SUN CHEONG SHING

Description

Biographical informationSun Cheong Shing (aka Sun Chang Shing) was born in November 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Darwin, Northern Territory in 1886 and moved to Western Australia in 1902. He was five feet four and a half inches in height.

He moved between Darwin and Broome. In 1904 he was working as a tailor and leasing premises for a tailoring shop in Carnarvon Street, Broome (lot 389 valued at £150), from 1902 to 1921 (B). He also had a half share in a store at Port Darwin valued at £800.

He travelled overseas from February 1905 to January 1907. He left WA in January 1921 (D).Other nameSun Cheong Shing (differentiated name)Sun Chang Shing (also known as)Date of birthNovember 1866

Sun Cheong Shing in 1920 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1920/190)

Connections

Subject (place)DarwinCarnarvon Street, BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperTailorRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904 unusedNAA CoD File 1905NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272708>NAA CEDT File 1920

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1886 (Darwin)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

SUN CHEONG SHING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA