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LYONS, Eleanor Margaret 1955 ORSOVA

I married Brian McDonald in Melbourne in 1958. We have two sons, two daughters, five grandchildren. My life here has been fantastic being...

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LUKINS, Erika, Janis & Gaida 1950 SKAUGUM 476
LORD, Keith & Mary 1969 ACHILLE LAURO

Keith & Mary and their four children Edward, Sally, Jane and Susan farewelled family and friends for a new life in Australia - a wonderful...

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LA VERGHETTA, Luigi 1956 OCEANIA 48
LEMME, Rosa 1954 NEPTUNIA 48
LUCCHESI, Venia 1939 REMO 48
LO MONACO, Pietro & Antonia 1969 GALILEO GALILEI 481
LEACH, Gabrielle Clare 1949 CHITRAL 485
LIPIEC, A & A & W 1949 ANNA SALEN

Antoni Lipiec. Polish War Refugee who helped shape Australia after surviving the horrors of WW 2. From Grave Digger to Fettler to Abattoir and...

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LEAHEY, Michael 1853 PHOEBE DUNBAR

Married Edith Crawley on 28 Dec 1860. Lived in Perth for 3 years where son John was born. Moved to South Australia in 1864. Settled in Greenock...

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LEVER Family 1970 ACHILLE LAURO

Ernest and Josephine, with children Paul, Jeffery and David emigrated with the hope of a better future.

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LEWIS-JONES, T, L, S, T & S 1970 CASTEL FELICE

The Lewis-Jones family settlerd in Marmion, first building a house with Landal who sponsored us. After 5 years we moved to Darlington and had two...

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LA GALIA, Basilio 1963 NEPTUNIA 50
LIONE, Rosa 1950 NAPOLI

Rosa left her much loved family with two children to reunite with her husband in Perth. Here another five children were born and she worked...

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LOO, Aleksander and Family 1949 GENERAL C C BALLOU

Escaping from Estonia the family were straifed by Communist fighters, the escape ship we were listed on was bombed and sunk - fortunately we had...

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LENDICH, Jasna 1963 NEPTUNIA 51
LIGOVICH, Aurelio & Lidia 1958 AURELIA 51
LIGOVICH, Gino & Rino 1958 AURELIA 51
LUDOVICI, Amy & Family 1949 ESPERANCE BAY

DAUGHTER OF VICTOR LUDOVICI, ELDER OF PREBYTERIAN CHURCH. FIRST COLONIAL SURGEON TO ARRIVE IN CEYLON WAS A LUDOVICI. MEDICAL TRADITION WAS...

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LAMBERTO, Ottavio 1949 TOSCANA

I was 24 years of age and did not speak a word of English. After 31 days at sea I arrived in Fremantle with just a suitcase not knowing what...

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LATELLA, Maria Teresa 1953 AUSTRALIA 52
LATELLA, Salvatore 1951 CYRENIA 52
LUCAS, Muriel 1950 OTRANTO 52
LOMMERS Family 1970 QUEEN FREDERICA 53
LONCAR, Ivan 1911 CALEDONIAN 55
LEES, Barry 1965 CANBERRA

Worked as a plasterer on arrival. Conscripted into the army in 1966. Discharged in 1968. Married an Australian in 1970 and had 4 children by 1980...

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LERWAY, Thomas & Mary 1949 RANCHI

Cpl Thomas Lerway served RAF Regiment WWII. Served in France, Germany & Denmark. Post war emigrated with wife Mary and Son John. After...

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LEMAN Leslie Browning 1928 JERVIS BAY

Schooled at Junior Tech, West Perth. Worked as a Plumber and Gas Fitter with the Public Works Department all his working life. In WW2 joined the...

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LONGSTROTH, Mary E 1912 KARLSRUHE

Originally sailed on PAPANOUI but burnt to waterline on reefs of Saint Helena off West Coast of Africa. Transferred to German ship KARLSRUE....

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LANE Family 1952 OTRANTO 6
LONG, Norman William 1948 ASTURIAS

Arrived as a war orphan 1948. To date he has had no contact with any family. He believes all of his family must have been killed during the war....

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LAMBLE, WH, MY & SJ 1961 FAIRSKY

Bill Lamble appointed to Library Board of WA in UK and continued as Librarian and Cataloguer till retirement in Dec 1998.

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LAWSON, John William 1958 ORONTES 61
LENSKY, Dina, Basil & Maria 1949 ANNA SALEN

Russians fleeing Soviet persecution. Paternal grandfather shot in 1936 showtrial, maternal side dispossessed Ukrainian millers, fled to Germany,...

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LANNON, Gayle and Patrick 1971 ANGELINA LAURO 63
LEAL, G & M & Family 1962 FAIRSTAR 63
LOPRESTI COSTANTINO, Carla 1963 GALILEO GALILEI

Carla's father Salvatore arrived in Australia in 1959 then came back to Italy to bring the whole family back. Carla married Sebastiano Miraudo in...

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LAKATOS, Rosa Mary 1939 STRATHALLAN

Rosa married Frank Hunt in Esperance in 1942. Moved to Merredin. Had four children Patrica, Peter, Maureen & Denise. Also lived in Albany...

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LEWIS, BD, G & Family 1971 ELLINIS

Bryan and Gwen Lewis with children - Amanda 10, Chris 6 and Matthew 1 year old left Southampton in March 1971 aboard the "Ellinis" arriving April...

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LONG, Peter & Doreen 1970 CASTEL FELICE

Both born Yokrshire. .Electrician/Police Officer, wife a nurse.Children 8 & 5 years when arrived. Sponsored by WA government. Stayed Noalimba...

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LEE, Barbara Joyce 1954 STRATHAIRD

First stayed Fairbridge Farm School Pinjarra. I am very happy I made the choice to come to Australia as a young girl and I truly believe we do...

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LEGGETT, Eileen (nee Stone) 1946 ORBITA

Fiance of Australian ex-service man. Married in Perth 07/12/1946. Now has 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 7 Great grandchildren.

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LA MACCHIA, Antonina 1963 NEPTUNIA

Mamma married papa in 1964 and soon after began raising a family. Mamma has always been a homemaker endeavouring to rear her three children as...

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LAZARIDIS, Chris 1957 TOSCANA

Arrived in Australia at the age of four with his mother and older sister. Together they were reunited with their father who had migrated two years...

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LAZARIDIS, Zisis 1962 PATRIS 7
LAZARIDOU, Dorothea & Vicky 1963 SYDNEY 7
LOIACONO, Antonio 1954 OCEANIA

Antonio joined his father Domenico in Australia with his mother, brother and sister. He moved to Perth in 1959 and married Francesca Rechichi in...

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LOIACONO, Domenico 1953 OCEANIA

Domenico was joined by his wife Maria-Ann Unziata and their three children in 1954. The family moved to Perth in 1959, where Domenico and Maria-...

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LOIACONO, Maria Annunziata 1954 OCEANIA

Maria Annunziata joined her husband Domenico with their children in Australia. The family moved to Perth in 1959 where Domenico and Maria-...

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LUKE, Charles 1963 STRATHEDEN

Chas went North-west as a Surveyors assistant, living in a tent under harsh conditions, to establish the mining townships there. He married June...

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