WASHING Albert William

Description

Biographical informationAlbert Washing was born in Victoria, Australia in 1869 (BDM Vic 6169/1869). He was the son of Wah Shing (George Washing) and Louisa Myers.

He was a partner in the Washing Brothers Furniture Factory, 407 Murray Street, Perth, together with his brother Charles Joseph Washing, from at least 1899.

He acted as an interpreter for Chinese people in Perth, such as Lee Fay (2) bankruptcy proceedings in 1909. In 1912 he complained to the Immigration Department that applications for CEDTs, which he forwarded on behalf of other Chinese migrants, were being refused.

Died in 1935, aged 65 (BDM 1935/4700033).Other nameWashing, Albert (differentiated name)Date of birth1869Date of death1935

Person

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A picture of Albert Washing taken from a 1911 newspaper article (source: Truth, 4 March 1911, p. 6).

Family

ParentWASHING GeorgeSiblingWASHING Frederick GeorgeWASHING Charles JosephWASHING Alfred Louis (Peter)WASHING Ernest James

Connections

Subject (organisation)Washing Brothers Furniture Factory, PerthSubject (place)407 Murray Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaFurniture makerInterpreterRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

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WASHING Albert William

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