MOW SUNG Willie

Description

Biographical informationMow Sung Willie (aka Mon Sung) was born in November 1877 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was about five feet four inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bunbury from at least 1909 to 1924 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: January 1910 to January 1912; February 1916 to January 1919; and June 1924 to August 1926 (D).Other nameMow Sung (Willie) (differentiated name)MON SUNG (also known as)Date of birthNovember 1877

Mow Sung Wille aged 40 in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/63)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BunburySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1924NAA Immigration File 1916-1935 <Not digitised #4317428>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5113883>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1877

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBunburyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

MOW SUNG Willie

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA