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STRAUSS, Zigrida 1949 AMARAPOORA

Zigrida arrived with mother Berta and stepfather Konstantin Zaho, who have since died. Zigrida became a nurse and in 1959 married Barry Richards....

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SCHIFTER, Gabriela 1949 ANNA SALEN

Born as Gabriela Marta Faix (Ova). Father died when she was 10 years old. Schooling to Year 12. Special skill in languages. Passionate about...

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SCHIFTER, Tibor 1949 ANNA SALEN

Born in Slovakia when a province of Hungary. Schooling in Slovakia & Hungary to Year 12. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University in...

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SINICCO, Pio 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI

Pio was sponsored by the Christian Brothers to work on the construction of several buildings at Boys Town, Bindoon until 1956. He then moved to...

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SULC, Josef & Vera 1949 TOSCANA

Left Czechoslovakia for Australia via Austria and Italy 1948. Reason for immigration, communist oppression. Accompanied by two sons. Later had...

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SKOTSCH, Family 1949 AMARAPOORA 188
SIRKO, Steven 1949 ANNA SALEN

Came out with parents Nikolai and Natasha Sirko. Attended Mornington Mills school then on to Bicton Primary. First high school was Princess May...

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SAUNDERS, Derek & Robert 1949 ORMONDE 202
STONE, Athina (Teena) 1949 CYRENIA

Went to Beaconsfield Primary School & Princess May High School, Fremantle. Worked at Pellews, Fremantle for 5 years. Married Hugh Blum (1956...

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STONE, Charles 1949 CYRENIA

Worked for the Ford Motor Company, North Fremantle & the Fremantle Harbour Trust. Prior to coming to Australia, he was a prisoner of war for 4...

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STONE, Constance (Connie) 1949 CYRENIA

On arrival, accomodation in Fremantle was scarce. Two families (6 people) had to share one room for one month. Adapting to Australian life...

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SCHILLING, Ingeborg Wilma 1949 FAIRSEA 220
SPICER Family 1949 ASTURIAS

Wilfred, Elsie, Graham & Ian settled in Collie where Wilfred's father, Fred & sister, Ada lived after migrating from Wales in 1912 &...

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SLABOLEPSZY, Stan & Katie 1949 AMARAPOORA

Arrived with their daughter Katie (19 months old) and stayed at the Graylands Immigration Camp before settling in Yalgoo. A son, Roman (Ron), was...

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SAVIC, Zika 1949 ANNA SALEN

My grandfather was offered immigration by Britain at the end of WWII, when he was liberated from a German POW Camp. It is thought he was...

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STONE, Jack, Noreen & Mal 1949 STRATHAIRD

Parents & three children arrived together.

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SOFIENKO, Margarete & Leonid 1949 AMARAPOORA

When Leonid & Margarete worked for the two years to repay their passage, Margarete worked as a nanny for the children of William MacCartney,...

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SZULC, Anna & Elizabet 1949 NELLY

I accompanied my mother to Australia as Displaced Persons. My mother met her future husband on board the SS NELLY. They were married in Kempsey,...

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STELMACH, Marian 1949 ANNA SALEN 341
SCHWEERS, J, J, & Family 1949 VOLENDAM 355
SMIT, J, M, & Family 1949 VOLENDAM 355
SUB, Natalie 1949 ANNA SALEN

Natalie married Serger Anuriw 1956, three children, Alexander, Nicholas & Anna, seven grandchildren.

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SCULLINO, Giuseppe 1949 SURRIENTO

After arriving in 1949 Giuseppe was joined by his wife Giuseppina & daughters, Maria Philomena & Franca. With no education, but much hard...

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SINAGRA, Carmela & Angelina 1949 TOSCANA 386
SINAGRA, Vincenzo & Carmelo 1949 TOSCANA 386
SORGIOVANNI, Iolanda M R 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI

Worked for Don Giuglio, Italy. Iolanda first settled on her fathers Vincenzo's property in Wanneroo. Moved to Pintaruka and then to Balingup....

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SORGIOVANNI, Maria Antonia 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI

Maria Antonia's parents own a lot of property in Italy. Married Vincenzo Sorgiovanni and had five children Maria Stella, Francesco, Iolanda, Bruno...

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SORGIOVANNI, Maria Stella 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI

30/04/1955 Stella married in Balingup. First settled on her father's farm in Wanneroo. Moved to Pintaruka, then Balingup until she married. Went...

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SINCLAIR, Alf & Lillian 1949 DORSETSHIRE

Alf's future wife Lillian & her sister Muriel were on board ship where Alf was working both the microphones & "Master of Ceremony" for the...

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SMITH, Reginald & Kathleen 1949 EMPIRE BRENT 405
SZYNDLAR, Piotr & Janina 1949 MOZAFFARI 408
SHAW, Samuel 1949 ORONTES

Left ship in Fremantle with friends. Enjoyed the spirit & goodwill of Fremantle & missed the boat, so made the best of it. Found work...

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STEWART, Richard & John 1949 ORMONDE

Youngest sibling of 7. Arrived under government-sponsored child migration (post war) scheme. Domiciled at the Kingsley Fairbridge Farm School at...

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SORGIOVANNI, Cosimo 1949 TOSCANA

Worked in Boulder for about two years in the timber forest. Moved to Fremantle to work at Mills & Wares for about two years and then settled...

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STUBBS, Charles & Grace 1949 DORSETSHIRE

Charlie, a keen gardener & Grace, an accomplished cook & home maker, built a home in Cannington. They later returned to Mt Lawley &...

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STOLARSKI, Tadeusz 1949 ANNA SALEN

Ted started life in Australia at the Northam Refugee camp. He worked as a mechanic, played in bands & raced motorbikes. He married, had two...

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SUCHOWETZKY Family 1949 CASTEL BIANCO

Anton & Katharina, with their children, Victor & Olga first settled in Western Australia. Anton first worked under contract for the...

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SUDILOWSKI, George & Eudokia 1949 AMARAPOORA

Mum & Dad listed themselves as Ukranian for fear of their lives. They were given a list of places the could go & chose Mt Magnet because...

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SILBERBACH, M, & E & A 1949 SEBASTIANO CABOTO 455
SIREL, Eric & Nora 1949 VOLENDAM

Eric touched Australian soil for the first time at 11.00am on Friday 14 January 1949. Fremantle gave us a pleasant picture. We resolved to make...

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SKELE Family 1949 ANNA SALEN

Karlis Skele (b. 3.4.1913) Latvian Airforce Officer and Daina Dzinters (b. 15.5.1917) St Petersburg born. University graduate, arrived on ship '...

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SILLAOTS, Verna (Tom) 1949 GOYA

Upon arrival in Fremantle, persuaded by the locals to change his name from Verna to Tom. Verna is a male name in Estonia, but a female name in...

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SOVERI, Silvana 1950 SKAUGUM 2
SZYMKARCZUK, Maria & Bolek 1950 SKAUGUM

It was purely an accident that my parents settled in Perth for a short time. Ship started out of Germany and broke down in Naples, and broke down...

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SERRA Salvatore 1950 NAPOLI 8
SZASZAK Maria (Agocs) 1950 FAIRSEA 8
SCHOUTEN Louis G 1950 VOLENDAM 9
SZOKOLAI Stefan & Ursula 1950 SKAUGUM

We like Australia very much.

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SUSOVIC, Giovanni (Ivan) 1950 GENERAL M L HERSEY

Giovanni, an avid soccer player and fan developed the country soccer league in Northam and surrounding areas. He worked on the water pipeline with...

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SOBCZAK, Jozef & Elisabeth 1950 ANNA SALEN 16