YEE HING

Description

Biographical informationYee Hing was born in April 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia in 1885 and moved to Western Australia in 1893. He was just under five feet six inches in height.

He was recorded as a market gardener at Bayswater in 1910 and 1913 and in Britannia Road, Leederville, in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: June 1910 to November 1911; and January 1915 to August 1916 (D). He applied for a CEDT in 1921 but did not use it.

Information below kindly supplied by David Whiteford which likely relates to this Yee Hing:
"In the Wanneroo history collection, an interview with Nardo Crisafulli includes the story of local children (including himself) taking rides on a tramway trolley down to Lake Joondalup on the property of Chinese market gardener Yee Hing in the 1920s. They would catch turtles for the owner in payment for their rides. [Information provided to author by Philippa Rogers]
When Yee Hing died on 12 November 1929, he was leasing part of Swan Location 92 at Careinup Swamp (now part of Lake Karrinyup Country Club grounds) and had £300 value in vegetable crops among his assets. He was aged 62 and had been in Western Australia for 40 years. His brother, Yee Kwong, had a market garden in Bayswater. [SROWA Cons3403 1929/825 Yee Hing]"Other nameYee Hing (differentiated name)Date of birthApril 1866

Yee Hing aged 50 in 1921 from his unused CEDT paperwork (NAA: K1145, 1921/41)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Yee Hing's Market Garden, LeedervilleSubject (place)BayswaterBritannia Road, LeedervilleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1921 unusedNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278100>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1885

UWA Collected

YEE HING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA