WASHING Charles FOOK

Description

Biographical informationCharles Fook Washing was born in about 1874 in Newtown, New South Wales. He was five feet nine inches in height.

In 1916 he worked as a market gardener at Beverley. He was likely the manager of this garden as Ah Lung (1) and Ah Quong (1) worked for him in Beverley.

He was charged with possession of opium in 1917 (Beverley Times, 28 April 1917, p. 2).

He may have worked in Hop Lee's furniture factory at 104 Duke Street, West Perth after 1920.

He travelled overseas twice: July 1919 to May 1920 and May 1924 to July 1925. He left Western Australia permanently in July 1930.
Other nameWashing, Charles Fook (differentiated name)Date of birth1874

Person

AH LUNG (1)

AH QUONG (1)

Document

Box-007-Green-Box-0092

Artwork

Washing Bros 1927 drawing for patent

Organisation

Hop Lee Furniture Factory, West Perth

Charles Washing, who was born in New South Wales, pictured on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test aged 45 in 1919 (source: National Archives, K1145, 1919/90).

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)AH LUNG (1)AH QUONG (1)Subject (organisation)Hop Lee Furniture Factory, West PerthSubject (place)Beverley104 Duke Street, West PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningCabinet makerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT Fille 1919NAA CEDT File 1924NAA CEDT File 1930NAA Immigration File 1919-1933 <Not digitised #4317241>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283601>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceNewtownDate1874

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBeverleyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

WASHING Charles FOOK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA