TIE GAM

Description

Biographical informationTie Gam was born February 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893. He was about five feet nine inches in height.

He worked on Tie Yick's market garden, Osborne Park, in 1913 (E). In 1916 he was market gardening at South Bunbury. He moved to Bayswater in 1921 (B).

Tie Gam travelled overseas twice: October 1913 to August 1915 (recorded incorrectly as Lie Gam); and May 1924 to August 1926 (D).

Later in life he stayed at the Claremont Old Mens' Home (later Sunset Hospital).

He died in 1942 and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, Chinese Section BA, Plot 0093. Other nameTie Gam (differentiated name)Date of birthFebruary 1871Date of death1942

Organisation

Sunset Rest Home and Hospital, Dalkeith

Tie Yick's Market Garden, Osborne Park

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0333

Photo of Tie Gam aged 41 in 1913 from his Exemption from Dictation Test paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/147)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Tie Yick's Market Garden, Osborne ParkSunset Rest Home and Hospital, DalkeithSubject (place)Osborne ParkSouth BunburyBayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1924NAA immigration File 1924 <Not digitised #4317020>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283059>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1893

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBunburyDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCarnarvonDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

TIE GAM

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA