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18261
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Railway and Rechabite Coffee Palace, Perth
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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SONG CHONG
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Biographical information
Song Chong (老張) was born in August 1876 in Kangsue, China. He migrated to Western Australia in August 1896.
He worked as a cook in the Railway Coffee Palace, Perth, in 1916.
He died on 28 December 1917 (B).
Other name
Song Chong (differentiated name)
老張
Date of birth
August 1876
Date of death
28 December 1917
Organisation
Railway and Rechabite Coffee Palace, Perth
Employment
Job title
Cook
Date employed
[date unknown]
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Subject (organisation)
Railway and Rechabite Coffee Palace, Perth
Subject (place)
Perth
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Cook
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272654>
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
Kangsue
Date
1876
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
August 1896
SONG CHONG
(August 1896). UWA Collected, accessed 08/12/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18261