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PAPARONE, Teresa 1938 ORONSAY

Teresa migrated to Australia from Capo D'Orlando, Italy with her mother Antonia. She joined the rest of her family who had migrated two years...

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PAYNE William 1923 ORMUZ

Arrived on Group Settlement Scheme.

Had three more daughters - Doreen, Nora and Linda.

Severely affected by the Group Settlement...

13
PAULIK, Joseph & Francisa 1923 ORMUZ

Joseph and Fransca arrived in Australia with two children under the age of 3. Robert (dec) and Jamor (83 years). Joe worked in the Cockburn Road...

81
PARRAVICINI, Luigi 1924 ORMUZ

Luigi came from the Vantellina Region in Italy wanting to make a better life here as the future in Italy was very grim at that time. He settled in...

85
PERICA, Stipe 1926 ORMUZ 108
PARORA, Vittorio 1924 ORMUZ 158
PRESTON, Walter William 1925 ORMUZ

Very impressed with Australia upon arrival & stayed all his life, not returning to the UK. From Peel Estate he moved to South Perth, living...

279
PORTER, Margaret E 1924 ORMUZ

Married Robert Hartley Briggs. Lived in Claremont. One daughter - Marjorie.

319
POKLEPOVIC, Franjka 1925 ORMUZ

Franka later married Ivan Ruljancich on 08/04/1926. Their children were - Nicholas, Luka and Joan.

324
POKLEPOVIC, Petar 1925 ORMUZ

Came to Australia with mother and sisters to join father Luka. Married Yakubina (Beanie) Levis 19/11/1932. Four children Luka Nedelko 1934, Mary...

324
PARTIGLIANI, Achille 1922 ORMUZ

Dad worked on the railways in Koorda for 40 yrs. He was presented with a Gold Medal on attaining 40 yrs service on 7/11/1963. He taught himself to...

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POW, Violetta & Family 1907 ORMUZ

Violetta's husband, Walter Pow arrived in Western Australia on the Oruba in 1906.

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PRATT, AJ & GM & Family 1950 ORMONDE 14
POOLE, TH & KM & Family 1920 ORMONDE 47
PARKER, Alexander William 1927 ORMONDE

Alex Parker came to Australia to take up farming at Salmon Gums with a Settlement Scheme on virgin land. Due to the Depression he had to walk...

91
PISKULICH Family 1929 ORMONDE

Husband Frank arrived 1926. Marija and their sons Dragutin (Charles) and Milan (Emil) arrived 1929. Family named altered to read Paskulich 1971....

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PIAVANINI, Letizia Maria 1929 ORMONDE

Letizia Piavanini (nee Paganoni) and her son Livio Paolo joined Pietro (husband and father) in Collie Burn. In 1930 and 1940 Alfred and Ada were...

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PIAVANINI, Pietro 1923 ORMONDE

Pietro worked in Karavong on the woodline and sleeper cutting in S.West of WA before settling in Collie Burn where he purchased a small property...

170
PAPARELLA, Maria Domenica 1934 ORMONDE 201
POZZI, Gino Giovanni 1922 ORMONDE

Gino, along with his brother Antonio, were pioneer market gardeners along King Edward Road, Osborne Park.

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PIAVANINI, Livio Paolo 1929 ORMONDE

Livio Piavanini arrived in Collie as an 8 year old boy. He worked all of his life in the coal mines as well as running a small dairy & beef...

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PAPALIA, Vincenzo & Maria 1930 ORMONDE

Sponsored by many relations & fellow Italian migrants who became permanent citizens of Australia. Had family of three sons, one daughter...

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PEREIRA, Andrew F 1951 ORION

Obtained employment with MMA/Ansett Airlines 2 days after arrival & retired 32 years later in March 1983. Became an Australian Citizen and...

11
PERONE, Lucrezia 1958 ORION 17
PURCHASE, John EJ 1959 ORION 55
PECKHAM, Percy & Gladys 1947 ORION

1936 England to Hong Kong. 1941 Hong Kong to Phillines (Gladys) 1941 Hong Kong to Singapore (Percy). 1941-1942 Phillipines to Melbourne then...

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PETTIFER, Roberta 1963 ORION 135
PARKER, Denis & Family 1962 ORION 138
POPE, Dorothy J 1953 ORION

Emigrated solo just before 19th birthday. Did office work in Manjimup 3½ years, 6 months office work in Perth. Married farmer in 1957 just 4 years...

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PEREIRA, Camille M 1951 ORION 161
PATTON Family 1961 ORION

Desmond, Isabella & their children Shirley, Alan & June disembarked in Fremantle, before boarding an overnight train to Kalgoorlie (where...

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PRATT, Joan & Norman 1962 ORION 368
PRATT, Stephen & Leslie 1962 ORION 368
PARSONS, Ronald & Patricia 1959 ORION

The Parsons family settled successfully in Australia mostly in Victoria. Ron as a Police Officer, JP & Shire Councillor. Patricia as a trained...

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PAVLOVICH, Saveta 1937 ORIENT

Lived in Kalgoorlie, husband Dusan working in the mines. Then moved to Manjimup where they worked tobacco farm, then moved to Spearwood in 1945,...

58
PAYNE Family 1967 ORIANA

Frederick & Mary Elizabeth Payne migrated to WA with two of their four children Brenda May & Eric James to join their daughter Pam &...

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PATERSON, DG, LM, GN & ID 1963 ORIANA

Douglas & Lilian arrived in Fremantle with their sons Graham 2 1/2 yrs and Ian 1 1/2 yrs. Later two daughters were born Kim in 1966 and...

3
PEEL Family 1965 ORIANA

Dad worked on the building of the railway between Dampier and Tom Price 1965-1966. Also worked on the construction of the Mitchell Freeway...

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PRESCOTT, Mary & Arthur 1962 ORIANA

Arthur was an ex Grenadier Guard & steam train enthusiast. Mary was community minded and a lover of the Arts. The street in Orelia (Kwinana...

20
PEARSON, Harold & Ethel 1968 ORIANA

All of the family reside and work in W.A. There are 22 direct decendents from Harold & Pam (Ethel) Pearson living here also.

40
PINELLI, Iolanda 1959 ORIANA 58
PEARCE, Graham & Fay Leila 1962 ORIANA

After living at Graylands for six months we moved to Mt Magnet for 3 years then to Capel for 13 years, Collie for 11 years and Australind for 10...

90
PEEBLES, Ronald E & Family 1969 ORIANA

Having lived in England & Africa, the Peebles family, including children Peter, Edwin & Charmaine, disembarked at the Fremantle Passenger...

101
PENFOLD, Peter & Barbara 1964 ORIANA

Emigrating to Australia was the best decision my parents ever made. We all achieved good outcomes. I became a secretary/admin officer, one brother...

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PEEBLES, Anita, P, E & C 1969 ORIANA

Settled in Safety Bay. Worked in Safety Bay (schools). Became Australian citizen 1985. Divorced in WA 1983. Remarried in Rockingham 1988 and...

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PEARCE, Susan L & Russell J 1962 ORIANA

Russell lived to attend Grade 1 at school (Capel). Susan married Kim Challis and had 6 sons, Leon, Daniel, Damien, Russell, Nathan and Aaron.

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PEARSON, A Paul & Stephen 1965 ORIANA

Father (Paul) & son (Stephen) both became Australian citizens.
Paul: invented gas turbine engine pre WW2. In RAF during WW2; won M.B.E...

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PROUDFOOT, MG, VJ, MA, TA 1967 ORIANA

Fremantle was a stopover on the way to Sydney.

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PENNYCUICK, TK & M 1965 ORIANA 294
PFOFF, Lawrence Louis 1968 ORIANA

I returned to Australia with my Aussie war bride after 20 yrs in the USA. Served in the US Navy at the submarine base in Fremantle during WWII....

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