SHEW LEONG

Description

Biographical informationShew Leong was born in July 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a laundryman at the Gee Lee Laundry, Stirling Highway, Cottesloe, in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas from September 1921 to November 1923 (D).Other nameShew Leong (differentiated name)Date of birthJuly 1871

Document

Organisation

Shew Leong aged 50 in 1921 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1921/124)

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Gee Lee Laundry, CottesloeSubject (place)Stirling Highway, CottesloeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1921NAA Immigration File 1932 <Not digitised #4317616>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272536>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

UWA Collected

SHEW LEONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA