POY WAY

Description

Biographical informationPoy Way was born in April 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet ten and a quarter inches in height.

He was working as a market gardener in 125 Charles Street, North Perth, in 1912 (E). Later he worked on a market garden in Albert Street, North Perth, in 1916. He moved to a market garden in Osborne Park and then to J. Loong's market garden, Bunbury, in May 1918.

He was fined £18 in April 1918 for 'Smoking Opium' (B).

He travelled overseas from October 1913 to May 1916 (D).Other namePoy Way (differentiated name)Date of birthApril 1878

Photograph of Poy Way aged 32 in 1912 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1912/197)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBunburyDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)LOONG JSubject (organisation)J. Loong's market garden, BunburySubject (place)125 Charles Street, North PerthAlbert Street, North PerthOsborne ParkBunburySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningOpiumRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT Extension 1916NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283607>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

POY WAY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA