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STEWART Family 1957 HIMALAYA

Two more children born, Jeffrey 1958 & Julie 1960, born in Wittenoom where we lived for 2½ years. We now have fourteen grandchildren &...

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SHUTE, George & Amy 1913 DEMOSTHENES

Family joined eldest daughter Mabel (married Hartley Cluett) at Youngs Siding near Denmark. Moved to Albany & in late 1920's to Subiaco. Set...

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SIDERIS, George & Vasa 1964 PATRIS

George & Vasa (nee Iliopoulos) came from neighbouring villages, Perasma & Niki (Florina, Macedonia - Greece). George & Vasa met in...

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STILL, Edmund & Ellen 1924 OMAR

Family went to Group Settlement at Northcliffe where there was no cleared land, school for children or housing. Eldest children Bob & Glad...

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STROHMEIER, Alfred 1965 SYDNEY 423
STOKES, George & Rachel 1830 BRITANNIA

The family rowed up the Swan River from Fremantle to Perth & landed at Spring Street. George bought a block of land in Murray Street for 2/6....

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SYMS, Charles Henry 1952 ORONSAY

Charles initially settled in Perth working in Foy & Gibson in window display. However, a sense of adventure led him to buy a truck from...

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SALVADOR, Carlos J 1967 GALILEO GALILEI 421
SEFTON, Tom & Peggy 1958 ORONTES

Thomas Sefton was an Anglican Vicar of St Pauls, Tottenham who moved with his wife Marguerite (Peggy) and their three children to take up the post...

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SUAREZ, R, E & Family 1909 ORTONA

Originally shipwrecked off Bunbury around 1903/04. Worked at New Norcia for Monks, saved money & went back to Spain on ORONTES 12/10/1908....

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SCHOFIELD Family 1969 FAIRSKY

We first lived in Kalgoorlie, then we moved to Perth. Later we moved to Denmark & then to Albany in 2003.

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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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SVAJCER, Jakob & Maria 1950 SKAUGUM 420
STEWART, William Stevenson 1949 DORSETSHIRE

Lived in Glasgow all his until pursuaded to migrate to WA by a close friend who thought it was a great place to live. Worked in the power industry...

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SCAHILL Terry & Margaret 1976 AUSTRALIS

TERRY WENT BACK TO ENGLAND 1979

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SCOTTER, Matthew Crawford 1956 STRATHMORE

Matthew Scotter was a British submariner during worldwar 2 stationed in Fremantle in 1944/45. After the war he returned to his wife and daughter...

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SEPAROVIC, Cico Veljko 1963 ROMA 42
SHIELDS, James & Anne 1971 ELLINIS 42
SICARI, Giuseppe 1931 ORSOVA

Giuseppe (Joe) arrived with mother & sisters to join father Francesco. They lived in Collie St, Fremantle. In WW2 he served in AIF. In 1946 he...

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SIMEON, Kyriakos N 1908 ORMUZ

Shortly after arrival Kyriakos bought Olympia Cafe in Barrack St. Moved to Pingelly with brother Angelo and bought restaurant. Returned to...

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STACK, Thomas 1858 EMMA EUGENIA

Thomas married Mary TUFT in 1863 in Fremantle. Worked as a police constable at Fremantle, Dongara, Greenough, Nannup. Inn keeper at 19 Mile Inn (...

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STEWART, Edith 1949 DORSETSHIRE

Brought up in Dundee until marrying William Stewart in 1942. They migrated to WA in 1949, lived in Wundowie, before moving to Hilton in 1954....

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STOJANOVIC, Dimitrije, Nina 1950 SKAUGUM

WW2-POW in Germany 1941-1945. Wife Nina forcibly removed at age 14 from family in Russia to work as forced labour in Germany

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STOUT, Stephen Montague 1858 LORD RAGLAN

Stephen Stout was a teacher in Bunbury soon after his arrival and later moved to Fremantle where he operated a boys' boarding school. In 1864 he...

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STUCHBERRY, Walter W 1921 OSTERLEY

Walter Stuchberry was born in Belfast, Ireland but his parents returned to England when Walter was three years old. He was the son of Samuel and...

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SZIJARTO 1950 SKAUGUM 42
SAMMELS, William & Emily 1922 ORMUZ

My parents were Group Settlers in Rosa Brook & Forest Grove but failed to make success of it. Came to Perth where Dad worked with P.W.D....

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SPEZZACATENA, Giuseppe 1958 NEPTUNIA 419
STRICKLAND Family 1912 AUSTRALIND

Ellen Strickland (1st person), daughters Elizabeth (2nd person), Margaret, Ellen Jnr joined Ellen's other children, Mary Hawkes, Walter Strickland...

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STRINGER, Owen & Family 1958 FAIRSEA

Owen worked as a photographer, wife Heather as his business partner & later public servant. Daughter Teresa studied at WAIT (Curtin Uni)...

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SWEETING, George H & Ellen 1856 DOLPHIN

Five years as Headmaster of Hale Boys School.

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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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SWEENEY Family 1965 FAIRSKY 418
SCOTLAND, Thomas 1903 UNKNOWN

My father, Thomas Scotland, born England; Boer War 1901-02; to Western Australia 1903; managed Anna Plains Station breeding horses; married Paula...

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SINCLAIR, RB & ER & Family 1968 FAIRSKY

First of the Sinclair family, Ralph, Elizabeth & Pauline, to emigrate to WA, seeking new opportunities.

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SULTANA, Greg & Clementa 1974 GUGLIELMO MARCONI

Newly married, Greg obtained employment at Australian Glass Factory East Perth. Clementa worked as a seamstress at Perth Clothing Co. Raised 3...

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SCULLION, Charles 1925 BENDIGO

Early records of my family are long gone although I remember my mother saying that Dad sailed on the Bendigo. My father's death certificate shows...

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SHALLEY Family 1967 FAIRSKY

David & Audrey Shalley with their 3 children Andrew, Kevin & Carol came to join Audrey's parents in WA. In October the following year Beth...

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SHEARER, David & Family 1879 CHARLOTTE PADBURY

Born 1832 Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, David initially became a teacher, obtained a scholarship then gained his MA at the University of...

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STACEY, John & Joan 1968 CASTEL FELICE

Settled in easily. Had 2 children - Sharon & Sean. Have 5 grandchildren - Jessica, Daniel, Maggie, Abbey & Tom. Lived in Kwinana from 1969...

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STAL, Mick & Sophia 1950 DUNDALK BAY

I settled in Armadale Camp. Got married in the camp in 1951 & had four children - three boys & one girl. Living now in Mount Lawley.

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SCHEIJEN, Pieter & Janina 1950 SIBAJAK

After navy, married & left Holland to fulfill their dreams of starting a family in Australia. Together they made bricks for their first home...

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SMIT VAN GIJN, Catharina P 1912 AJANA

Catharina married in Bunbury. She had 4 children. One of her skills was needlework, along with an interest in basketmaking. Sometimes she was...

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SUTHERLAND, Mary C 1913 AJANA

Mary Carey Sutherland arrived in 1913 together with her mother Janet & siblings Alex, Henry, Christina, Isabella, Janet & William, to join...

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SOBOLEWSKI, S, W, & AL 1960 SOUTHERN CROSS

Stanislaw Sobolewski (born Poland) was taken prisoner by Russians in WWII. Escaped to England & joined RAF. Met Winifred Fleming (born England...

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SPREADBOROUGH, Joan W 1957 MORETON BAY 414
STEVENSON Family 1961 ORION 414
SCARLETT, Ronald William 1924 ORVIETO 413
SHEFFIELD, W, A & Family 1924 OSTERLEY

Will & Ada Sheffield & their children Aubrey, Enid, Eric, Peter & Desmond were early pioneers on the Northcliffe Group Settlement....

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SOBON, J, W, S, JB & J 1950 SKAUGUM 413