Biographical informationPoa Beng (洪命) was born in about 1868 in Chan An (Hokkien), China (泉安縣). He migrated to Western Australia in February 1889.
He was recruited in Singapore to work as a "coolie" [labourer] under contract to Duncan McRae, Cossack, for two years at S$8 per month (C).Other namePoa Beng (differentiated name)Date of birth1868
