A History of Chinese Market Gardeners in Vincent
Past Event
Kaylene is third generation Australian-born Chinese and is an authority on Western Australian Chinese history and will give an update on her research based on oral history interviews she has gathered. She grew up in Northbridge with her parents who ran the Chinese grocery in James Street in the 1950s and is a member of the Chung Wah Association. Currently Kaylene is the Local History Officer for the City of Melville, based at the Wireless Hill Museum.
The early Chinese market gardens in the City of Vincent were adjacent to the now reclaimed wetlands in areas such as Dorrien Gardens, Robertson Park and Smiths Lake. Some of the gardens were worked until the 1960s, when the land was resumed for the construction of facilities for the Commonwealth Games held in Perth in 1962 and for the construction of the Mitchell Freeway in 1974. Come and listen to the stories about these early migrant gardeners and their legacy to the local Vincent area.
Presenter: Kaylene Poon
Bookings preferred
Cost: free, includes light refreshments