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The Chinese provided labour for
early settlers, important services such as laundries,
and businesses such as market gardens, bakeries,
furniture factories and tailors.
Not only did legislation restrict the entry
of Chinese immigrants to Australia, but the Factories
Act (WA) of 1904 also restricted the establishment and
operation of Chinese businesses.
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Len CHIEW with Herbie QUAN working at TS CHIEW Photo taken 1938 - 1939
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| From the 1920s to the late 1950s the ethnic Chinese population declined due to the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 and later the Depression. Since the late 1960s there has been a resurgence of traditional occupational areas such as herbalists and restaurants and a growth in the professions including medicine, law, engineering and teaching. A number of major businesses have been established such as Ken Sue’s Driving School, his brother Jack’s diving business and Poon Bros. Catering in the North West’s mining camps reflecting the Chinese ability to adapt to changing conditions. |
J. LOUEY corner of STIRLING & JAMES Streets.
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SEE WAH & Co. Ltd. Furniture Factory, Dyer Street.
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