WONG QUANG

Description

Biographical informationWong Quang (aka Wong Quing) was born in about 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1901. He worked as a gardener at Osborne Park in 1908 (E), worked on a garden in Suburban Rd. South Perth, in 1917. In August 1918 he was charged with 'Breaching the Customs Act' (B). He travelled overseas twice: March 1908 to March 1909; and February 1916 to July 1917 (D). He died in Royal Perth Hospital in August 1919 (B).Other nameWong Quang 1879-1919 (differentiated name)WONG QUAN (also known as)WONG QUING (also known as)Date of birth1879Date of deathAugust 1919

Photograph of Wong Quang in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/59)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1901

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT 1908NAA CEDT 1916

Item information

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

UWA Collected

WONG QUANG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA