WONG YEN

Description

Biographical informationWong Yen was born in January 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Victoria in 1896 and moved to Western Australia in 1901. He was five feet six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Midland Junction in 1916. He moved to the Hi Lory market garden, Bibra Lake, in 1918.

In June 1918 he was fined 20 shillings for 'Being Found in a Gaming House' and £10 for 'Smoking Opium'.

He travelled overseas from February 1928 to June 1929.Other nameWong Yen (differentiated name)Date of birthJanuary 1871

Wong Yen pictured around the age of 51 in 1927, from his Certificate Exempting from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1927/2)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Hi Lory's Market Garden, Bibra LakeSubject (place)Midland JunctionBibra LakeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningGamblingOpiumRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1927NAA Immigration File 1928 <Not digitised #4317107>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278001>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896 (Vic)

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WONG YEN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA