WONG APE

Description

Biographical informationWong Ape was born in May 1884 (but stated 1881 in 1928) in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in December 1900 (but stated 1898 in 1928). He was five feet six and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as a cabinet maker. In about 1907 he worked for See Wah's Furniture Factory. He left with Yuen Chin Tong to work at the Wah Hing Furniture Factory. In 1911 he was still working as a cabinet maker and either worked or lived at 81 James Street, Perth and leased 2 acres of land (Lots 112 and 117) in the Osborne ward north of Perth.

Together with Yuen Chin Tong, he started a greengrocer and fruit shop in 1915 at the premises of Cheong & Co. but under the name of "W. Tong". This business was at 437 Hay Street, Perth. They sold the shop and moved to Sydney in 1918 (B). In 1928 he was living at 7 Hayward Lane, Melbourne City, Victoria. At that time he still working both a cabinet maker and a market gardener.

He travelled overseas to China from March 1922 to March 1923. He travelled again from June 1928, returning in September 1930. He left Australia permanently on 23rd March 1948.Other nameWong Ape (differentiated name)Date of birthMay 1884

Document

AAC-Box-007-9-0141

AAC-Box-007-9-0145

AAC-Box-007-9-0148

Organisation

Cheong & Co., Subiaco

Person

YUEN CHIN TONG

Wong Ape aged 47 in 1928 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: MT848/2, V1955/60888)

Employment

Job titleGreen grocerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)YUEN CHIN TONGSubject (organisation)Cheong & Co., SubiacoSee Wah & Co. Ltd Furniture FactoryWah Hing & Co., Furniture Factory, PerthSubject (place)437 Hay Street, SubiacoSydneySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperGreengrocerMarket gardeningCabinet makerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283747>NAA CEDT File Sydney 1922 & 1948 <Not digitised #7288251 & 7961690>NAA Immigration File 1928-1948 MelbourneNAA Immigration File 1940 Sydney <Not digitised #3540720>NAA Immigration File 1922 See Page 4

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1884

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1 December 1900

UWA Collected

WONG APE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA