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YICK GEE
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Biographical information
Yick Gee was born in about 1870 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894.
He worked as a market gardener in Bourke Street, Leederville, in 1917 (B).
Other name
Yick Gee (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1870
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Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1870
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
1894
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Bourke Street, Leederville
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278144>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
YICK GEE
(1894). UWA Collected, accessed 23/03/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18776