UNG HING

Description

Biographical informationUng Hing was born in Canton, China in about 1884. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He worked as a laundryman at the Yang Lee Laundry, 328 Hay St, Perth, in 1912 (E). Worked at the American Laundry, 48 Stirling St, Perth, in 1916 (B). Travelled overseas from September 1917 to December 1918 (C).Other nameUng Hing (differentiated name)

Photograph of Ung Hing in 1917 from his Exemption from Dictation Test paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/106)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1884

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJanuary 1899

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Yang Lee LaundryAmerican Laundry, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

UNG HING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA