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George Smith
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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WONG AH SENG
Description
Biographical information
Recruited in Singapore to work as a cook under contract to George Smith. Pearling Grounds, for two years at S$18 per month (C).
Other name
Wong Ah Seng (differentiated name)
Document
AAC_Box-007_0194
Person
George Smith
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Kan Lung (Cantonese)
Date
[date unknown]
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
July 1889 (WA)
Employment
Job title
Cook
Employer
George Smith
Date employed
July 1889
Connections
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
WONG AH SENG
( July 1889 (WA)). UWA Collected, accessed 26/03/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18591