MAH HEM

Description

Biographical informationMah Hem was born in about 1867 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was about five feet four inches in height.

He was working as a cook in 1907. In 1916 he worked as a market gardener at Mounts Bay Road. He worked on Gallop's market garden, Nedlands, in 1918.

He travelled overseas three times: September 1907 to May 1909; April 1916 to May 1917; and February 1930 to January 1938 (travel extension granted).

[Mah Hem's Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (CEDT) files can be accessed via the 'Related Link' field below.]Other nameMah Hem (differentiated name)Date of birth1867

Mah Hem pictured around the age of 49 in 1916 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1916/91).

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Gallop's market garden, NedlandsSubject (place)Mounts Bay RoadGallop House, NedlandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1930

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1867

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1887

UWA Collected

MAH HEM

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA