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Title	Arrival Year	Ship Name	Story	Panel #
MESSINEO, Domenico	1952	AUSTRALIA	Left wife Rosina Messineo & 2 children Mario & Francesco in Italy who came out to Australia later and ported at Melbourne, then made...	38
MACRI, Eduardo	1952	OCEANIA	Left all his family, friends and wife in Italy for a better life in Australia.	52
MATTIA, Evaristo & Antonia	1952	CASTEL BIANCO	Evaristo Mattia was born in a small Italian village called Mel: he was the only member of his family to leave Italy and live abroad.	55
MADRIGALI, Amelio	1952	CYRENIA	Amelio worked at the Quinninup Saw Mills. 11 months later he paid for his wife, Anna Maria Madrigali, and his son, Franco Madrigali, to join him...	60
MIRCO, Nicola Giovanni	1952	SURRIENTO	Nicola settled in Herne Hill in the Swan Valley where he and his wife Antonietta and four sons have successfully run their own small farm and...	60
MARTELLI, Carmela	1952	CASTEL BIANCO	Carmela arrived with her mother and 3 sisters to join her father who had already been here for 3 years. The family resided in Bayswater and she...	64
MCCARTHY, Ellen Dorinea	1952	CHESHIRE	Dorinea was a WAAF during WW2 operating barrage balloons during the blitz. She became a telephonist and lived with Edith May and Joseph Forman...	72
MAAS, Louie & Lanie	1952	FAIRSEA		76
MAAS, Mary	1952	FAIRSEA		76
McGREGOR, John Allan	1952	SOMERSETSHIRE	Married Joyce Alma Elphick (nee) Ladhams in 1957. Two sons, Steven John, Robert Richard. John was a 'bulldozer' contractor and developed 1200...	82
MOORE, Alfred & Dorothy	1952	CAMERONIA	Alf was a survivor of the First Parachute Brigade's drop on Arnhem in WW2. He brought his wife and young family to Australia for a fresh start and...	83
MAGARAGGIA Family	1952	CASTEL BIANCO	Giuseppe (Joe) Magaraggia arrived in Fremantle in 1952, an Italian post war migrant starting a new life under contract to the Government. His...	92
MCGREGOR, Lizzie & Family	1952	NEW AUSTRALIA	Husband Eric.B. Stirling 05/12/1916 left from Edinburgh Scotland July 1951. Sailed from Southampton, England to Melbourne via Genoa Italy. Arrived...	97
MELFI Pasquale	1952	HELLENIC PRINCE	Returned to Italy in 1959 but came back to Australia in May 1960 together with daughter, Teresina Melfi.	106
MORLAND, Alec & Honora	1952	ASTURIAS	On arrival, Alec, Honora (Rose) & children lived at Point Walter Migration Camp before Alec found work as a mechanic in Waroona. Lifestyle and...	112
MONACO, Gino	1952	NEPTUNIA	Father came to Australia in 1949, Elder brother in 1950 - Lived in Essex St ,Fremantle, South St and then Hamilton Hill. Attended South Terrace...	117
MULLER, Han & Nettie	1952	JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT	Johannes was in the Dutch army in Indonesia for 3 years and went back to Holland to marry Antonetta. They decided Holland was too small and had no...	125
MARONI, Tullio	1952	OCEANIA		133
MINSHULL, Samuel & Elizabeth	1952	SOMERSETSHIRE	Both left a family of 12 behind. The family was promised a job and accommodation, but on arrival found out this was not to be. After leaving a...	134
MORESCHI, Luigi (Gino)	1952	OCEANIA		143
MAIO, Girolamo	1952	AUSTRALIA		150
MAVRANTONIS, Kyriacos	1952	MOOLTAN	A Greek national born in Egypt of Greek parents and educated at St George's English College in Cairo, gaining a higher school certificate from...	151
MURRELL, Alex & Lily	1952	ASTURIAS	Stayed with Aunt & Uncle at Balgownie for 6 mnths or so, then finally lived at Oakflats NSW. My father worked at Port Kembla Steel Works. Died...	152
MARINELLI, Giovanni & Maria	1952	CASTEL BIANCO	John Marinelli arrived in 1952. He returned to Italy in 1962 to marry Maria Albertini and hence Maria arrived in Fremantle 11/09/1962. They spent...	154
MAZZUCATO, Rodolfo	1952	CASTEL BIANCO		154
MARANGON, Silvestro A	1952	CASTEL BIANCO	Alf (as everyone called him) came to Australia to work. He married Anna Biasin, daughter of Italian immigrants, Giovanni and Giustina Biasin who...	158
MANGANO, Caterina	1952	ROMA		162
MATTEO, Vincenzo	1952	OCEANIA	His mate came out sometime before he did, said it was a good place and he should bring his family. He came, borrowed enough money and 2 years...	163
MYNSBERGEN Family	1952	WATERMAN		163
MUIA Family	1952	AUSTRALIA	Antonio Muia arrived in Australia in 1949. He was followed by his wife and six children who arrived in Fremantle on the 11th July 1952	168
MENINI, Giovanni	1952	NEPTUNIA		173
MILLER, John	1952	OTRANTO	We went to Sydney and I came back to Perth in 1976.	176
MORDINI, Renato	1952	CASTEL BIANCO	I migrated with over one thousand other young men and a small number of women. About ninety five percent all settled in Western Australia.	184
MONALDI, Antonio	1952	CASTEL BIANCO		185
MITCHLEY, Mary	1952	SOMERSETSHIRE	Married in Perth in l953. Had 3 children. My husband served in the RAAF for 22 years. We have 5 grandchildren and 2 great grand-children	206
MANNAERT, Louise & Peter	1952	JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT	Louise and Peter arrived with 3 children, Wilma, Peter and Louise, first settling in Melbourne, then WA, then QLD and returned to WA 2001. Wilma...	207
MACKAY, Thomas Charles	1952	NEW AUSTRALIA	First worked as Motorcycle Mechanic (no prior experience) then Tractor Mechanic. Workshop and field service. Then Forklift Mechanic to workshop...	218
MESITI, Giuseppe	1952	OCEANIA		213
MCKIE, John Wilfrid	1952	ORION		219
MEISSLER, Marycke & Edith	1952	MAETSUYCKER	See database for MEISSLER, Werner & Yvonne	222
MEISSLER, Werner & Yvonne	1952	MAETSUYCKER	The Meissler family survived 3½ yrs in a Japanese Concentration camp in Java during WW2. With all the political unrest in Europe & Holland,...	222
MULDER, Geert (Gerry) Willem	1952	JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT	Could not settle in Holland after 3 years in Indonesia (army). The 2 brothers migrated to WA & worked for Main Roads. in Northam & re-...	232
MULDER, Willem	1952	JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT	Migrated with brother & worked on Main Roads. Northam, Dept of Works & then Clough Engineering for 23yrs. He wed - 2 brothers married 2...	232
MOLEWIJK, Johannes & Cornelia	1952	JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT	Johannes Jacobus arrived with wife Cornelia & son Johannes Stephanus. Joining daughter Rita now married to John van der Meer (arrived...	236
MAASKANT, Teunis	1952	BLITAR	Left Holland as a 23 year old for a new lifestyle & adventure. Apart from 3 months out of work because of a broken arm, have never been out of...	238
MONTI, Sigero	1952	CASTEL BIANCO	Jole and Sigero have 2 sons. Mark born 1957 and Lawrence born 1959. All still live in WA.	241
MULDER Family	1952	FAIRSEA		280
MILETI, Angela	1952	SURRIENTO	Mr & Mrs Mileti made a life (well established) in Australia - Lesmurdie with agriculture & later a successful rose farm, cultivating...	288
MASIELLO, Angelo	1952	FLORENTIA	Angelo first worked as a fettler in the railways. He later had employment at the Happs store and Forestry Department in Nannup. In 1957 Angelo...	294
MASIELLO, Gesualdo	1952	FLORENTIA	Gesualdo's first job in Australia was assisting with the construction of the railway near Nunnup. He later worked as a grocer. In 1957 he went to...	294