MING TOM (2)

Description

Biographical informationMing Tom (2) was born in October 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in June 1897. He was just over five feet six inches in height

He worked as a goldsmith and shell carver at Broome from at least 1905 to 1917 (E).

He travelled overseas twice: February 1906 to November 1907; and November 1912 to June 1915. He left Western Australia in January 1918 and was reported to have died in China (D).Other nameMing Tom, 1878-1918 (differentiated name)Date of birthOctober 1878Date of death1918

Ming Tom (2) aged 39 in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/98)

Employment

Job titleGoldsmithDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaGoldsmithShell carverRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1905NAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1917

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJune 1897

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

MING TOM (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA