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WING KEE (2)

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Biographical informationWing Kee (2) (aka Ah Wing) was born in Canton, China in around 1871. He migrated to Western Australia in August 1897. He was five feet seven inches in height. He left a wife and two children in China.

He shared the lease of a market garden with Ah Woo (2) in Leederville in 1904. The land was leased from J. Bennett. The lease expired in 1907.

In 1912 he was convicted of possession of opium and received a four months prison sentence.

In 1916 he lived at 29 Bannister Street, Fremantle, and worked as a store keeper and hawker for Wing Wor Kee Ltd, 8 South Terrace, Fremantle.

He travelled overseas two times: April 1904 to August 1905; and December 1918 to October 1920.Other nameWing Kee (differentiated name)AH WING (also known as)Date of birthc. 1871

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AAC-Box-2-0528

The Opium Traffic - Blocking the Chow

The Opium Traffic - Blocking the Chow

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Wing Wor Kee & Co., Fremantle

Wing Wor Kee & Co., Fremantle

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WING WOR KEE

Photograph of Wing Kee (2) aged 46 in 1918 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1918/80)

Photograph of Wing Kee (2) aged 46 in 1918 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1918/80)

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Subject (person)J. BennettAH WOO (2)Subject (organisation)Fremantle PrisonWing Wor Kee & Co., FremantleSubject (place)Leederville29 Bannister Street, Fremantle8 South Terrace, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningShop keeperOpiumHawkerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904NAA CEDT File 1918

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

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870 or 1872

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateAugust 1897

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