YEE PING (2)

Description

Biographical informationYee Ping (2) was born in October 1881 in Hong Kong. He migrated to Australia and then moved to Western Australia in May 1897. He was around five feet two inches in height.

He worked as a shop keeper at Broome. He leased land and a house at Broome in 1903 (A).

He travelled overseas four times: August 1903 to June 1904; June 1909 to December 1910; March 1913 to June 1915; and March 1921 to October 1922 (D).Other nameYee Ping, 1881- (differentiated name)Date of birthOctober 1881

Yee Ping (2) aged 31 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/38)

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903NAA CEDT File 1908NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1919NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278110>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceHong KongDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1881

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

YEE PING (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA