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
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