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Traveled alone, left behind parents, four brothers and two sisters to meet a brother in Western Australia.

Albert Porter McCLURG dob 25/08/1923; Margaret Louisa McCLURG dob 05/08/1927. Whiteabbey, Co Antrim, N. Ireland. Mother's maiden name Kennedy....

Was very home sick and wanted to go home though family in England would not send the money for them to return. They have had many wonderful years...

They were the first of both sides of the family to emigrate to Australia. Frank was involved in construction of Ord River Dam, in north-west,...

Only stayed in Melbourne for 3 months, then travelled across the Nullabor to Perth where he has made his home, married to Shirley,had two children...

Came out with mother to settle with father who had previously migrated. Left Sydney for Perth in 1984. Married and settled in Perth with two...

We lived near the beach and every time a boat passed, mum cried to go back. She ended up loving it here and dad never wanted to go back

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...

I came to Australia as an Assisted Nominated Dependent, destined for Sydney. However, to spare me the rough seas of the Great Australian Bight, my...

Migrated to Australia in order to get away as far as possible from war-torn Europe and the Communist Regime imposed on Poland by Russia.

Father was a Sleeper Cutter - assisted to migrate by a family in Donnybrook area. Mother came out using her maiden name of Betti - was married at...

Les McGready served with the British 10th Army during WWII, settling in Singapore in 1945. He served there as a Police Officer in the Harbour...

One year after arrival had their first child, one child each year, the last in 1948. Giuseppe worked hard on the farm with his wife who had to...

Became a successful gold miner in the Yilgarn district after a year or two as a farmer. Was joined by wife and two children in 1925. Two more...

Michael and Irene (Nan) Mousley immigrted to Australia with their three children, Michele, John and Mark. They travelled onto Melbourne where with...

Had five sons, Lorry,Saverio,Bruno,Angelo and John. Lived most of their lives at 23 Clotilde Street, Mount Lawley.Most important thing in both...

Complete Taylor family, except one married daughter migrated en mass. Stayed originally with family in Victoria Park, WA.

Annie Mary McDermott (dob:07.01.1905) (mother of Maureen) came to Perth to be with her oldest daughter, (Kathleen Kitchen). Maureen and Bernard...

Emigrated to Perth, loved it from the first days of arrival and still do. The beach and sea are very special spiritual places for me; the bush too...