QUONG ON

Description

Biographical informationQuong On was born in about 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1887. He was five feet four and a half inches in height.

He worked as a tailor at Roebourne before travelling overseas in June 1915. He returned to Western Australia in September 1917 (E) carrying a Chinese passport issued in the Singapore.Other nameQuong On (differentiated name)Date of birth1869

Document

Quong On Chinese Passport 1917

Quong On aged 46 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/70)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1887

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaTailorRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1915NAA Chinese Passport

Item information

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

UWA Collected

QUONG ON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA