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C. H. Warley & Co.

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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WAY HIN

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Biographical informationWay Hin was born in March 1874 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893.

He worked at C. H. Warley & Co, 4 Market St, Fremantle, with a share in the business valued at £500 in 1898.

He worked in the Chen Hop store at 54 Market St, Fremantle, in 1916.

He travelled overseas four times: November 1900 to June 1902; November 1904 to April 1906; July 1912 to January 1914; and October 1919 to January 1921.

The National Archives of Australia holds four digitised files of him:
NAA: K1145, 1900/206 (with photo)
NAA: K1145, 1904/86 (with photo)
NAA: K1145, 1912/138 (with photo)
NAA: K1145, 1919/85 (with photo)

Other nameWay Hin (differentiated name)Date of birth1874

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AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0353

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0353

AAC-Box-007-6-0226

AAC-Box-007-6-0226

AAC-Box-007-8-0104

AAC-Box-007-8-0104

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0198

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0198

Way Hin CEDT 1900 (NAA Item ID: 1719439)

Way Hin CEDT 1900 (NAA Item ID: 1719439)

Way Hin CEDT 1904 (NAA Item ID: 1733941)

Way Hin CEDT 1904 (NAA Item ID: 1733941)

Way Hin CEDT 1912 (NAA Item ID: 1739598)

Way Hin CEDT 1912 (NAA Item ID: 1739598)

Way Hin CEDT 1919 (NAA Item ID: 1740737)

Way Hin CEDT 1919 (NAA Item ID: 1740737)

Photograph and slide

Photograph of Way Hin in 1900

Photograph of Way Hin in 1900

A profile photo attached to Way Hin’s Certificate of Domicile form, dated 1 Nov 1904 (source: NAA: K1145, 1904/86, page 1)

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1893

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Subject (organisation)C. H. Warley & Co.Chin Hop and Co., FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkImmigration File 1900NAA CEDT File 1904NAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1919

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

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