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Anne Atkinson Collection
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SIAU HUN NAM
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SION NUM
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Biographical information
Sion Num was born in about 1855 in Swatow [Shantou], China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889.
He worked as a cook residing in Fitzgerald Street, Northam, in 1916 (B)
(See Siau Hun Nam).
Other name
Sion Num (differentiated name)
Siau Hun Nam (may also be)
Date of birth
1855
Person
SIAU HUN NAM
Employment
Job title
Cook
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Fitzgerald Street, Northam
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Cook
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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SIAU HUN NAM
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NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272639>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Swatow
Date
1855
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
1889
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Northam
Date
[date unknown]
SION NUM
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 15/04/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18255