George Qu Wong 黃橋浩

            George Qu Wong -  Born in 1904   

George Qu Wong’s Grand Mother and Willie, Koon, & Harry’s Grand Mother are sisters.

George Qu Wong and his wife Lin Sue lived in the village of  Sha Tou which is situated across the railway line from the village of Bak Shek.

George Qu Wong arrived in New Zealand in the early 1920’s and worked in a market garden and then later in Harry Wong’s fruit shop in Colombo St. Christchurch.

When the fruit shop was sold in the late 1940’s to Annie & Hubert Lowe George found work in a brick-making factory.

While working in Christchurch George and his family of seven children lived at 12 Ferry Rd.

George later shifted to Dunedin and bought a rundown fruit shop at 300 Highgate, Roslyn and with the help of his family turned it into a successful venture.

George also later bought a dairy at 59 Kenmure Rd. Dunedin. They lived in the house that George had built at the rear of the dairy.

George Qu Wong passed away 15 August 1974