LOUEY LING TACK

Description

Biographical informationLouey Ling Tack was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1883. He was the son of Louey and Jane Wah and brother of Louey William Arthur. He moved to Western Australia in about 1900 after finishing his schooling in Melbourne. He was known within the family as George. He was five feet six inches in height.

He married Tack Ethel Victoria May in the early 1900s and they had a son called Arthur in China in 1908. At this time he was running a pearl dealership on the corner of Dampier Terrace and Napier Terrace in Broome. From 1913 until 1918 Louey Ling Tack worked in Sydney Fong & Co. retailers in Marine Terrace, Geraldton, Western Australia. After this he returned to Broome.

In the 1920s he and Andrew Bean Fong ran Wing Hing & Co. Ltd, a greengrocer on the corner of William and James Streets in Northbridge, Perth.

In 1928 he and Ethel accompanied Fong Kee and his children back to China. Louey Ling Tack returned to Western Australia in 1929, but Ethel stayed in Hong Kong. He also moved to permanently back to Hong Kong sometime in the early 1930s, leaving Arthur to run his businesses.Other nameGeorge Tack (also known as)Louey George (also known as)Date of birth1883

Photograph of Louey Ling Tack in 1928 from his Exemption from Dictation Test paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1928/39).

Family

ParentLOUEY WAHLOUEY JANE (female)SpouseTACK Ethel Victoria May (female)ChildFONG Arthur

Connections

Subject (person)FONG BEAN AndrewSubject (organisation)Sydney Fong & Co.L.L. Tack, BroomeWing Hing & Co., PerthSubject (place)Marine Terrace, GeraldtonCarnarvon Street, BroomeDampier Terrace, BroomeJames Street, NorthbridgeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaGreengrocerShop keeperPearling industryRelated collectionCelebrating 200 Years - National Foundation for Australia-China Relations ProjectAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationNAA CEDT File 1928NAA CEDT File 1930NAA Immigration File 1929-1930NAA Immigration Files 1929-1930 » Not digitised #800187, 4317608 & 796572

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceMelbourne, VictoriaDate1883

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LOUEY LING TACK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA