Lung Soy
Location #245. Ah Chong Store & Butchery.
Group Number 3

Group Members

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No Last Name First Names Maiden Name Relationship Occupation Born Died School Year
1 Lung Soy Manager

Notes

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Note Date Short Description Note Text
2823 1887 Store was purchased by the Kwong Shing Wing company.

It appears that the firm of Kwong Shing Wing, who were general merchants in Dunedin may have purchased location #245 at this time. (They may have owned it since 1871 but no records of that have been located at this time). The Bannockburn branch of the Kwong Shing Wing company was to be known as the Lang Kin store. Lung Soy was appointed as the manager.

2824 1887 - 1895 Wy Lee may have worked for Lung Soy.

Wy Lee was listed in Stones directory as a merchant. He may have worked for Lung Soy as well as owning the slaughterhouse (location #246)

2825 1895 Stones directory listing.

Lung Soy was listed in Stones directory as a storekeeper.

2826 1897 The store is closed down.

The Kwong Shing Wing company cancelled their occupation licence at Bannockburn (Cromwell Argus 2 Nov 1897). It appears that the store closed down at this time.


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