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Collie Burn Market Garden, Collie

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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School of Social Sciences

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TOO KEW

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Biographical informationToo Kew (aka Chung Too Kew) was born in about 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was five feet five and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener on the Wing War market garden, Collie Burn, Collie, in 1916.

He travelled overseas four times: February 1911 to May 1913; February 1917 to June 1918; June 1925 to September 1927; and April 1930 to April 1934. He left Western Australia permanently in October 1938.Other nameToo Kew (differentiated name)CHUNG TOO KEW (also known as)Date of birth1881

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Collie Burn Market Garden, Collie

Collie Burn Market Garden, Collie

Too Kew aged 57 in 1938 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1938/20)

Too Kew aged 57 in 1938 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1938/20)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

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Subject (organisation)Collie Burn Market Garden, CollieSubject (place)CollieSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1925NAA CEDT File 1930NAA CEDT File 1938NAA Immigration File 1903-1938 <Not digitised #4317515>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283445>

Item information

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

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1881

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

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RelationTravelled toPlaceCollieDate[date unknown]

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