ONG HENG GOAT

Description

Biographical informationOng Heng Goat (王興月) was born in about 1857 in Chiu Pho (Hokkien), China (漳浦). He migrated to Western Australia in January 1887.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a carpenter under contract to Neil Galbraith, Cossack, for two years at S$18 per month.

When he applied for naturalisation in July 1890, he was a carpenter and market gardener in Broome. His application for naturalisation was refused.

In February 1892, he and Su Sang were found guilty of housebreaking and stealing a cheque for £5 15s Od. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment at Broome on 27 April 1892 (C).Other nameOng Heng Goat (differentiated name)王興月Date of birth1857

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0214

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0215

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0240

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0241

AAC-Box-007-0083

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0410

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0547

Person

SU SANG

Employment

Job titleCarpenterEmployerNeil GalbraithDate employedJanuary 1887

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)SU SANGSubject (place)CossackBroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCarpenterMarket gardeningLarcenyTheftRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChiu Pho (Hokkien)Date1857

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJanuary 1887 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCossackDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

ONG HENG GOAT

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA