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Ying Cheong Laundry, Perth
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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WAY LEE (1)
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Biographical information
Way Lee (1) was born in about 1877 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1895.
He was working as a laundryman residing at 331 Murray St, Perth, in 1916.
He worked in the Ying Cheong Laundry, 70 Melbourne Rd, Perth, in 1919 (B).
He travelled overseas from September 1905 to November 1906 (D).
Other name
Way Lee (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1877
Photograph of Way Lee in 1905 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1905/99)
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Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1877
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
1895
Employment
Job title
Laundryman
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (organisation)
Ying Cheong Laundry, Perth
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA CEDT File 1905
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
WAY LEE (1)
(1895). UWA Collected, accessed 29/04/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18529