WOON LET

Description

Biographical informationWoon Let was born in about 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Victoria, Australia in April 1898.

He worked as a market gardener in Melbourne before moving to Western Australia and working on market gardens in Hector Street, Osborne Park and Coode Street, Bayswater, in 1917 (B).

[See Woon Ack Quay],Other nameWoon Let (differentiated name)WOON ACK QUAY (may also be)Date of birth1869

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0167

Organisation

Ah Young's Market Garden, Osborne Park

Person

WOON ACK QUAY

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ah Young's Market Garden, Osborne ParkSubject (place)Coode Street, BayswaterMelbourneHector Street, Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated itemWOON ACK QUAYRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278045>NAA Immigration File 1917-1921 Melbourne <Not digitised #5961803>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

WOON LET

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA