YICK TONG

Description

Biographical informationYick Tong was born in March 1862 in Canton, China. His date of arrived was not recorded.

He worked as market gardener at Jarrahdale in 1916. He moved to Stone's market garden at South Perth in 1917 then to the Kong Hing's market garden, Osborne Park, in 1918. He returned to Jarrahdale in 1921.Other nameYick Tong (differentiated name)Date of birthMarch 1862

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0237

AAC-Box-007-8-0313

Organisation

Edward Stone's Market Garden, South Perth

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Edward Stone's Market Garden, South PerthKong Hing's Market Garden, Osborne ParkSubject (place)JarrahdaleSouth PerthOsborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278147>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1862

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceJarrahdaleDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

YICK TONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA