WONG YOOK

Description

Biographical informationWong Yook was born in November 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was five feet six and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Suburban Road, South Perth, from at least 1916 (E). In 1934 he was working on the market gardens at lots 8 and 9 Suburban Road together with Wong Yone (aka Youe). They may have been related. These were lots previously managed by W. Ah Key & Co.

He travelled overseas three times: February 1916 to May 1917; February 1925 to June 1927; and July 1930 to March 1933. He left Western Australia permanently in May 1939 (D).Other nameWong Yook (differentiated name)Date of birthNovember 1881

Person

Wong Yook aged 48 in 1930 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1930/61)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)WONG YONESubject (place)Suburban Road, South PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1925NAA CEDT File 1930NAA CEDT File 1939NAA Immigration File 1916-1939 <Not digitised #4317530>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278010>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

UWA Collected

WONG YOOK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA