PANG SING (1)

Description

Biographical informationPang Sing (1) was born in about 1874 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet five and half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Leederville before travelling overseas in October 1908. He returned to Western Australia in November 1909. He travelled again from February 1916 to April 1917 (E).Other namePang Sing, 1874- (differentiated name)Date of birth1874

Pang Sing aged 27 in 1909 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1909/54)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)LeedervilleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1916

Item information

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

UWA Collected

PANG SING (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA