WONG CHONG (5)

Description

Biographical informationWong Chong (5) (aka Wong Choong) was born in July 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in January 1896. He was five feet six and a quarter inches in height.

He owned and managed the Chong Sing Laundry, 454 Beaufort Street, Perth, from at least 1909 to 1919 (F).

He travelled overseas from August 1912 to September 1913 (D).Other nameWong Chong, 1879- (differentiated name)WONG CHOONG (also known as)Date of birthJuly 1879

Document

AAC-Box-007-7-0197

AAC-Box-007-7-0198

Organisation

Chong Sing Laundry, Perth

Wong Chong (5) aged 34 in 1912 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1912/72)

Connections

Subject (organisation)Chong Sing Laundry, PerthSubject (place)454 Beaufort Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

WONG CHONG (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA