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Title	Arrival Year	Ship Name	Story	Panel #
KOSOVICH, Frank	1925	VILLE DE VERDUN	Frank left Yugoslavia aged 18 years. Arrived Fremantle, lived short while in Perth, suffered motorcycle accident, hospitalising him 2 years....	78
KING, Herbert E	1932	JERVIS BAY	Herbert King came to Australia with his brother Alfred and joined their older brother George at Fairbridge Farm School in Pinjarra, leaving his...	79
KLEITSCH Gabrielle A	1950	GENERAL M L HERSEY	Father(Johann Kleitsch) was a gynaecologist and owned his own hospital in Betschkerek. He died in March 1947 in Europe (?Germany)	8
KAMINSKI, Marian & Katherine	1950	FAIRSEA		80
KAMINSKI, Michael & Kazio	1950	FAIRSEA		80
KVESICH, Ivan	1925	CEPHEE	Born into a large family of five boys and five sisters, Ivan Kvesich first found work wood-cutting and land-clearing in the Great Southern of WA...	80
KAVVADIAS, Ioanis & Family	1970	PATRIS		81
KERSHAW, Ann Josephine	1977	TURKMENIA	Josephine is the third of four children of Dr Robert and Mrs Nora Armine Kershaw (nee McCutcheon). While working in London, met geologist Edmond...	81
KIKKAS, Marie	1950	UNKNOWN	A dentist in Estonia, Marie married Elmar Kikkas - a Lutheran Minister. Has one child - Liana Maria Helmar (Kikkas) - Elmar died in displaced...	82
KLUCK, Eugenia	1953	JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT	My two older brothers, Theo and Arno arrived in Australia in 1952. They moved from Melbourne to WA and rented a house in 3rd Avenue Mount Lawley...	82
KOHLEN, HJM & JGM	1950	SIBAJAK	Hubert Kohlen (father) and Joseph Kohlen (son) were followed the following year by the rest of the family (wife, 2 girls and 2 boys) arriving in...	82
KRYNEN, Bill, Helen & Family	1957	JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT	Bill and Helen arrived in Fremantle with 3 children to give their kids a better life. One of 19 children himself Bill valued the family unit all...	82
KEETCH, Leslie A	1968	FAIRSKY	Married and now lives in Tasmania has 2 children, now working as a bricklayer	83
KLAVINS Family	1949	GOYA	Jānis Klaviņš - father, Berta Klaviņš - mother, Gunta Klaviņš - daughter, Inta Klaviņš - daughter - All 4 now deceased. 3rd daughter Daina stayed...	83
KRSUL, Annie	1937	VIMINALE		83
KRSUL, Katarina & Millie	1937	VIMINALE		83
KRSUL, Mirko	1925	CEPHEE		83
KUKULS, Fricis & Helena	1950	SKAUGUM	Father & Mother of Janis Kukuls	84
KUKULS, Janis	1950	SKAUGUM	Son of Fricis & Helena Kukuls & Grandson of Sarlote Kukuls	84
KUKULS, Sarlote	1950	SKAUGUM	Grandmother of Janis Kukuls and Mother of Fricis Kukuls	84
KOVACICH, Franko	1938	ORMONDE	Left sweetheart & 1 month old daughter behind to come and make a better life, hoping they would be able to come not long after. Unfortunately...	85
KOVACICH, Kata & Kata	1951	TOSCANA	Mother & Daughter travelled together to meet up with Husband & Father Frank, whom they had not seen for 13 years and the first time his...	85
KRIWOBORSKI, N & X	1949	GOYA	Arrived and lived in tents for a year before buying a house. Worked on railways for 38 years. Now retired	85
KAILIS, Vassili George	1905	UNKNOWN	Early pioneer Day Dawn goldfields near Meekatharra. Supplier of food and ice to prospectors. Later lived in Hay Street Perth with wife Helene and...	86
KALAF, James Nicholas	1912	UNKNOWN	Well known fruiterer with the Dearest Little Shop In Town - proprietor of The Repertory next to Palace Hotel St Georges Terrace Perth. Married...	86
KEMP, William S & Mary W	1924	BENALLA	On arrival went to Witchcliffe on Group Settlement Scheme for a few years - Then returned to teaching profession. Posted mainly to country schools...	87
KRISTANOPOULOS Family	1955	AUSTRALIA	The family of two sisters and a brother came to Australia to meet up with their parents. Their father had come out in 1938 but it would be 17 yrs...	87
KENDALL, Robert & Enid	1950	QUERIMBA	Robert worked as railways & cooperative bulk handling orchardist, was a tennis player and raised 6 children.	88
KALAFATAS, Kyriacos N	1901	UNKNOWN		88
KANNIS, John K	1946	STRATHMORE	John Komininos Kannis was a tailor by trade. In his short life (he died aged 49 years of heart failure) he achieved much worth. As well as...	88
KENDALL, Gordon	1950	QUERIMBA	General Practitioner, Wembley.	88
KENDALL, Patricia	1950	QUERIMBA		88
KENDALL, Robert & Eni	1950	QUERIMBA	Robert worked railways & cooperative bulk handling orchardist, tennis player and raised 6 children.	88
KENYON Family	1971	BRITANIS		88
KERR, J, R, Mary & Chris	1927	BALRANALD	John and Rachel Kerr from Glasgow, together with their daughters Mary (18) and Christina (16) arrived in Fremantle in 1927 to join family members...	88
KING, Doris & Carole	1952	CAMERONIA	Geoffrey King also arrived at the same time but he returned to England 8 years later. (Mother & Daughter).	88
KRUPA, Edward	1950	FAIRSEA	Edward Krupa arrived in Fremantle with his father, Jacob Krupa and mother Emilia Krupa, sisters Kristina, Mary, Emilia, Lydia and Stephanie. A...	88
KARAJAS, Christos & Dana	1928	CEPHEE	Iordana arrived on the Assimina on 04/02/1951.	89
KARAJAS, Naum & Fana	1938	ROMOLO	Wife Fany, known as Fay, maiden name Sholdas (Sioldas) arrived on the Ormande 29/04/1937.	89
KELLEY Family	1962	ORION	Mark & Nelli arrived in Fremantle from Liverpool UK with 7 children. Maureen 20 William 15 Elizabeth 14 Susan 13 Charles 9 Christine 8 Mark 4...	89
KOSOVIC, Joze Ivanov	1926	OTRANTO	My father was a miner on the Kalgoorlie Mines. He also did woodcutting on the Woodline and was in partnership in an Engineering business with his...	89
KULIGOWSKI, Marek & Elzbieta	1972	ANGELINA LAURO		89
KUMPARAK, Ane	1937	ORAMA	My mother was a kind and loving wife & mother. She enjoyed cooking and having her relatives and friends around her. She also looked after...	89
KONRAD Günther	1951	OCEANIA	Came to WA with 240 Tradesmen on a work contract to supply and build 960 houses for the State Housing Commission, mainly at Willagee Park WA. With...	9
KURPIOCH Helene Hedwig	1949	ANNA SALEN		9
KURPIOCH Wladyslaw	1949	ANNA SALEN		9
KETTELL, M & F, AT, AK, SJ	1966	FAIRSKY	Migrated with young family - Allistair Timothy (4 years), Alison Kay (3 years) and Samantha Jane (1 year) from Sheffield, Yorkshire	90
KLARICH, Cedomir (Charles)	1933	ORFORD	Came to Australia at 13 years of age. Overcame polio as a child. Self-taught Musician of four instruments, played semi- professionally for 50...	91
KIRBY, Gerald R	1949	DORSETSHIRE	Migrated at the age of two with parents Walter and Vera Kirby and two older brothers Michael & Brian.	95
KING, Robert Deon	1951	NEW AUSTRALIA	Bob lived a happy nine yrs at Fairbridge. After leaving there he worked in Perth, then went to Bruce Rock & stayed. He married Shirley Anne...	96