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18212
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Eastern Extension Telegraph Company
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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SIN TIN
Description
Biographical information
Recruited in Singapore to work as a cook under contract to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Broome, for 8 months at S$20 per month (C).
Other name
Sin Tin (differentiated name)
Document
AAC_Box-007_0074
Organisation
Eastern Extension Telegraph Company
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Shim Tak (Cantonese)
Date
[date unknown]
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Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
February 1889 (WA)
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Broome
Date
[date unknown]
Employment
Job title
Cook
Employer
Eastern Extension Telegraph Company
Date employed
February 1889
Connections
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
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([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 26/03/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18212