WONG COON YEW

Description

Biographical informationWong Coon Yew (aka Wong Coon Yen) was born in about 1875 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet six and half inches in height.

He worked as a shop assistant employed by Sydney Fong & Co., Geraldton, from at least 1902 until 1921 when he moved to Fremantle and worked in the Hong Wah [Hong Lee?] Laundry in Pakenham Street (B).

He travelled overseas four times: March 1902 to February 1903; December 1905 to September 1907; March 1911 to January 1913; and September 1916 to September 1919 (D). He applied for a CEDT in January 1928 and may have left permanently in that year.Other nameWong Coon Yew (differentiated name)WONG COON YEN (also known as)Date of birth1875

Wong Coon Yew aged 27 (but stated 30) in 1902 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1902/70)

Employment

Job titleShop assistantDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Sydney Fong & Co.Hong Wah Laundry, FremantleSubject (place)GeraldtonPakenham Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop assistantLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CoD File 1905NAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1928NAA Immigration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4317098>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283788>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCanton Date1877

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

WONG COON YEW

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA