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

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)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateMay 1896

UWA Collected

NIGH WAH

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA