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Frederick Wells
Subject (organisation)
Millstream Station, Roebourne
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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TAN BAN CHENG
Description
Biographical information
Recruited in Singapore to work as a gardener under contract to Frederick Wells, Millstream Station, Roebourne, for two years at £1 8s 6d per month (C).
Other name
Tan Ban Cheng (differentiated name)
Document
AAC-Box-007-0216
Person
Frederick Wells
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Chan An
Date
[date unknown]
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
March 1890 (WA)
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Millstream Station
Date
[date unknown]
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Employer
Frederick Wells
Date employed
March 1890
Connections
Subject (organisation)
Millstream Station, Roebourne
Subject (place)
Roebourne
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
TAN BAN CHENG
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 20/04/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18337