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Cafe Canton

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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School of Social Sciences

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WONG Felix

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Biographical informationBorn in Singapore on 2 January 1882. Arrived in WA in 1898.

Shop assistant at 355 Wellington St, Perth, in 1908. Moved to Broome and worked as a shop keeper from around 1913. Lived in Shieba Lane, Broome.

Travelled overseas three times: February to October 1909, January 1914 to June 1915 and January 1918 to June 1919.

Moved from Broome to Perth in May 1927 with his son, Peter Kam Yen Wong.

In the late 1920s he was managing the Cafe Canton at 197 William Street, Perth and employing 2 Chinese and 2 European staff. His attempts to employ further Chinese cooks were unsuccessful (National Archives, A1, 1929/10740).

Felix died in Perth on 3 December 1935. Other nameWong, Felix (differentiated name)Wong Wing (also known as)

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Cafe Canton - workers (NAA Item ID: 44799)

Felix Wong CEDT 1908 (NAA Item ID: 1734930)

Felix Wong CEDT 1913 (NAA Item ID: 1740107)

Felix Wong CEDT 1916 (NAA Item ID: 1741999)

Felix Wong Registration (NAA Item ID: 4283795)

Person

Charlie Bain Quan Wong

Fred Bain Yen Wong

Peter Kam Yen Wong

Organisation

Cafe Canton

Felix pictured in 1908 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1908/38)

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceSingaporeDate[date unknown]

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJune 1898

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RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Family

ChildPeter Kam Yen WongFred Bain Yen WongCharlie Bain Quan Wong

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Subject (organisation)Cafe CantonSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

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WONG Felix

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