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PEDROTTI, Mario & Angela 1951 NAPOLI 174
PETRUZZO, Rosalia 1955 OCEANIA

Getting married.

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PETRUZZO, Vincenzo Pietro 1951 NAPOLI

Worked as a Cray fisherman.

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PIN, Virginio 1952 RAVELLO

My first employment was with Brisbane & Wanderlich as a labourer. Followed by Carpentry - building homes for workers of the Kwinana Oil...

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PATTERSON, WH, DR, J & L 1969 NORTHERN STAR

We left friends and family in our home town of North Shields with our children, Judith born 1965 and Lee born 1967. We arrived in Fremantle and...

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PEACOCK Family 1958 STRATHNAVER

Lawrence James Peacock dob 14/11/1912 died 21/07/1996,
Kathleen Peacock dob 01/11/1912, Jacqueline Anne Peacock dob 05/12/1940 and Lesley...

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PIZZINO, Carmelo 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI 176
PIZZINO, Maria, AP, AP & RP 1953 AUSTRALIA 176
PALIA, Sofia 1962 BRETAGNE

Sofia was dressmaking. Later on married a boy in Wanneroo who was a School Bus Contractor and Postal Delivery. They raised three daughters.

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PAYNE, Ray, Hazel & Family 1977 AUSTRALIS

Our family has now increased by two more sons, Jeff and Chris, son in-law Grayson, daughter in-law Paula and grandson Haydon. Hazel's family also...

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PECHAR, Bare 1930 OTRANTO

My mother's sister arrived in Fremantle 1930, my father in 1924. Mum found it hard to leave her family but once settled loved Australia. Worked...

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PECHAR, Mate 1924 VILLE DE METZ

Father arrived 1924, couldn't speak the language, work was hard to find, went south sleeper cutting, returning to Perth cutting fire wood as a...

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PERKINS Family 1966 CANBERRA

Best £10 ever invested!

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PERZYLO, Wasyl & Annella 1949 GOYA

Starting with absolutely nothing but a couple of suitcases. Family lived in tents. Wasyl worked the railways. In his spare time he built a shed...

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PREECE, Rod & Maggie 1975 LEONID SOBINOV 178
PROSSER, Rowena 1962 ORONTES 178
PURNELL Family 1966 ELLINIS

Came for a better lifestyle. Frank David Purnell (Husband), Honor Purnell (Wife), David Keith Purnell (Son), Gillian Diane Purnell (Daughter)...

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PALASSIS, George A 1932 REMO

Lived in Manjimup, father had restaurant. Educated Aquinas College. Married Margaret Anastas and had 3 children. Played football for East...

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PALASSIS, Panagiota A 1932 REMO

Lived in Manjimup then to Perth 1946 with husband Anthony. Had two sons and one daughter. In Manjimup husband had café.

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PLANKEN, Anthony & Corry 1954 SIBAJAK

Migrated to have better living conditions, live in a warmer climate and give the children a better future.

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PORTER, Ian James Hunter 1953 OTRANTO 179
PORTER, John & Jeanie 1953 OTRANTO

John Porter - Butcher and Jeanie Porter - Supermarket Manager.

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PORTER, Ross Allison 1953 OTRANTO 179
PALUDI, Concetta 1954 SURRIENTO 18
PALUDI, Gaetano 1950 SURRIENTO 18
PATON, Walter & Robina 1923 EURIPIDES

Walter & Robina married Scotland. He worked Newdgate, then 40 years Gas Dept taking first gas over causeway Perth-South and London Court....

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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...

18
PEREJMIBIDA, Piotr & Katarzyna 1950 DUNDALK BAY

In 1944 Piotr Perejmibida was conscripted for slave labour in Germany. In 1950 he emigrated to Western Australia with his wife and three children...

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PERRETT, Morris & Doreen 1969 FAIRSTAR

Morris was very involved in Rugby League in WA being Coach/Referee. He eventually became the Chairman of the WARL. In later years performed...

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PRESS Family 1952 CAMERONIA 18
PAPARELLA, Cosimo 1937 VIMINALE

Cosimo arrived in Australia at the tender age of 17 to join his three brothers. Worked hard as a fisherman. Became interned in WWII. Married in...

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PARKINSON, Agnes 1912 OTRANTO

Engaged to Joseph Waddilove. Came out from England in 1912 and joined Joseph at Morawa after marrying in Perth in that same year.

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PASSERA, Emilio 1952 NEPTUNIA 181
PATRONI, Bonaventura & Dina 1910 BREMEN

The family ran a boarding house for the miners until 1963 when the mining town closed.

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PELKA, Gerhard Karl 1958 CASTEL FELICE

There is not too much to say about myself. I went to Melbourne (Bonegila) for 6 weeks, and went around Australia on a working holiday to Cairns to...

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PULLELLA, Antonio 1949 AUSTRALIA

I left Sinagra to join my Brothers-In-Law to set up a new life for my young bride's family to later join me in WA.

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PULLELLA, Antonio Carmelo 1951 CYRENIA

I arrived with my older brother, sister and mother to join our father who was here in WA since 1949. Looking forward to a new life with my family...

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PULLELLA, Ines Musca 1951 CYRENIA

I came to WA to join my husband Tony who arrived in 1949. I travelled with my three children, Angela, Leo and Tony. In 1953 our youngest son...

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PENDLETON Family 1963 FAIRSEA

William Pendleton 12/10/1918, Emily Pendleton 28/12/1921, Allan Pendleton 20/4/1946, Brian Pendleton 21/6/1947 and Julie Pendleton 7/10/1959....

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PIERI, Kallou Panayi 1956 GUMHURYAT MISR

My mother came to Australia to marry my father Yiacoumis Demetri in 1956 as an arranged marriage which lasted till his death in 1978.

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PINTAUDI, Giovanni 1955 NEPTUNIA 186
POKRYWKA, Jozef & Helena 1950 GENERAL M L HERSEY

Moved from Northam in Jan 1951 to Esperance, Grass Patch. Settled in Collie in 1952.

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PRESTON, Ian & Lynne 1953 STRATHNAVER

Father Ralph, Mother Beryl, Son Ian and Daughter Lynne

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PRESTON, Ralph & Beryl 1953 STRATHNAVER 186
PUFF, Emmerich 1954 SEVEN SEAS 186
PALMEN, Anna Maria 1955 SIBAJAK

Came for a better life for her family.

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PYNE, T & J, Katya, Tonya 1974 AUSTRALIS

Two further children born in WA. Most of the family still reside in WA.

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PANTING, Chris & Rosemary 1963 FAIRSEA

We wanted to originally go to New Zealand. They would only take single people at the time of application, so we applied to Australia and became £...

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PATRICK, Terry 1967 FAIRSTAR

Looks a lot better than in '67!

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PIGNATIELLO, Caterina G 1953 SYDNEY

Met and married Antonio Cassisi. Settled in Maddington and raised 3 children.

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