SING HIN

Description

Biographical informationSing Hin was born in October 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet five inches in height.

He worked as a furniture polisher in E. Cooper's Furniture Factory, 10 Dyer Street, Perth.

He travelled overseas twice: April 1909 to January 1911; and March 1914 to July 1917. He applied for a CEDT in 1927 but did not use it.Other nameSing Hin (differentiated name)Date of birthOctober 1868

Organisation

E. Cooper Furniture Factory, Perth

Sing Hin aged 46 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA K1145, 1914/13)

Connections

Subject (organisation)E. Cooper Furniture Factory, PerthSubject (place)10 Dyer Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerPolisherRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT Extension File 1917NAA CEDT File 1927NAA Immigration File 1913-1927 <Not digitised #4317058>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272615>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

UWA Collected

SING HIN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA