Box-007-8-0153

AAC-Box-007-8-0257

AAC-Box-007-8-0266

AAC-Box-007-8-0334

AAC-Box-007-8-0341

Organisation

Ah Sim's Market Garden, Albany

Lee Soon's Market Garden, Leederville

Lim Loy's Market Garden, James Street

Tip Lum's Market Garden, West Perth

Wing Sang Lee's Market Garden, Belmont

Employment

Job titleLabourerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ah Sim's Market Garden, AlbanyLee Soon's Market Garden, LeedervilleLim Loy's Market Garden, James StreetMuresk Market Garden, NorthamWong Bue's Market Garden, South Perth - Victoria ParkTip Lum's Market Garden, West PerthWing Sang Lee's Market Garden, BelmontSubject (place)AlbanyLeedervilleKatanningMureskPerthOsborne ParkGuildfordBurswoodSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5113720>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateOctober 1889

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceKatanningDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceMureskDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LOY SING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA