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Title	Arrival Year	Ship Name	Story	Panel #
MACKAY, Edward B	1906	ORMUZ	Edward's parents Barbara Reid (nee) & Adam Mackay lived near Pebbles in the area of Edinburgh Scotland, his place of birth. He was one of...	425
MCCARTHY Family	1926	ORONSAY	Two older daughters migrated earlier.	14
MCCARTHY, Family	1926	ORONSAY	Two older daughters migrated earlier	14
MAMMOLITI, Giuseppe & Natala	1934	ORONSAY	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...	21
MONTE, Concetta	1940	ORONSAY	Concetta came to Australia as a young married bride by proxy. She was one of three children. She found it very hard not being able to speak a word...	34
MCLAREN Family	1959	ORONSAY	Father, Mother, 2 Sons & 2 Daughters left the Falkland Islands to settle in Australia. After years of saving paid own way out leaving behind 2...	41
MARCHESI, Attilio	1938	ORONSAY		63
MITCHELL, Roderick	1937	ORONSAY	Child migrant with the Kingsley Fairbridge scheme, Pinjarra, WA.. Served with the Australian Imperial Forces from 1942 to 1946. Married Zilliah (...	73
MALONEY, Percy & Cynthia	1970	ORONSAY	Percy and Cynthia arrived in Perth accompanied by their two young daughters Dawn and Karen aged 6 and 5 respectively. Both Percy and Cynthia were...	77
McLEOD Family	1963	ORONSAY	Immigrated with 2 children, Marilyn Margaret and Norman McLeod.	81
McGUSHIN, Gerrard	1951	ORONSAY	Youngest son of Stephen (dec 1931) and Margaret (Dec 1933 - nee Sheridan). Siblings - Patrick, John, Stephen, Peter and Annie. Brought up in...	86
MCGUSHIN, Patrick	1951	ORONSAY	School Master in England. Menial Jobs in Goldfields & Perth, then taught at Scotch College until 1962. Academic at UWA - Assoc. Professor in...	101
MARINOVICH, Ursula (LUETIC)	1940	ORONSAY		127
MUGGRIDGE, Alice & Amy	1932	ORONSAY	Amy & Alice came from Barnados Homes Barkingside, England on the Oronsay. Then taken to Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra and holidayed at...	166
MARCHESI, Angelo	1938	ORONSAY		182
MAZZELLA, Melanina AMBROSINI	1934	ORONSAY	Melanina's maiden name was Ambrosini and she was married to Raffaele Mazzella (by proxy). She was a mother to Maria, Louise, Guiseppe (Joe),...	199
MOORE, Thomas & Edith	1958	ORONSAY	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	206
MCGREADY, LEL & HM	1962	ORONSAY	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...	209
MCCONIGLEY Family	1956	ORONSAY	Irene McConigley arrived with her 3 children, Mary Lou, Patrick & John. Over the following years, Irene returned to the USA, then back to WA....	213
MARIN, Stoian	1938	ORONSAY	Got married 1929 to Olga Dimova. Had 2 children; Evangelia & son Mitre. He left Neret (Polipotamos) Dec. 1937 in search of work to support his...	276
MACKENZIE, John	1955	ORONSAY	John came to sunny Australia to a job in the East. On the Oronsay he fell in love with Joyce Berryman and plans changed. Disembarked Fremantle and...	315
MACKENZIE, Joyce (BERRYMAN)	1955	ORONSAY	Joyce and her parents sailed on the Oronsay, to join her brother John in Pithara. She met John MacKenzie during the voyage. They courted for 3...	315
MURPHY, Patrick John	1953	ORONSAY	Student at Bindoon Boys Town 1953-56. Lived with Alf & Grace Grant & family. Managers of a property owned by Bevan Dunkley at The Junction...	327
MONTEATH, William	1921	ORONSAY	Resided at 45 Marmion St. East Fremantle. Worked at Mills & Wares Biscuit Factory. Great grandson Bruce bought defunct factory. Converted it...	328
MCGUINNESS, Barbara	1952	ORONSAY	Left home in Bolton, Lancashire with best friend, Dot Turpie at age of 21.	333
MASON, WF, I & CE	1958	ORONSAY	Walter Frederick Mason migrated along with his wife Ivy Mason and son Christopher Ernest Mason to work for Bell Bros Tyres Ltd, servicing heavy...	439
MALCO, Kosma	1937	ORONSAY	With courage, strength & sheer determination, my Father & Mother came to Perth, Western Australia to forge a new life for themselves...	486
MEISTER, Karl	1939	ORONTES	Karl followed his cousin Robert Meister to Perth after he had arrived a year earlier on the Esquilina.	26
MUTTON, Norman & Dorothy	1954	ORONTES		58
MARCHESI, Elsa & Family	1950	ORONTES		64
MARCHESI, Nelly	1950	ORONTES		65
MARCHESI, Rina	1950	ORONTES		66
MARWOOD, George & Katie	1911	ORONTES	1911-1919; George-Yarloop timber mill, MLC Assurance agent, Narrogin, enlisted AIF served in France. Katie taught Bunbury State School, moved to...	69
MERRYMAN, George & Jane	1912	ORONTES	George Merryman worked for Workington Iron & Steel in Cumberland for 40 years. He came to WA as five of his children had migrated here.	69
MOUNT, Royston Murray	1911	ORONTES	Arrived with his parents John & Rhodo Mount. John was a painter and decorator by trade. Lived in Maylands for many years. Attended the...	90
MILLARD, Roy, Anne, Jennifer	1953	ORONTES	I was engaged in Manchester UK by Metters Ltd, arriving in Sydney 23 August 1953. I was transferred to Metters Perth in March 1955 to start a...	92
MINERVINI, Raffaele	1914	ORONTES		131
MCMEECHAN, Julie Dawn	1960	ORONTES	We were £10 Poms, sponsored by Apex.	133
MC BURNIE, P, E & Family	1958	ORONTES	The family arrived Christmas week and spent Christmas at Commonwealth Hostel, Graylands WA before moving to Mt Hawthorn. Gordon was 3 yrs old and...	145
MCBRATNEY, Eric & Brigid	1957	ORONTES	Arrived in big Woolshed. The man said 'Poms, this way, Dings, there'. We did not know what he meant. When we found out we laughed, still do. It...	155
MCBRATNEY, Norm, Terry, Lyn	1957	ORONTES	Norman, Terry & Lynette (25/11/1955) are the children of Eric & Brigid McBratney.	155
MARQUIS, H, E & Family	1909	ORONTES	Pioneers of the Datatine district, East Katanning WA	166
MACNEIL, Don, Agnes & Family	1960	ORONTES	Sponsored by the Apex Club Pingelly through the Immigration Dept of WA.	174
MAVROS, George Skevos	1911	ORONTES	1912 built new store in Quairading which he operated until 1930's. See history of Quairading. Grocery store in Norseman. Retired and died in...	183
MCGIVERN, Len & Elsie	1955	ORONTES		186
MCCORMACK, EJ, R & Rachel	1911	ORONTES	McCormack of Castlefin, County Donegal, Ireland sailed from Marseille on Orontes in May 1911. Arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia. Ellen Jane...	199
MOUNT, John & Rhoda	1911	ORONTES	John & Rhoda Mount arrived in Fremantle with their son Royston & Rhoda's brother, George Parmenter (spelt Parminter on shipping list).	232
MORRISON, Elsie	1949	ORONTES		245
MORRISON, Robert & Joy	1949	ORONTES		245
MITCHELL, Mary Findlay	1958	ORONTES	Came single. Mother, father & sister followed. Then another sister, brother & their families. Married Aussie & have 1 son, 2 grand...	248