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QUE SAM
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Biographical information
Que was born in December 1868 in Amoy [Xiamen], China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889 or 1892.
He was employed by A. Rover, Onslow, as a cook in 1916. He worked at the Continental Hotel, Broome, in 1917, then moved to Wyndham in 1919.
He died at Derby in July 1920 (B).
Other name
Que Sam (differentiated name)
Date of birth
December 1868
Date of death
July 1920
Employment
Job title
Cook
Employer
A. Rover
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (organisation)
Continental Hotel, Broome
Subject (place)
Onslow
Wyndham
Broome
Derby
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Cook
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272426, 4272451>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Amoy
Date
1868
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
1889 or 1892
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Onslow
Date
[date unknown]
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Derby
Date
[date unknown]
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Wyndham
Date
[date unknown]
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Broome
Date
[date unknown]
QUE SAM
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 15/04/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18106
