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C. Lung & Co.

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W. Ah Key & Co. Market Gardens, South Perth

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Celebrating 200 Years - National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Project

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W. Ah Key & Co., Perth

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DescriptionW. Ah Key & Co. commenced from premises at 261 William Street in January 1898. (West Australian, 1 January 1898, pg 1) and had moved to 165 William Street by September 1902 (West Australian, 26 Sep 1902, pg 5).

It was owned by Wang Ah Key and described as 'Greengrocers and Fruiterers'. Based on advertising in newspapers, the shop sold products such as nuts, preserved ginger, 'splendid teas' and rice. Ah Yong and Ah Yoon are also partners in 1898 (Holman, List of Firms).

The shop was supplied with produce from its own market gardens. They had extensive market garden holdings along the waterfront of South Perth from 1895 - 1920 (in the name of Ah Kee & Co. - see Post Office Directories).

In 1901 they applied they had eight Chinese market gardeners working for them and applied for permission for six more market gardeners to emigrate to Western Australia to work for them. Their request was refused.

In 1915, a section of W. Ah Key and Co. infrastructure at Suburban Road was put up for tender, probably arising from bankruptcy:
"TENDERS. ASSIGNED ESTATE OF AH KEY (trading as W. Ah Key and Co.), of Suburban-road, South Perth Market Gardener. TENDERS are invited, and will be received by the undersigned up to noon on Monday, March 15, 1915, for the undermentioned ASSETS in the above Assigned Estate. The business is offered as a going concern. Alternative tenders are, however, invited for the following:
LOT 1. Plant, consisting of Horse and Cart, Pumping Engine and Piping, Garden Implements, including Plough, Harrows, and Shovels.
LOT 2. Iron Safe, "Invincible."
LOT 3. Growing Vegetables and Chinese Goods.
LOT 4. Book Debts.
The gardens are well and favourably known, and should be highly profitable if well looked after. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Full particulars on application to the undersigned.' J. F. BURKETT, Trustee. PYE, BURKETT and CO., Public Accountants, Weld Chamber, St. George’s Terrace, Perth" (Source: West Australian, 10 March 1915, pg 2).Corporate historyW. Ah Key & Co. took over from business premises previously occupied by C. Lung & Co.Address,261,William St,Perth,,,Location^[1]

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'Chinese Gambling Dens' - 1903

AAC-Box-001-0999

AAC-Box-001-1000

AAC-Box-007-8-0132

Ah Key & Co. Lots in South Perth, 1900

Ah Yea 1900-2544

Box-007-Green-Box-0027

Box-007-Green-Box-0034

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0656

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0671

Some South Perth Tenements, 1906

W Ah Key & Co 1901-813

Person

AH DOW

AH LUP

FONG BEAN Andrew

WANG AH KEY

WONG AH FONG

WONG DICK Samuel

WONG FANG

Organisation

C. Lung & Co.

W. Ah Key & Co. Market Gardens, South Perth

Letter to the editor of the West Australian in 1902 (source: The West Australian, 26th September 1902, pg 5)

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PredecessorC. Lung & Co.Subject (person)AH DOWWANG AH KEYWONG AH FONGWONG FANGAH LUPAH CHEW (8)AH CHEONG (11)Ah YongAh YoonWONG DICK SamuelSubject (organisation)W. Ah Key & Co. Market Gardens, South PerthSubject (place)PerthRelated collectionCelebrating 200 Years - National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Project

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