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DI SANTO, Angela 1953 ROMA

Came to Australia for a better life. She worked hard to contribute to the family to provide love and stability.

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DI SANTO, Antonio 1957 SYDNEY

Came to Australia to follow his brother Luigi. He married Ida Adriano by proxy.

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DI SANTO, Ida 1961 ROMA

Came to Australia to join her husband. Married Antonio Di Santo by proxy.

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DI SANTO, Luigi 1952 NAPOLI

Came to Australia for a better life. He worked hard to contribute to the family and to the community.

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DI SILVIO Cesare 1955 AUSTRALIA

My father as a 16yr old boy came from Vasto Italy to Fremantle to reunite with his father Michele Di Silvio who had been living in Fremantle since...

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DI SILVIO, Anna 1957 OCEANIA

Arrived in Fremantle accompied by Spina Di Silvio, Joe Di Silvio and Liliana Di Silvio

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DI SILVIO, Bambina 1956 SYDNEY 230
DI SILVIO, Giuseppe 1952 RAVELLO

Our father arrived in Fremantle in 1952, to build a new future. After 17 years he returned to his home again for a 3 month holiday only to extend...

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DI SILVIO, Salvatore 1961 OCEANIA 230
DI SILVIO, Umberto 1954 OCEANIA

Little did my uncle know that his future wife was travelling with him. Their paths were to cross 7 years later. They married less than 6 months...

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DI STEFANO, Antonio 1952 PAOLO TOSCANELLI

Married to Michelina Di Stefano (nee Mancini), who came to Australia 4 years later with second son Ingermo Di Stefano. First son Giovanni Di...

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DI STEFANO, Giovanni 1954 NEPTUNIA

On arriving Giovanni Met His father who came two years prior. They Both lived in Jandakot with a relative for a while. later shifting into...

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DI STEFANO, Giuseppe 1956 FLAMINIA 36
DI STEFANO, Giuseppina 1956 OCEANIA 36
DI STEFANO, Ingermo 1956 AUSTRALIA

Arrived in Fremantle with his mother (Michelina Di Stefano nee Mancini) and was met by his brother Giovanni and father Antonio who settled here 4...

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DI STEFANO, Michelina 1956 AUSTRALIA

Arrived in Fremantle with 2nd son Ingermo Di Stefano (Jim) 1st son Giovanni came 2 years prior and father Antonio came another 2 years earlier (...

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DI TONTO, Silvio & Ida 1956 SURRIENTO

D'Ingiullo Ida arrived in Fremantle 29/07/1961 aboard the Flaminia. She met Silvio in Perth and they married on 01/04/1962. They had two...

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DI TORO, Elisabetta 1962 ROMA

Left Italy with children Renato & Anna Maria to join her husband Giovanni who arrived seven years earlier. Worked in a factory on arrival....

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DI TORO, Giovanni 1960 GALILEO GALILEI

John worked as a builder for the first nine years he was in Australia before joining his brother in law's business in 1969 as a Transport Manager...

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DI TORO, Giovanni 1955 SYDNEY

Eldest male of ten children. Came to Australia to provide a better life for his family, who arrived seven years later. Fought during WWII as a '...

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DI TORO, Renato V & Anna M 1962 ROMA

Renato arrived when eleven. Had great adventures on the 'SS Roma' on the voyage to Perth. Renato is an economics/history teacher & builder who...

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DI TULLIO, Mario 1963 NEPTUNIA

With Alessandro joined his brothers Giuseppe and Umberto in Fremantle. Worked on the railways and in the north of WA before becoming a boilermaker...

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DI VIRGILIO, Antonio 1951 TOSCANA

Antonio was 24 years old when he migrated to Perth to start a new life in 1951. His wife joined him three years later & they settled in North...

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DI VIRGILIO, Emilia 1954 OCEANIA

Emilia migrated to Perth in 1954 to join her husband Antonio who had migrated three years earlier. Their daughter Maria was born & in later...

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DI VIRGILIO, Luigi 1953 AUSTRALIA

Luigi travelled to Australia on his own, leaving most of his family behind. He joined his brother and uncle to pursue a better life in Australia....

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DI VIRGILIO, Nancy 1955 NEPTUNIA

Nancy arrived in Perth with her Mother, Brother and Sister and joined her Father Liberante Libia to begin their new life in Australia. Nancy then...

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DI VITTORI, Liberata 1956 AURELIA

Liberata came to Western Australia to marry her sweetheart, Francesco Ciancotti, who had left their hometown of Spelonga, Ascoli Piceno, Italia in...

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DI-ROSSO, Giuseppe 1952 HELLENIC PRINCE

Married another migrant, Anna Cafagna, who came on Fairsky. Had three children, Marina, Jenny and Anthony. Had 7 grandchildren. Deceased aged 74...

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DI-ROSSO, Grazia 1956 OCEANIA

Settled into life with family well though found it difficult with little knowledge of English. Deceased 79 years. Had 17 grandchildren.

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DI-ROSSO, Lucia (Conciatore) 1956 OCEANIA

Married in Perth to another Italian Migrant Bruno Conciatore, had two children Vianella and David. Had three children, all have returned to live...

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DI-ROSSO, Maria (Penchi) 1956 OCEANIA

Married in Perth to another migrant, Ferruccio Penchi. Had two children, Tiziana and Rodney (Dec). Has four grandchildren. The familiy came out on...

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DI-ROSSO, Michele 1956 OCEANIA

Married in Perth another Italian migrant named Angela Scaffidi. Had two children, Lisa and Gianni. No grandchildren yet.

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DI-ROSSO, Silvio 1953 NEPTUNIA

Married for forty years 8 October 2004 to Irene Seymour (Victoria), met in Alice Springs in NT 1962 and had two children, Mark 39 years (Pilot,...

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DI-TULLIO, Filippo & Anna 1952 SURRIENTO

Very loving and hard working parents.

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DIAPER, Ernest & Winifred 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA

Originally decided to migrate because their child Valerie (13 yrs) was an asthmatic. Valerie passed away a short time before the family was due to...

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DIAZ Family 1967 GALILEO GALILEI

Our family included Antoine Diaz (Father, 11/06/1932), Angele Diaz (Mother, 8/6/1933), Jean-Louis Andre Diaz (1/2/1956) and Marc Antoine Diaz (18/...

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DIAZ, Maurice & Joyce 1970 AUSTRALASIA

Accompanying family consisted of three sons - Michael Sylvester b. 12/08/1947, Christopher Maurice b. 28/05/1956 & Derek Andrew b. 16/05/1958...

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DIBB, Barbara May & Ernest 1949 DORSETSHIRE

Nominated by Andy-Meg. Tough Scottish migrants Post War. It was Ernie's dream to live in Australia from his 11th birthday. Our school read a...

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DIBB, Ronald & Edna 1968 FAIRSTAR 169
DIBBEN, George Leonard C 1921 KANGAROO

Arrived in Fremantle as crew & served as 2nd & chief steward on the State Ships for 50 years. Was signal boy in British navy in WW1 in...

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DICEMBRE, Maria & Family 1955 SYDNEY

Maria arrived with her three daughters & one son & joined husband Nicola who came in 1951. She also rejoined her brother & sisters...

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DICEMBRE, Nicola 1951 NAPOLI

Nicola travelled with some friends & on arrival went to Waroona where he joined his brothers-in-law & worked in a sawmill & digging...

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DICEMBRE, Pasquale 1955 SYDNEY

Pasquale arrived with his mother & three sisters. They joined their father who came in 1951. Pasquale completed his schooling at Tuart Hill...

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DICHIERA, Caterina 1956 ROMA

Arrived in Australia 22/01/1956. She was a proxy bride of 1 year. She and Guiseppe celebrated another wedding with their Australian family and...

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DICHIERA, Cecilia Rose 1955 NEPTUNIA 36
DICHIERA, Domenico 1949 CYRENIA

Worked 14 years in Marvel Loch as a farm labourer and plant operator in the gold industry. Settled in Perth in 1963, working for Swan Blue Metal...

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DICHIERA, Giuseppe 1949 TOSCANA

Arrived in Fremantle in 1949. Went to work in Harvey planting potatoes. Came to Perth and set up a Continental in William St in July 1953. The...

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DICHIERA, Ilario 1951 AUSTRALIA

Left his pregnant wife in Italy to migrate and search for employment to pay to send for his wife and new born son to follow to Australia

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DICHIERA, Maria R 1956 NEPTUNIA

Came with new born son to meet husband who had arrived in 1951 to settle in WA. Had another son 1 year later.

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DICHIERA, Pasquale 1956 NEPTUNIA

Arrived as a 4 year old to see his father for the first time in Australia, as his Father had left Italy in search of work before he was born.

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