WOON YIN

Description

Biographical informationWoon Yin was born on 22nd May 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Melbourne, Victoria in April 1898 (or 1882 stated in WW2 Reg Papers). He was five feet eight inches in height.

At some time after his arrival he moved to Western Australia because he was recorded working as a market gardener at Kalamunda in 1916 and he moved to Hang Woon's Market Garden, Bayswater in 1921.

By 1939 he had moved to Renmark, South Australia and was still working as a market gardener. He moved to 8th Street, Mildura, Victoria in July 1944 and gave his occupation as "vegetable grower". In October 1944 he moved to Buronga, New South Wales (only a few kilometres from Mildura) and remained there, market gardening, until at least 1948. By 1956 he had retired ('unemployed') and was living at 16 Heffernan Lane, Melbourne.Other nameWoon Yin (differentiated name)Date of birth22nd May 1879

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0207

Organisation

Hang Woon's Market Garden, Bayswater

Woon Yin aged 69 in 1948 from his Certificate of Registration booklet (source: NAA: B78, YIN/W)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Hang Woon's Market Garden, BayswaterSubject (place)KalamundaBayswaterRenmark, South AustraliaBuronga, New South Wales8th Street, Mildura, Victoria16 Heffernan Lane, MelbourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278049>NAA War Registration File 1939-1956

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateApril 1898

UWA Collected

WOON YIN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA