Biographical informationTan Sin Yin (陳信仁) was born in about 1859 in Bun Sio (Hailam) [Hainan Island], China (文昌縣). He migrated to Western Australia in February 1889.
He was recruited in Singapore to work as a 'boy' under contract to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Broome, for three years at S$25 per month (C).Other nameTan Sin Yin (differentiated name)陳信仁Date of birth1859
