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ORACZ-CHMIELEWSKA, H & D 1950 SKAUGUM 292
OTWAY, Mary (nee MURPHY) 1853 TRAVANCORE

Married Thomas Otway in York, WA on 11/03/1854. They were farmers in the Beverley area & were successful & aquired two servants. They had...

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OTWAY, Thomas 1841 GANGES

Married Mary Murphy (Irish) born 1832 app. Arrived per Travancore 13.1.1853. Married 11.3.1854 to Thomas Otway in York, WA. Farmers at Tillibin...

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O'BRIEN Family 1949 ORONTES

Hilda M O'Brien ( dec 1976). Son Tony married Patricia Davidson - children Tony, Joe, Hilda. 6 Grandchildren. Daughters - Barbara, married Pat...

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OROHOE, James & Lynn 1966 FAIRSTAR

Came to meet my Australian penfriend and stayed forever as Australians. Lived in Kalamunda, Swan Valley and now Mandurah. We had two children in...

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O'DONNELL, James 1960 FAIRSEA

Jim arrived in Perth in 1960. He worked as a boilermaker and was involved in the construction of many of Perth's well known buildings. He married...

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OLINDER, Knut, ME, Evy, Sif 1953 KOOKABURRA

Took two months on the ship to Australia, stopping at the Canary Islands and Africa en route. We were very seasick, went through a lot of storms...

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OSYKA Family 1950 SKAUGUM 306
OSBORN, Albert & Lilian 1924 JERVIS BAY

Daughter - Joan was born in 1928. Family remained on Group Settlement Scheme 147 until the early 1930's when they moved to Perth, WA. Children...

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OWENS, Maud 1951 STRATHEDEN 309
OWENS, Maud Margaret 1951 STRATHEDEN 309
OPAČAK, Drinko 1968 GUGLIELMO MARCONI

After two months in Kalgoorlie, relocated to Melbourne to obtain Hairdressing Diploma. Returned to Kalgoorlie where he became a ladies hairdresser...

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OPAČAK, Ivan 1938 OCEANIA

Came to Australia to reunite with his father who had left for Australia when he was a 14 year old boy - he saw him again twelve years later.

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OPAČAK, Josip 1958 OCEANIA

Came to Australia to meet up with his father. He was a nine month old baby when his father sailed to Australia & then met him again at age 32...

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OPAČAK, Mate 1926 ORONSAY

Life in Kalgoorlie spent chopping wood for railways.

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OLSZEWSKI, Eugeniusz, Helena 1950 FAIRSEA

Lived in the Northam army camps for the first 3 months then moved to Wundowie where Eugene worked first driving trucks, then at pig iron factory...

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OOSTERBAAN, Maartje & Tine 1950 EMPIRE BRENT

The hardships of leaving your family and home with no communication skills, must have been extremely difficult in those days for migrants.

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ORTON Family 1971 CENTAUR

Children of Stephen & Dorothy Orton who also immigrated: Naomi Felice Orton, Laurine Dolores Orton, Donald Stephen Orton, Lindsay Dorothea...

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OSMETTI, Giuseppe 1949 GUGLIELMO MARCONI

My father was a stonemason and built many walls and structures, including churches and walls in Kings Park and in various suburbs around Perth. My...

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ODORISIO, Camillo & Maria A 1953 SYDNEY

Came to Australia to join their only son who had arrived at 17 years of age to join his own grandfather, Pietro Odoriso, who had been in Australia...

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OOSTERBAAN, Arie 1950 SIBAJAK

Settled in Canning Vale 3 months prior before his wife and three children Imma, Jeannette and Tine came out. Had two more children, Marianne and...

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OOSTERBAAN, Imma 1950 EMPIRE BRENT

Married John King and has two children, Christine and Murray. Worked at Learmonth Base in Exmouth and is now retired. Travelling Australia with...

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OOSTERBAAN, Jeannette 1950 EMPIRE BRENT

Married Neil Hendley in 1962 and they have four daughters, Gaye, Tracey, Vicki and Jodi. Now residing in Ferndale WA. Both retired and travelling...

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ORACZ-CHMIELEWSKA, Helena 1950 GENERAL W C LANGFITT

Post World War II. Arrived from Africa with son Donat. Then to Northam Army Camp and Holden Camp. Worked at Northam Hospital as a nurse for 22...

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OLIVER, Matthew 1839 BROTHERS

Arrived as a 13 yr old on same ship as Governor Hutt. No records of first few years. As a 20 yr old, worked the Northam/York area as a farmhand....

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ORR, George & Ina 1951 CAMERONIA 335
O'GRADY, John & Charlotte 1852 RALEIGH

John & Charlotte were headed for Melbourne with their seven children. Charlotte (daughter of General Southwell-Keely) became very ill on the...

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O'LEARY, Timothy Francis 1900 UNKNOWN

Married Mary (1904), daughter John & Phoebe McCaffrey who arrived Fremantle, Hastings 26/07/1869. Children: Blanche, Stanislaus (m. Mary (...

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OSBORNE, Patricia K 1952 DORSETSHIRE

Arrived in Morawa with my parents on the 9th March 1952 as a 3yr old girl. Married with one son. Moved to Perth in 1978.

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OSBORNE, Penelope J 1952 DORSETSHIRE

Arrived in Morawa with parents and older sister, Patricia. Now married with three children and living in Kalamunda.

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OSBORNE, R Jim & Maisie K 1952 DORSETSHIRE

Family moved to Morawa on the 9th March 1952 where Jim worked as a butcher. His family increased on the 13th July with the arrival of his 'Little...

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OBOLEVICS, Vitolds & Milda 1949 GOYA

Vitolds and Milda disembarked in Fremantle with their daughter Ingrida in June 1949. Their second daughter Vija was born in the following October...

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OBOUHOFF, Anatole A 1950 STRATHEDEN 350
OVERINGTON, AO & Charlotte 1911 RIMUTAKA TUCKER

Hard working devoted couple who brought up their family of five in Katanning and other SW towns. 'Pop' Overington finally worked as a train...

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OTTOLINI, Maria Ida & Leo 1951 TOSCANA

Mother & son came out together in 1951.

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OSTOJICH, Jure 1927 OTRANTO

Timber worker.

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OSTOJICH, Mare 1954 AUSTRALIA 358
OVERSBY, George & Mary-Ann 1924 THEMISTOCLES

Group Settlement Scheme #38 McLeod Creek Karridale. Lost eldest son 23yrs in Perenjori WA (1924). Another son, George, killed using dynamite on...

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OLIVIERI, Grazia NICOTRA 1956 NEPTUNIA

Arrived in Perth at the age of 8. Later married Mario Olivieri & have two sons, Roberto & Antonio. Left from Francavilla, Sicilia (...

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OLIVIERI, Mario 1961 AUSTRALIA

Left Roccascalegna to join brother in Perth. Married Grazia Nicotra & have two sons, Roberto & Antonio.

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O'CALLAGHAN, Daniel 1913 AJANA

Sent for Elizabeth F. Cusack, who arrived from Ireland 01/04/1913. They married 28/08/1915 & had seven children - Edmond, Daniel, Ellen,...

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O'CALLAGHAN, E (née CUSACK) 1913 ORONTES 369
O'ROURKE, Patrick 1899 KARLSRUHE

Patrick O'Rourke was only 1 year old when he arrived. He spent all his life in the Hamel and Waroona area where he was a farmer. In 1929 he...

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O'DONNELL, Baptist 1846 ELIZABETH 374
O'REILLY, Catherine 1846 ELIZABETH 374
OGNENIS, E KRISTIANOPOULOS 1955 NEPTUNIA

In 1948 Elefteria was sent from Greece to Hungary as a child war refugee. In 1955 she arrived in Australia to be reunited with her family. She...

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OGNENIS, Tanasz 1955 AUSTRALIA

In 1948 Tanasz was sent from Greece to Hungary as a child war refugee. In 1955 he arrived in Australia & was reunited with his family. He...

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O'NEILL, John 1972 ELLINIS 379
OOSTERBAAN Family 1955 SIBAJAK 38
OULDS, George & Sidney 1922 LARGS BAY

George & Sidney worked for their passage. George as 3rd time keeper in the Immigration office on board. Sidney was also in the Immigration...

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