WONG TON

Description

Biographical informationWong Ton was born in October 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in July 1893. He was five feet three and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bibra Lake in 1916. He worked at South Perth in 1921 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: October 1919 to June 1921; and February 1929 to April 1930 (D).Other nameWong Ton (differentiated name)Date of birthOctober 1871

Wong Ton aged 59 in 1929 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1929/28)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Bibra LakeSouth PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1929NAA Immigration File 1919-1930 <Not digitised #4317209>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283973, 4283974, 4283394>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJuly 1893

UWA Collected

WONG TON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA