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TEEK WAH
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Biographical information
Teek Wah was born in about 1867 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889.
He worked as a cook in the Kimberleys in 1917 (B).
Other name
Teek War (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1867
Employment
Job title
Cook
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Kimberleys
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 #4283031>
Item information
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School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
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Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1867
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
1889
TEEK WAH
(1889). UWA Collected, accessed 15/12/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18396