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NANNI, Romano 1956 FAIRSEA

Came to search for a better life in Australia.Laboured at Timber mill,goverment railway line,Water Authority and many various jobs.Started own...

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NICOLI, SL 1927 REGINA D'ITALIA 197
NELSON, J & A & Family 1974 AUSTRALIS

A wonderful welcome at Fremantle by the people of Wagin Baptist Church. Our family were joining many other family members who had previously...

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NICHOLLS, John & Emily 1911 BELGIC

John & Emily came to WA to find better work opportunities for their daughters which did occur. However, John was in and out of jobs until 1919...

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NICHOLS, PR, EA & LV 1952 NEW AUSTRALIA

Sponsered by Irene & Arthur Webb. (mother's sister) who migrated 2 years previously. Lived at Kwinana Beach. Arthur Webb in RAN -transferred...

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NOTTON, R & MJ 1950 SOMERSETSHIRE

Never a migrant - arrived under Royal Naval Arrangement . Finish Naval time in Australia Navy. Became Australians automatically.

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NIEBORG, Obbe J 1957 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Arrived with father, stepmother, six siblings, settling on a dairy farm/angora goat stud. Married Denise Mullen 1969. Have 2 children Cathy &...

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NATALOTTO, Mateo Salvatore 1950 NAPOLI

Arrived a year before his wife & children to establish work & a place to stay. Worked as a farm hand for a couple of years & then...

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NATALOTTO, Teresa & Family 1951 UGOLINO VIVALDI

Teresa's first husband Matteo Salvatore Natalotto had arrived in Fremantle in 1950 a year earlier to establish work and a place to stay.

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NITTIM, Leyda & Toivo 1949 GOYA

Leyda Troost (nee Vengerfeldt) married after the war in Europe Paul Nittim, architect who also worked for the International Relief Organization (...

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NEVILLE, Reginald 1962 SOUTHERN CROSS 210
NAK, Bert & Janny 1953 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT 213
NICOLI, Maria & Aldo 1933 VIMINALE

Maria and Aldo came to Australia to start a new life with husband and father Giov Battista Nicoli, who had arrived in Australia a few years...

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NETTLETON, G (Bill) & Joy 1954 STRATHMORE

My father was known as Bill. His real name was Gordon Peter Nettleton. My mother's name is Joy Millicent Nettleton (nee Green), from English...

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NEELING, Johannes & Maria 1952 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

John was a House Painter in Holland and not long after arriving in Northam, he started his own painting business. His 2 sons joined him in the...

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NICHOLSON, William F 1927 JERVIS BAY

Came to Australia as a child (youth) Migrant alone.

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NARDINI, Adolfo 1929 CITTA DI GENOVA

Two sons also arrived in Fremantle in different years. Ugo arrived in 1934, and Sestilio arrived in 1935.

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NARDINI, Sestilo 1935 REMO 219
NARDINI, Ugo Pietro 1934 VIMINALE 219
NAYLOR, Joseph Henry 1862 LINCELLES

Ticket of Leave received 2/2/1865 followed by conditional pardon 14/9/1872. Became a storekeeper in Bunbury 1877 eventually owning a Hotel in his...

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NOVAK, Spiro & Katarina 1924 REGINA D'ITALIA 219
NOVAK, Petar, Vica & Spiro 1938 REMO

Left home in Vela Luka to catch the ship from Italy. Spiro is the son of Petar and Vica Novak. His father, Petar came one year earlier and then...

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NELSON, Clifford & Anneliese 1968 FAIRSTAR

The family had three girls aged 16yrs, 11yrs and 7yrs. Mr Nelson was killed in a workplace accident in Dec 1968. Mrs Nelson was left to bring up...

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NICHOLSON, RW & MC 1954 ORONTES

My parents came to Australia to give my sister and I a better start in life. They chose WA because Mum's sister and family were already here. My...

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NEUBRONNER, F, N, E, N & M 1972 KHABAROVSK

Fred & Nancy Neubronner & family arrived in Fremantle as paying migrants from Sabah, Malaysia at a time when there were few Asian migrants...

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NEWELL, Thomas & Bessie 1910 ORSOVA 222
NEWTON, Bert & Nellie 1955 STRATHNAVER 222
NIXON, Joe, Jean, John, Dave 1949 DORSETSHIRE 226
NALDRETT, CD, ESQ, EM & DA 1960 ORONTES

Charles D and Eleanor M Extended Family's: David A married Linda M Pike 1975, Daughter Virginia A 1975, Defacto Jason E Smith, Grandchildren Joel...

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NIKIC Family 1948 NAPOLI

Marija arrived with two of her children, Julka and Branko. Her older son, Svetozar, joined them in 1949. Their names were anglicized to become...

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NOORDZIJ, Maarten Leendert 1955 SIBAJAK

Second son of Maarten & Maaike, aged 7 years on arrival. Naturalized as Australian Citizen in 1963 & surname changed to Noordzy. Preferred...

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NATIVIO, Maria Concetta 1976 GALILEO GALILEI

The Galileo Galilei was the first boat to travel through the Suez Canal after it's re-opening. I taught the Italian language to the Australian...

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NORTON, D, B, R & G 1973 BRITANIS

Dennis & Brenda migrated with sons, Richard (age 4) and Greg (age 6 months).

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NAGTEGAAL Family 1953 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Two members of the Nagtegaal Family had migrated to Australia already in 1952, calling at the Port of Fremantle on the FAIRSEA. However they were...

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NUMEIJER, Johannes 1952 FAIRSEA

Learned to speak English by joining a Repertory Club & gaining a lead role in the Mikado. Still sings regularly for entertaining elderly...

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NEESHAM, Edward & Annie 1912 AJANA

Edward, Annie and 4 young daughters arrived in Fremantle on their way to Melbourne, but after talking to a Methodist minister saying the weather...

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NEUHAUSER, Rudolf 1951 OCEANIA

Austria's Thermobau Gesellschaft exported about 1000 prefabricated weatherboard houses to WA, and were erected by Sandwell & Wood for the then...

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NADILO, Ante Buran 1961 AUSTRALIA 243
NADILO, Marija & Jadrana 1962 ROMA 243
NIEMANN, JW, JRA & Family 1951 GROOTE BEER 244
NOONAN, Jane 1864 HASTINGS

Married William Knott alias Eckersley, Perth RC Church 03/11/1876. Two children Alicia B. 1866 & Sarah Ann B. 1870? My grandmother Sarah was...

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NASH, Fred & Thea 1950 DORSETSHIRE

Frederick William Nash was born in Scunthorpe, UK. Dorothea Beatrice Nash (nee Richards) was born in Alahabad, India. Met in India during the war...

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NOLAN, Maurice William 1930 BARADINE 245
NIJSEN, Henk & Lucy 1955 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT 246
NIJSEN, Viet & Harry 1955 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT 246
NAGLAZAS, Enrikas 1949 GOYA

The greatest decision of my life. I have never had any regrets about coming to Australia.

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NOTARO, Filomena & Lucia 1959 OCEANIA

Arriving with few belongings, Filomena (17) & Lucia (16) started their new life in Australia, without any English. Their first job was picking...

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NIKAKIS, John & Helen 1968 AUSTRALIS

Upon arriving into Fremantle first port of call the family - John, Helen, Maria, Vicki & Irene continued journey to Bonegilla until father...

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NEDELA, Peteris & Marta 1949 GOYA

Both my parents came to Australia with a suitcase each. Both worked hard & eventually ended up living in Albany for 45 years. One of the...

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NULTY, Norman & Margaret 1969 CASTEL FELICE

Norman & Margaret were born in India and migrated to England as teenagers. They married in 1968 and came to Australia as £10 migrants. They...

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