LUM CHONG W

Description

Biographical informationLum Chong W was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at 8 Railway Parade, West Perth, before travelling overseas in June 1914. He returned to Western Australia in November 1915 (E) Other nameLum Chong W (differentiated name)Date of birth1868

Lum Chong W aged 46 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/123)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)8 Railway Parade, West PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

LUM CHONG W

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA