George Bew

merchant Political activist community leader

January, 1868 (age 64)

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

George Bew cofounded and partially owned Sydney's first fruits and vegetables wholesale store, Wing San and Co. (Chinese: 永生果阑) and was also a partner of Australian banana importer Sang on Tiy, a merger company formed by Wing San and two other fruit companies. Around 1899, he was already at full swing, handling around six thousand banana bunches from North Queensland every week. George Bew is regarded as one of the most prominent fruit merchants then in Sydney. He heavily petitioned against the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 and was strongly against racism. George Bew became a naturalised citizen of Australia in 1901. He was the president of Sydney's Kuomintang. In 1917, Kwok and his family relocated to Shanghai, China, following an invitation from revolutionary Chinese leader Sun Yat Sen. There, he became the central mint's head. George Bew died in Shanghai, China, on 3 January 1932, survived by his wife and his eight children.

George Kwok Bew

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郭標

also known as Guo Biao, George Bew, Kwok Bew

merchant Political activist community leader

Background

George Kwok Bew was born circa January 1868 in Canton, China (now Guangzhou, Guangdong, China). His father was Chap Hing, a local farmer and his mother was Fung Size, a homemaker. He left for Australia in 1883, after his father died.

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George Bew cofounded and partially owned Sydney's first fruits and vegetables wholesale store, Wing San and Co. (Chinese: 永生果阑) and was also a partner of Australian banana importer Sang on Tiy, a merger company formed by Wing San and two other fruit companies. Around 1899, he was already at full swing, handling around six thousand banana bunches from North Queensland every week.

George Bew is regarded as one of the most prominent fruit merchants then in Sydney. He heavily petitioned against the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 and was strongly against racism. George Bew became a naturalised citizen of Australia in 1901. He was the president of Sydney's Kuomintang. In 1917, Kwok and his family relocated to Shanghai, China, following an invitation from revolutionary Chinese leader Sun Yat Sen. There, he became the central mint's head.

George Bew died in Shanghai, China, on 3 January 1932, survived by his wife and his eight children.

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He was the president of Sydney"s Kuomintang.

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In 1896, George Bew wed Darling Young, a fellow merchant's daughter. They had eight children, four sons and four daughters. Before moving to Shanghai, Kwok's children could not understand the Chinese language. In 1996, the Kwok family made "the biggest single foreign property investment" of that year when they purchased 333 Collins Street in Melbourne.

Father:: Chap Hing
Mother:: Fung Size
Spouse:: Darling Young

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