SING DI

Description

Biographical informationSing Di was born in August 1867 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia in 1887 and arrived in WA in 1896.

He worked as a market gardener in Fremantle in 1910 (E). He was registered as a cook at the Katanning Hotel in 1917 before working as a market gardener for Ah Ling in Guildford Road, Victoria Park, in 1918. In 1919 he moved to Ah Sing's market garden in Joel Terrace, Mount Lawley (B).

Sing Di travelled overseas twice: August 1910 to September 1912; and May 1916 to June 1917 (D).Other nameSing Di (differentiated name)SING DEE (also known as)Date of birth1867

Photograph of Sing Di in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/165)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1867

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1887

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceKatanningDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT 1910NAA CEDT 1915

Item information

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

UWA Collected

SING DI

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA