NIGH WAH

Description

Biographical informationNigh Wah was born in September 1869 in China (exact location not specified). He migrated to Western Australia in May 1896.

He worked as a shop keeper at the We Son Store, 195 Beaufort Street, Perth, in 1916 (B).Other nameNigh Wah (differentiated name)Date of birthSeptember 1869

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateMay 1896

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperEmployerWe Son StoreDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)We Son Store, PerthSubject (place)195 Beaufort Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5113955>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

NIGH WAH

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA