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J. W. Wing & Co. Ltd Furniture Factory, Perth
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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YEN GONG
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Biographical information
Yen Gong was born in 1885 in Heong Shan, Canton, China. He was five feet three and half inches in height.
He worked as a cabinet maker at the J. W. Wing Furniture Factory, Newcastle Street, Perth.
He travelled overseas from November 1947 to February 1949 (E).
Other name
Yen Gong (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1885
Document
Yen Gong aged 62 in 1947 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1947/13)
Employment
Job title
Cabinet maker
Date employed
[date unknown]
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Subject (organisation)
J. W. Wing & Co. Ltd Furniture Factory, Perth
Subject (place)
Newcastle Street, Perth
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Cabinet maker
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA CEDT File 1947
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
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Place of birth
Place
Heong Shan
Date
1885
YEN GONG
(1885). UWA Collected, accessed 17/04/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18760