PIE OH LOUEY

Description

Biographical informationPie Oh Louey was born in about 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was about five feet five inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at corner Brisbane Street and Beaufort Street, Perth, in 1912 (E). In 1917 he lived at 349 Murray Street, Perth, and moved to Bayswater in 1918 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: April 1904 to November 1905; and October 1913 to September 1917. He applied for a CEDT in 1924 but did not use it [it appears he may have used it and left permanently] (D).Other namePie Oh Louey (differentiated name)Date of birth1869

Pie Oh Louey aged 55 in 1924 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1924/54)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Cnr Brisbane Street and Beaufort Street, Perth349 Murray Street, PerthBayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904NAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1924NAA Immigration File 1917 <Not digitised #33098402>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272336>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

PIE OH LOUEY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA