SING DICK (1)

Description

Biographical informationSing Dick (1) was born in about 1855 in Canton, China. He was five feet six and a half inches in height. He may have been related to Sing Hop (D).

He leased a market garden in Fremantle before travelling overseas in April 1902. He returned to Western Australia in March 1903 (A).

He travelled overseas again between June 1909 and December 1910 (D).

He was reported as blind in his left eye. Other nameSing Dick, 1855- (differentiated name)Date of birth1855

Photograph of Sing Dick (1) aged 54 in 1909 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1909/122)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Family

Other relativeSING HOP

Connections

Subject (place)FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1909

Item information

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

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SING DICK (1)

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