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TEE SING
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Biographical information
Tee Sing was born in about 1864 in Hainan, China. He migrated to Western Australia in September 1895.
He worked as a cook in hotels at Perth and in Western Australian country towns.
He died from natural causes at Katanning in September 1918 (B).
Other name
Tee Sing (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1864
Date of death
September 1918
Employment
Job title
Cook
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Perth
Katanning
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Cook
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283029>
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
Hainan
Date
1864
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
September 1895
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Katanning
Date
[date unknown]
TEE SING
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 13/03/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18394
