LUN QUARK SING

Description

Biographical informationQuak Sing Lun (as noted on his birth certificate) was born in Goderich Street, Perth on 8 April 1895.
Son of Chew Lun and May Chew Lun. Brother of Ada, Harry and Emily.

Travelled to China with his parents between February and June 1902.

Left WA in September 1920 with his father, brother and sisters to live in China after the death of his mother.Other nameLun Quark Sing (differentiated name)QUARK SING (also known as)

Document

AAC_Box_2_0433

AAC_Box_2_0434

AAC_Box_2_0490

Ah Lun (aka Chew Lun) CEDT 1902 (NAA Item ID: 1722253)

Chew Lun - article in Fremantle Herald, February 2025

Lun Quark Sing CEDT 1920 (NAA Item ID: 1741563)

Person

CHEW LUN

CHEW LUN Ada (female)

CHEW LUN Emily (female)

CHEW LUN Harry

CHEW LUN May (female)

Photograph and slide

Lun Quark Sing (NAA Item ID: 1741563)

Lun Quark Sing (Quak Sing) pictured around 1920 shortly before he travelled to China with his father and siblings (source: National Archives, K1145, 1920/152)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceGoderich St, PerthDate8 April 1895

Family

ParentCHEW LUNCHEW LUN May (female)SiblingCHEW LUN HarryCHEW LUN Ada (female)CHEW LUN Emily (female)

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

LUN QUARK SING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA