WONG TAK KONG

Description

Biographical informationWong Tak Kong (aka Wong Tuck) was born in December 1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in August 1894. He was five feet one and a half inches in height.

He worked as a laundryman at Port Hedland from at least 1912 to 1918.

He travelled overseas from May to December 1912 (E).Other nameWong Tak Kong (differentiated name)WONG TUCK (also known as)Date of birthDecember 1864

Wong Tak Kong aged 49 in 1912 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1912/60)

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Port HedlandSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5113619>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateAugust 1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlacePort HedlandDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

WONG TAK KONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA