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TOW SHING
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Biographical information
Tow Shing was born in January 1865 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in May 1895.
He worked as a market gardener at Victoria Park in 1916 (B).
Other name
Tow Shing (differentiated name)
Date of birth
January 1865
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Victoria Park
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283472>
Item information
Contributor
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
1865
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
May 1895
TOW SHING
(May 1895). UWA Collected, accessed 20/03/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18450