QUAN SING Hedland Yee Lock

Description

Biographical informationHedland Yee Lock Quan Sing was born on the 28 October 1935 in Port Hedland. He was the son of Yee Lock Quan Sing and Cheong Mon Hong.

He left for China in April 1937 with his family. As his mother was on a visiting visa and therefore not eligible to return to Australia, the entire family left. His younger brother was only a few weeks old at the time. After considering the implications of Australian-born children and the granting of CEDTs, Hedland was issued a CEDT but it was subsequently cancelled. His younger brother, George, was not granted a CEDT but fingerprints taken prior to his departure were used decades later to allow George to return to Australia to visit.Date of birth28th October 1935

Person

CHEONG Mon Hong (female)

QUAN SING George Hedland

QUAN SING YEE CHUN

QUAN SING YEE LOCK

Document

Hedland's fingerprints - 1937

Photograph and slide

Hedland Quan Sing photo, c.1937

A very young Hedland Yee Lock Quan Sing aged just 17 months on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test that was cancelled shortly after he left Australia (source: National Archives, K1145, 1937/16).

Family

ParentQUAN SING YEE LOCK CHEONG Mon Hong (female)SiblingQUAN SING George Hedland

Connections

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationNAA Immigration FileNAA CEDT File 1937

UWA Collected

QUAN SING Hedland Yee Lock

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA