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RANIERI, Armando 1930 REMO

Armando arrived in WA to join father Carlo, who had arrived 3 years earlier and was working as a chef in a Perth hotel. Armando found work as a...

253
RINALDI, Giacomo S 1930 ORONSAY

Dad just loved this country.

278
REID, Elsie 1931 BALLARAT 194
ROBINS, Sarah 1932 UNKNOWN 382
RYE, Edna Edith May 1933 OTRANTO

Nana came as a child migrant and has since created a whole new family of her own consisting of three daughters, fourteen grandchildren, fifteen...

85
ROCCA, Luigia 1933 OCEANIA

Left back in Italy in 1928 like many wives at that time. Husband left to seek better life to return to Italy, but having settled, realized better...

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RIFICI, Grazia 1933 VIMINALE

We all lived at 114 James Street, Northbridge. In 1940 we moved to our new building at 49-51 Lake & Francis Streets, Northbridge. Opened up...

118
RAVLICH, Z & Family 1933 OTRANTO 383
RANDALL-FACER, Dorothy M 1934 MORETON BAY

Dorothy arrived as a child migrant under the auspices of the Kingsley Fairbridge Farm School Migration Scheme in Pinjarra, WA & spent 4½ years...

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ROSSI, Giuseppe & Maria 1934 ROMOLO

Lived in Goldfields 14 years. Settled in East Perth. 6 children: Joseph, Victor, John, Anita, Teresa and Lydia. Giuseppe worked for Union...

137
RAVLICH, Marija (nee BULOG) 1934 ORFORD

Sponsored to Australia from Croatia by her half sister Yoza Klinac in 1934 with whom she settled in Kalgoorlie and where she met & married...

306
ROSANDICH, Zora 1935 ORAMA

Married Tony Gerich in 1937 and raised foru children. Loving grandmother to seven and great granmother to six children.

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RISO, Albina 1935 ESQUILINO

Albina came to Australia to work hard and to send money back to her poverty strickened family back in Italy.She met Rocco and they married and had...

7
RICCIARDI Antonia 1935 REMO 50
RUDAN, Marija 1935 ORIENT LINE 97
RAKICH, Dinko 1935 ORONSAY 214
RAKICH, Ivka 1935 ORONSAY 214
RAKICH, Tonci 1935 ORONSAY 214
RODERICK, Phyllis 1935 MORETON BAY

Phyllis Roderick initially arrived in Fremantle on SS Oronsay on 23 July 1929, but later returned to England. She emigrated to WA to marry,...

460
RADICH, Stipan 1937 VIMINALE

Arrived at the age of 15. Started labouring job on arrival in Wanneroo in lime kilns. Served in Australian Army for 4 years. After army, worked...

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RUICH, Anton 1937 OTRANTO

Stayed until 1948 then went back to Croatia. Returned on 26/01/1956 with wife Marija & daughter Tereza (son Ivo already arrived & other...

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RODRIGUEZ, Francisco 1937 VIMINALE

At 13 Rodriguez was enrolled as a noviciate at Samos in Galicia. At 16 he arrived at the Benedictine monastery, New Norcia. At 21 he ventured to...

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RADAIC-KROVAT, Antun 1937 ORMONDE

Anton left Yugoslavia late 1920's & migrated to Uruguay, South America. In 1932 left Uruguay for Brazil to join his brother Vid in Sao Paulo....

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RADAICH, Ivan 1937 REMO

Ivan migrated from Blato, Croatia, arriving at Fremantle aboard the REMO on 24/05/1937. He worked in the Kalgoorlie - Boulder mines until he...

194
ROSANDIC, Pere 1937 ORMONDE

Married Mate Grljusich in December 1937. Mothered 6 children. Worked family market garden in Spearwood.

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RAPOFF (RAPOV), Risto T 1937 ORAMA

Rapoff (Rapov) Risto Tanas 1910-1988. Born: Baphchor, Kostur, Macedonia (Ottoman Empire, now part of Northern Greece since 1912). Father: Tanas...

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RAITER, Samuel 1937 ORONSAY

Brocha & Sam married Dolhinov 1937. Sam came to Australia first & worked for 18 months to bring Brocha to Perth. They were married for 65...

348
RASCANIN, Stanica 1938 ESQUILINO

Arrived Western Australia to marry Milos Boyanich

58
RICCI, Agnese, Luciano 1938 ESQUILINO

Luciano was Agnese only son at the time of arrival.

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RAVI, Leone & Rosa 1938 ESQUILINO

Rosa Ravi's father, Leone Ravi, came to Perth 1927-1937. Worked in sawmills in Pinjarra and market gardens in Wanneroo and Geraldton. Returned...

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ROGLICH, Ante Fabijan 1938 VIMINALE

Early days tree felling by broad axe, crosscut saw for various timber companies in the SW - youngest timber cutter in WA. Later worked in the...

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ROGLICH, Katica 1938 OTRANTO

Attended Spearwood and St Jerome's Primary schools. Learned dressmaking at Fremantle Technical school. Afther getting married, partnered her...

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ROMEO, Armando Antonio 1938 REMO 114
RICHARDSON, Cyril 1938 THEMISTOCLES

Came to Australia under the Child Emigration Scheme through the Fairbridge Society. Trained as farmers after leaving school at Fairbridge. Farmed...

249
RICE, Jeremy David 1939 STRATHNAVER

42 of us boys came out together to the Christian Brothers. Later in 1942 we were sent to Tardun up near Mullewa.

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RECHICHI, Nazzareno 1939 ORAMA

Left Italy for greater opportunities. Single, but married a young woman who travelled on the same ship. Had 4 daughters. Established a fruit ang...

261
ROMEO, Giuseppina 1939 ORAMA

Left Italy to join elder married sister and family. Married a man who had travelled on the same ship but unknown to her at the time. Worked hard...

261
RAITER, Brocha 1939 ORMONDE

Brocha & Sam married Dolhinov 1937. Sam came to Australia first & worked for 18 months to bring Brocha to Perth. They were married for 65...

348
ROBINSON, Albert & Adele 1939 STRATHEDEN 370
REID Alex, Agnes, Ann, Clark 1940 CHARON

Industrial Chemist on oil wells in Burma, left ahead of Japanese occupation. Decided on Australia for settlement - first port of call Perth....

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ROTHERA, Marjorie & Joyce 1940 BATORY

Left Liverpool 1940. Took 9 weeks to get to Fremantle 60 first class passengers plus 500 soldiers and 500 children. BATORY was escorted by 20...

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RADICH, Antica 1940 ORONSAY 215
RADICH, Pasko & Ivan 1940 ORONSAY 215
ROMEO, Orlando 1940 ESQUILINO 476
RAISHLEY, Jack Graham 1944 HMS TELEMACHUS

Served in Royal Navy throughout war, then the Australian Air Force and Australian Navy. He spent his working life on Fremantle docks. He...

226
REYNOLDS, Walter & Iris 1946 MONOWAI

The TSS MONOWAI was making its final voyage under the command of the British Ministry of War Transport when it arrived in Fremantle. Walter was a...

218
ROSS, Alec & Jean 1947 ASTURIAS

Came to Australia to join Father, Mother, brothers and sisters who migrated to Australia in 1921.

39
RICHARDSON, Alice & Fred 1947 ASTURIAS

Fred served 6 years in the British Army in Burma before being sponsored to Australia.

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RABBITT, Aub, Vi, Tony, Pete 1947 ORMONDE

Left England 10/10/1947. Arrived Brisbane 21/11/1947, stayed approximately 12 months. Moved to WA. Settled in Gosnells 1949. Father was a gear...

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REDSTONE Family 1947 STRATHEDEN

Family later moved to Morley. Family consisted of Jack, Johanna, Zena and Yvonne. Jack passed away 1967, Zena passed away 1955, Johanna passed...

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