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OTTOBRINO, Nicola 1953 SURRIENTO

Married Maria Eufemia Rechichi 27/10/1956, St. Brigid's Catholic Church, West Perth. Father of four: Arcangela 28/07/1957 (married Ilija...

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OTTAVIANO, Gabriele 1956 OCEANIA

Gabriele arrived and was sent to work in Manjimup for 2 years and saved money to send back to Italy so his wife and child could come to Australia...

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OTTAVIANO, Rosa & Tommaso 1958 NEPTUNIA

Rosa and her son Tommaso were re-united with husband and father Gabriele after 2 years and made her home in Perth. She worked in the childrens...

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OLIVERI, Antonio 1960 ROMA

Came over single to start a new life in Australia.

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OVERKLIFT-VAUPELKLEIJN, AF 1973 ELLINIS

The Orelia (part of the Cogedar Lines) was the last ship to carry migrants to Australia. The ship left from Rotterdam on Christmas Eve.

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OLAH-SAJTI, Lajos 1949 ANNA SALEN 57
O'DONNELL, AG & EM 1951 ASTURIAS

Tony & Eileen moved to Medina in 1954. Tony worked at BP Refinery as a Laboratory Assistant. Eileen was active in the Good Neighbour Council....

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OUDMAN Family 1967 AURELIA

Enno and Jantina Oudman along with their 2 small children Marjan (2) and Hendrik (11mnths) arrived from Netherlands on a new adventure. We were...

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OLSSON, HB (Harry) 1935 MORETON BAY

1939 Farmhand, Muckinbudin. 1942-46 A/Sergeant gunner/ airframe fitter, RAAF, Catalinas, Pacific. 1946-60 W.A. Police Force (CIB) Perth &...

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O'GORMAN, Mary 1889 NAIRNSHIRE

Arived at 16yrs old to join her sister. Met and married James Byrne and moved to the gold fields. Good rifle woman and had trophies for shooting...

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OXENHAM, Annie Marie 1967 AUSTRALIS 62
ORD, Jack & Lily 1963 CANBERRA

John Richard (Jack) & Lily emigrated with hopes of a better future for their five children: John Richard (Geordie), Terence (Terry), Heather...

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OAKES, Ruby 1925 BARRABOOL

Married Alexander (Sandy) Mitchell in Perth WA. Had 8 Children. James and Margaret born Kalgoorlie. Sandy, Alan, Donald and Les born Perth (...

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OLDE, Gerrit & Geertje 1954 SEVEN SEAS

Gerrit was ship captain in holland, worked main roads in australia, later became a dairy farm manager. Joined the pioneer Free reformed church in...

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ORIFICI, Antonina 1931 ORMONDE 67
ORIFICI, Carmelo 1927 CAPRERA 67
OGNENIS, Elefteria 1955 AUSTRALIA

Separated from her family as a nine year old child war refugee, Elefteria arrived in Australia aged 17 to be reunited with her family. Together...

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OBRECHT, Franz 1951 AUSTRALIA

Franz went on to marry Noellene, who sadly passed away in 1976, then Glenys, both Australian girls. He has 4 children Stanley, Leanne, Gary &...

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O'BRIEN, Peter Vincent 1938 OTRANTO

Came to Australia under the Christian Brothers Child Migration Scheme aged 9 to Clontarf Orphanage where I remained until 1942. I was then moved...

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O'DONNELL, Florence P 1923 STRATHMORE 74
OWENS Family 1967 FAIRSTAR

As a young family Ann, Bill and daughter Lisa arrived in Western Australia in 1967. Bill brought 'time served' carpentry skills which proved to be...

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ORMSBY, Helen Stenson 1951 OTRANTO

Married Norman Miller 2nd June 1951. Four children - Christine, Pauline, James, Michael. Lived: Subiaco, Nannup, Bakers Hill, Medina, Hamilton...

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ORSI, Osmano 1938 REMO 75
OETELMANS, Louise Bosch 1952 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT 76
OWEN, RA & JI 1972 AUSTRALIS

Roderick Anthony Owen born Mark Somerset, UK. Jennifer Isobel Owen born Wookey, Somerset UK.

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OATS, Margaret and Mary 1860 RUBENS

Margaret Oats (nee Murray) and daughter Mary (b. Scotland 01/02/1858) came to WA as "government passengers" to join William Oats who had received...

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OATS, William 1858 LORD RAGLAN

William Oats (convict no 5047) - m. Margaret Murray 20.2.1857, Dundee Scotland. After third conviction for housebreaking he was transported for...

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OLIVER, Alexander & Sarah 1963 STRATHMORE

Under "Lonnie Scheme” recruiting skilled tradesmen.

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O'HERN Josephine (nee Hill) 1961 CANBERRA

Emigrated to Pen Friend

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O'LONE, James & Heather 1977 TURKMENIA 80
OLIVIERI, Benedetto 1967 GUGLIELMO MARCONI 82
OWENS, Carol 1949 DORSETSHIRE

Moved to Northcliffe WA in 1954. Married in 1967 and moved to Manjimup 1968.

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O'KANE, Patrick 1955 ORONTES

Arrived here with two children, Michael aged 5 and Rory aged 3. Mary was seven months pregnant and we had only 15 pound in our purse. Colum...

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OETELMANS Family 1952 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Peter Oetelmans met Thelma (Australian) Pallier whilst based in West Australia during World War Two. Returned to Netherlands with one child in...

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O'BRIEN, Terry & Barb 1963 CASTEL FELICE

Terry and Barbara O'Brien had two children, Zoe Lucille Ellis (nee O'Brien) and Gary James O'Brien, who had two children also. All the family...

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ORLOWSKY, R & A Family 1949 AMARAPOORA

Post war displaced, Robert amd Anna Orlowsky and children arrived Fremantle 1949. Contracted to railways for two years at Williams (released as...

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OSTOJIC, Ana 1958 TOSCANA

Arrived in Australia to join her husband who arrived four years earlier. Full time home maker. Still lives with her husband in South Fremantle....

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OSTOJIC, Ivan 1954 NEPTUNIA

Arrived in Australia from a war torn Europe. Worked on the Fremantle wharves as a stonemason and fisherman. Raised two Australian born children...

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OVERTON, AE & JM 1951 SOMERSETSHIRE

Ex-Indian Army Officer ‘Badge' Overton and family settled in the goldfields. Winning charities in 1958 enabled them to settle in Claremont. The...

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ODOVAS Family 1950 FAIRSEA

Family consisted of Frederick Odovas, Ida Odovas, Zelma Odovas, Siegfrid Odovas and Erna Odovas

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OZARCZUK, Wasyl & Irena 1949 ANNA SALEN

Wasyl was in the Polish Army. Irena was taken to Germany at fifteen years of age. They both worked in a village named Scheplitze, Germany, near...

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OTTOBRE, Catina 1953 OCEANIA

Came with her mother & sisters to join her father (Giuseppe arrrived 1951) who worked for the Forestry. They lived at Hoffman's Mill and...

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O'DONNELL Edward & Susanne 1971 ELLINIS

First generation of O'Donnell/Dailly families to settle in Australia.Remained in Perth living in districts Maylands,Padbury settling in Hillarys...

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OCHILTREE, James & Hannah 1912 WAIMANA

James and Hannah Charlton Ochiltree and their children Andrew, James, Edward, Isabella, Mary and Hannah settled at Elliot Road, Claremont in 1913...

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O'MEEHAN, John Albert (Dr) 1877 DAYLIGHT

Appointed Government Practitioner of Greenough, WA. Educated both in Dublin and Edinburgh, UK. Government Practitioner at Roebourne, Kalgoorlie...

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O'NEILL Family 1970 ACHILLE LAURO

Parents - Liam (snr) and Nora brought six children Liam (jnr), Helena, Gerald, Fintan, Anne and Patricia to Australia to give us a better life and...

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ODORISIO, Pietro 1949 SURRIENTO

Pietro Odorisio aged seventeen arrived to meet his grandfather also named Pietro Odorisio who had been in Australia since 1926.

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O'KANE Family 1970 ACHILLE LAURO

O'Kane family consisted of the following people - Frank and Lily and their 5 children : Ann, Theresa, Linda, Frank (jnr) & Geraldine. Frank...

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OLDFIELD, John 1852 MARION

John Oldfield was convict No 1205 with a sentence of 7 years. He was pardoned after a short time in the colony. He then married & had a large...

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OATLEY, Herbert John 1925 SOPHOCLES

From a family of 11 children. Joined the RAF near the end of WWI, the worked on railway. Aged 24, emigrated with two friends. Worked with the '100...

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