ONG HENG GOAT

Description

Biographical informationRecruited 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 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)

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

Person

SU SANG

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChiu Pho (Hokkien)Date[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate January 1887 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCossackDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCarpenterEmployerNeil GalbraithDate employedJanuary 1887

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)Neil GalbraithSU SANGSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

ONG HENG GOAT

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA