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| Title | Arrival Year | Ship Name | Story |
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| ROSSI, Rino & Ilia | 1954 | UNKNOWN |
Mr & Mrs Rossi settled in Bassendean and had a daughter born 6 Oct 1956. Operated a grocery store in the 1960's. Built the Bassendean Shopping... |
83 |
| REISMAN, Betty | 1968 | ELLINIS |
Raised in Great Neck, Long Island, New York. Married Bert Reisman in 1937. Lived in Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, South Africa. Widowed in 1953 and... |
82 |
| REGHENZANI, Luigi | 1912 | CALEDONIAN |
Dad embarked at Marseilles arriving in Fremantle. Went to Kalgoorlie to work on the mines, met mum and married. In 1927 they moved to Miners... |
81 |
| RINALDI, Maria | 1925 | CITTA DI GENOVA |
Arriving in Fremantle, mum made her destination Kurrawang to be with her brother Siro, who took ill and died less than a month after her arrival.... |
81 |
| REUTENS, John B | 1966 | ORCADES | 80 | |
| REEVE Family | 1949 | ORCADES |
Family Migration - Parents Samuel Charles Reeve (b1902) and Rose Emma Reeve (b1904) and their five children. Father commonly known as Charlie... |
8 |
| REID Brian | 1968 | CASTEL FELICE |
Member of Reid family who emigrated from Stirling, Scotland to find a better life in Australia. Remained in Australia, married with two sons and... |
8 |
| REID, W, H, W, M & C | 1965 | CANBERRA |
We were to go to Melbourne, but had secured a job in Busselton, so left the ship in Fremantle, instead of travelling on to Melbourne. |
8 |
| RUTTY Pamela | 1967 | FAIRSTAR |
Pam married in 1974 to a Alan Deverell and is a mother of three children and five grandchildren. She went home to England in 1998 for the first... |
8 |
| RENNIE, James & Catherine | 1957 | NEW AUSTRALIA |
Survived by grandsons - Christopher, Steven, Peter Rennie and John & Scott D'Almeida. Great grandchildren - Megan, Mitchell and Jordan... |
78 |
| RICHES, Beryl | 1953 | NEW AUSTRALIA |
Robert and Hilda Kearsley travelled to Australia in 1953 with their 8 children to start a new life. Beryl was their oldest child. |
78 |
| RICHMOND, Alexandra | 1962 | STRATHNAVER |
Married Louis Adamini in 1974. Children - Peter Adamini born 1977, Cassie Adamini born 1978. Remarried Peter Huntley Gordon in 1993. |
78 |
| ROBERTS, WA & Elizabeth | 1959 | ORION | 78 | |
| ROCCA, Teresa | 1962 | GALILEO GALILEI |
Came to settle with brother & sisters. Met Domenic Rocca and married 1962. Worked in and owned Lunch Bars & Delis for about 30 years.... |
78 |
| ROOT, CE & BME | 1966 | FAIRSTAR |
Arrived with 5 young daughters. Another daughter born in Australia. |
78 |
| RULLO, Antonio & Maria | 1961 | ROMA |
Came with Mother - Elina - and had to go to school straight away to learn English. After Antonio and Maria another 5 siblings were born in WA -... |
78 |
| RULLO, Bruno | 1957 | AUSTRALIA |
Left Wife, Elina and 2 small children - Antonio & Maria, in Italy to make a better life. Relations found work for him logging in forests... |
78 |
| RULLO, Elina | 1961 | ROMA |
Travelled with children - Antonio & Maria - to meet up with husband Bruno who had arrived 4 years earlier. Bought small vineyard with money... |
78 |
| 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... |
77 |
| RICCI, Agnese, Luciano | 1938 | ESQUILINO |
Luciano was Agnese only son at the time of arrival. |
76 |
| RICCI, Bortolo | 1926 | PALERMO |
Became a prospector. Took over Great Fingal Mine in Day Dawn with 8 other migrants, which later became "Mountain View Gold Mine". Moved to... |
76 |
| ROWLAND, WO, E & Family | 1949 | CAMERONIA |
Nominated by relatives and came out on a free passage. Bill found work the first week we arrived and always had employment until he retired at... |
76 |
| RIJNHART, Dirk & Teuntje | 1952 | FAIRSEA | 75 | |
| ROWSON, JC, KP & Family | 1969 | CASTEL FELICE | 75 | |
| ROBINSON, Harold & Bertha | 1955 | ESPERANCE BAY |
Sponsored by the WA Government Railways to maintain the new DE locomotives at East Perth diesel loco depot. Retired from the railways on 12/10/... |
74 |
| RIPPIN, Hilda M | 1913 | OMRAH |
During the voyage to Fremantle, Hilda met Alice Chapman and they became lifelong closest friends. Hilda enrolled at Nedlands Primary School in... |
73 |
| RIPPIN, Walter & Martha | 1913 | OMRAH |
In his spare time, Walter built a motor launch MONA, approximatley 8 metres length. In 1917 he was issued with a licence to sail a motor launch... |
73 |
| RIZOPOULOS, Evangelos | 1963 | PATRIS |
On arrival in WA, worked on the Ord River Scheme before setting up his own successful business in Perth. In 1970, Athanasia joined him in Perth.... |
73 |
| ROGERS, MD & MA | 1859 | SULTANA |
Mark Dore met & married Mary Ann while he was a soldier stationed in Fermoy, Cork. She was killed by lightning at Fremantle Barracks with baby... |
71 |
| REILLY, JE & KM | 1964 | CASTEL FELICE | 70 | |
| REZULA, Piotr & Jadwiga | 1950 | SKAUGUM |
Our parents were Polish. They suffered the atrocities of concentration camps in Germany so much they did not talk about it. Fortunately they... |
70 |
| RIFICI, Giuseppe & Rosaria | 1963 | GALILEO GALILEI |
Giuseppe and Rosaria Rifici along with their youngest daughter Maria, left Sicily in 1963 and migrated to Perth, WA. Their older children Sam, Joe... |
70 |
| RECHICHI, Francesco | 1949 | NAPOLI |
Francesco was joined by his wife and two children in 1954. Later he and Maria had two more children - Ninna 1955 and Giuesppina 1956. Moved to... |
7 |
| RAFALA, Giuseppe | 1963 | NEPTUNIA |
Papa was a hardworking and loving husband and father. He was well respected by family and friends and all who came in contact with him. |
7 |
| RECHICHI, Francesca | 1955 | SURRIENTO |
Joined her father Francesco in Australia. Assisted her family in the grocery store business after moving to Perth in 1959. In 1967 married... |
7 |
| RECHICHI, Maria | 1954 | SURRIENTO |
Maria joined her husband Francesco in Australia. Later they had two more children (Ninna 1955 and Giuseppina 1956). Moved to Perth in 1959 and... |
7 |
| RECHICHI, Paolo | 1954 | SURRIENTO |
Joined his father Francesco in Austrlia. Later worked with his family in grocery store after moving to Perth in 1959. Married Caterine Ranoazzo... |
7 |
| 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 |
| RUITENBURG Family | 1952 | JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT |
Alma Ruitenburg b. 31/12/1953 in Australia, second daughter for the Ruitenburg Family. Family returned to the Netherlands on the P & O steamer... |
7 |
| RITTER Family | 1965 | ORIANA |
Paul & Jean arrived with Leonora, Enca, Heln, Nicola, Jonquil and Mark (David was born here). Paul was appointed as Perth's first City... |
69 |
| ROSINSKI, S & J | 1950 | SKAUGUM |
Set sail on the ANNA SALEN which developed engine trouble. Transferred to SKAUGUM at Aden. Stanislaus & Janina lived in Bridgetown from 1951... |
69 |
| ROZMUS Family | 1950 | FAIRSEA | 69 | |
| REES, A, HJ, TE & S | 1948 | BULOLO |
After settling in Collie, Jean met and married Norm Smith and had 3 children. They moved to Mandurah with mother Annie and Tom. Tom became a... |
68 |
| RICHARDS, Francis Rawling | 1923 | DEMOSTHENES |
Came as a carpenter - became a Master Builder. In the Royal Airforce 1914 - 1918. Enlisted at Swanbourne 15/12/1941, 5 Garrison Battalion for... |
67 |
| RICO, Annunziata & Maria | 1957 | ROMA |
Nee: Colacci. Moved to 76 Forrest Street, Fremantle WA 6160. Maria bought and moved to 11 Petra Street, East Fremantle in 1980. Was President... |
67 |
| RICO, Carmine | 1956 | ACHILLE LAURO |
Moved to 76 Forrest, Fremantle WA in 1960. Married to Annuzita Collacci. Daughters - Maria & Giovanna. Granddaughters - Gabrielle &... |
67 |
| RONAN, Michael | 1862 | GLOUCESTER |
Michael Ronan was the groomer for stud horses on the ship for Mr L.C. Burges. Michael married Mary Ann O'Reilly at Bowes on 19.4.1865 settling on... |
66 |
| RIDOLFO, Vincenzo | 1953 | AUSTRALIA |
After arriving in Fremantle with 2 pounds, Vince set about building successful businesses in transport, wood power poles, gold mining and property... |
65 |
| RUSSO-FORCINA, Sebastiano | 1949 | SURRIENTO |
Sebastiano came from mountainous Sicilian village of Casitti. 1 of 5 children. Served in WWII. 1948 - married Maria Calanni from nearby village... |
65 |
| RADALJ, Ante (Tony) | 1958 | NEPTUNIA | 64 |