WACHT Family
Origin Brunswick, West Germany
Accompanying Family Children - Josepha Wacht, Maria Wacht, Lily Wacht & Parents - Kathy Wacht & Frank Wacht
First settled in Northcliffe, WA
Original Occupation Factory Worker
Occupation in Australia Railway Worker
JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT
Departure Port Hanover
Arrival Year 1958
Fremantle
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Frank, Kathy, Maria, Lily & Josephine departed Hanover aboard the Skaubryn which caught fire & sank between the Red & Black Seas. They were transported by oil tanker to Aden, South Africa where they boarded the Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt. They arrived in Fremantle with no possessions as everything was lost in the fire.
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