SEE SING (1)

Description

Biographical informationArrived at Fremantle from Semarang per 'Laughing Wave', on 8 May 1874. Departed for the North-west and possibly Singapore per 'Natal' on 4 March 1885. Arrived from Victoria per 'Franklin' on 20 October 1887. Established the company "See Sing & Co." together with Yee Ah Chan in the 1888 in Cossack and later Roebourne, Western Australia. They were general traders and importers, mainly of Chinese goods. Their shops served the needs of the growing Asian community in Cossack and Roebourne. With the company succeeding, See Sing applied for naturalisation in April 1889 and it was granted. Owner of the schooner 'Harriet', in 1889-1890 (I). He was described as "a respectable businessman at Cossack". He continued running his business until at least 1890, sometime after which he passed on the company to his partners, Fong Warley and Fong Ham. They stated that he had returned to China, but the exact date is not recorded.Other nameSee Sing (differentiated name)Ah Sing (also known as)Ah Sing (20) (duplicate record)

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0192

AAC-Box-2-0048

AAC-Box-2-0049

Box 007 Miscellaneous Notes 13

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0173

Person

AH SING (20)

YEE AH CHAN

Organisation

See Sing & Co.

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCossackDate1887

Connections

Subject (person)AH SING (20)Subject (organisation)See Sing & Co.Subject (place)CossackRoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

SEE SING (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA