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WATERMAN, CJ, A, V, E & L 1921 ORMONDE

Charles Waterman was one of WA's largest painting contractors in the 1930-40's. Worked mostly in Fremantle, painting Swan Brewery Hotels and many...

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WHITE, Leslie Egerton 1922 MINDEROO

Born of Scottish father and Ceylonese mother. Served with the 2/11 Battalion in the Middle East during WW2. Amatuer boxer.

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WELLS, Betty & June 1922 ORMONDE

Betty-lived with her parents-Clifford and Adria. Trained as a nurse at Royal Perth Hospital. Married James Giumelli 1942 and lived in Dardanup on...

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WELLS, Clifford R & Adria F 1922 ORMONDE

The family ran a fruit and vegie shop for a few years, in Northam, the returned to Perth to live. Clifford was employed as a Journalist by the...

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WARDMAN Family 1922 ORMUZ

Wardman family emigrated from Harrogate in Yorkshire. Father was a motor engineer but went into agriculture in Australia. ,First a poultry farm...

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WATSON, John C 1922 MORETON BAY

Scottish Army for WWI, RAAF for WWII, Wife Barbara joined him in 1923 landing at Albany. Four children, William, John, Barbara and Robert....

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WHITE, James 1922 MORETON BAY

Worked on Hopwood's Farm in Bencubbin until 1928. Then in the same year rode a motor bike across the Nullabor form Perth to Victoria. Married and...

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WHITAKER, Ernest James 1922 BENDIGO

On leaving the Army (RAOC) he emigrated to WA to join the Group Settlement Scheme and worked on the property of John Ball for 6 mnths. As he had a...

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WYLLIE, Robert S 1922 EURIPIDES

Bob Wyllie married Annie Christie on the 19/6/1923 Perth. He was killed, when masonary and a verandah fell on him from a row of shops located on...

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WALLINGTON, Harry 1922 MORETON BAY

Harry served WW1 in France & India. Arrived in WA after the war. Worked at Grass Valley cutting hay for farmers & later married. Joined...

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WILSON, George C 1922 LARGS BAY

G C Wilson married Dorothy Vera Reed in later years.

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WALKER, John & Winifred 1922 JERVIS BAY

John Walker served in the British Navy as a seaman and his ship was engaged in the Battle of Jutland. He insisted he was an orphan, however this...

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WARD, Harold (Bob) 1923 EURIPIDES

Born Ellistown, Leicestershire. Son of coalminer William & wife Sarah, who had eleven children. In 1923 he immigrated with friend Jack Knight...

ALBANY
WARREN, Susan LL 1923 RUNIC

Came out to WA on her honeymoon with her husband, Clement Warren, whom she had known when they were children before he emigrated to WA in 1908.

ALBANY
WATKINS, Arthur & Frances 1923 DIOGENES

Arthur & Francis Watkins came to WA with their four children, Violet 11yrs, Winifred 9yrs, Urnest 3yrs & William 1yr 11mths to Group 90...

ALBANY
WATKINS, Arthur Ernest 1923 DIOGENES

Travelled to Australia with wife Sarah & four children, Violet, Win, Ernest & William.

ALBANY
WATKINS, Vi, Win, Ern, Bill 1923 DIOGENES

Violet (m Baldock), Winifred (m Giles), Urnest & William came to WA with their parents, Arthur & Frances Watkins. Two more children were...

ALBANY
WATSON, Henry Storrar 1923 DIOGENES

Departed Scotland on 3rd January 1923. Arrived Albany 8th February 1923 on TSS Diogenes. Obtained work at Eden, Youngs Siding as a farmhand. He...

ALBANY
WHATMOUGH, Elizabeth A 1923 EURIPIDES ALBANY
WHITE, Alfred & Daisy 1923 THEMISTOCLES

Alfred and Daisy left Wellard in 1926. They worked for the Public Works Department on railway construction throughout the Wheatbelt, living in...

ALBANY
WILSON Percy & Edith 1923 UNKNOWN 9
WHITTON, Thomas & Christina 1923 LARGS BAY

Thomas Whitton arrived in Fremantle 27th July 1923 on board the Largs Bay. His wife and daughter (both Christina) arrived 1st April 1924 on board...

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WILLIAMS, Gerald 1923 ORMONDE

Place of work Margaret River firm Sunny West Dairies for 50 years. Became qualified in both butter & cheese making. Played cricket, umpired...

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WILKINSON, Victor (Reg) 1923 THEMISTOCLES

Served British Army WWI Saw action in Middle East & France. Married Blanche Holwell 28/4/1923. Migrated to Australia under Group Settlement...

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WHITTON, Francis Thomas 1923 BALLARAT 74
WHITE, James Gale 1923 ESPERANCE BAY

Husband of May. Father of Bill & Jessie. Grandfather to Jessie's children. A painter/glazier. Union Secretary 35 years. Junior Vice...

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WHITELEY, Edith Evelyn 1923 LARGS BAY

She taught English in Hendon County Secondary School, London and at the end of WWI was engaged to Lt EJ Whitaker who did not leave the RAOC until...

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WILLIAMS, Gilbert 1923 OMAR

Work on Bullaring farm (G. Seimens) to understand farming in WA. Married 1925, had 3 daughters , ran general business in suburbs (Perth). Bought...

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WYLLIE, Annie (CHRISTIE) 1923 MORETON BAY

Annie married Robert Wyllie on the 19/06/1923 in Perth. She was widowed on the 04/09/1930. She married Samual Murdoch Mowat on 14/02/1933.

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WESLEY, Benjamin Rhodes 1923 ORMONDE

Arrived from Leicester, single, Feb 1923. Age 23 worked Farmhand, Bencubbin & packing sheds, Swan View. Married Scottish migrant, Nora Annie...

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WRIGHT, Arthur 1923 ESPERANCE BAY

Arthur Wright AKA Dick Wright

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WRIGHT, Harriet & Percy 1923 ESPERANCE BAY

Wright Family - Group Settlement Farmers - Group 76 - Nillup.

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WRIGHT, Violet A 1923 ESPERANCE BAY 267
WISEMAN, Oliver 1923 THEMISTOCLES

Oliver's wife Evelyn arrived in Western Australia on the Bendigo in 1927. Both Oliver & Evelyn came from fishing families. They were married...

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WILSON, Archibald Frank 1923 BENALLA 421
WILSON, Jane EE 1923 MORETON BAY

Migrated as a single woman. Worked in a laundry to support her daughter born in 1924. Married 1932 & widowed in 1948. Mother of one,...

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WELCH, WJF, FM & Family 1923 HOBSONS BAY

Migrated under the Group Settlement Scheme.

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WOODS, Alfred & Maude 1923 HOBSONS BAY

Maude Sarah Mary and Alfred Edmund Woods came on Group Settlement Scheme. Settled in Blythe Park area, south of Busselton.

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WAGSTAFF, William J & Family 1924 DEMOSTHENES

Wife, May Gladys and second daughter, Dorothea May deceased 1925. Buried in Denmark Cemetery. After death of wife left Denmark and did labouring...

ALBANY
WARNER, C & C & Family 1924 DIOGENES ALBANY
WEEKS, Doris Irene 1924 THEMISTOCLES

Doris, her Mum, stepfather Albert Taylor & family were Group Settlers at Glenoran/Yanmah, Manjimup. They arrived in Fremantle in 1923. Doris...

ALBANY
WHITFIELD Family 1924 SOPHOCLES

Travelled by train to Denmark then onto Group Settlement 113 at Parry's. Arrived to a 3-sided shack, 4th wall was painted hessian, and had a dirt...

ALBANY
WILSON, Thomas Kennedy 1924 DIOGENES ALBANY
WINCH, Charles & TWIST, Agnes 1924 DEMOSTHENES

Part of Group Settlement 122. Came with four children, fifth child (Agnes) was born in Margaret River Hospital in 1925 which was built by the...

ALBANY
WOODHOUSE, Bertram & Blanche 1924 DEMOSTHENES

Bertram & Blanche came to Australia to give their children a better life. They found life on the Group Settlement Scheme to be very hard. They...

ALBANY
WILLIAMS, Joseph G 1924 BARADINE

Joe arrived as a child migrant, under the auspices of the Kingsley Fairbridge Farm School Society & spent 4 yrs & 2 months in Pinjarra, WA...

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WANLESS, John & Ellen 1924 BORDA

John and Ellen Wanless were sponsored to Western Australia by Ellen's Uncle George Waddell, who owned a farm in the Bruce Rock Shire, and together...

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WILKINSON, Blanche 1924 BORDA

Married Victor (Reg) Wilkinson 28/04/1923. Four Children Bill, Nancy, Bert & Margaret. Live in South Fremantle most of life.

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WENTWORTH, Dorothy M 1924 ORVIETO

Dorothy, daughter of Charles and Charlotte Wentworth, married Arthur John White upon arrival in Fremantle and settled on a farm in Gnowangerup....

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WHITE, Mary Gatheral 1924 EURIPIDES

Wife of James, wonderful mother of Bill & Jessie. Loving Grandmother to Jessie's children. Daughter of Sarah Livingstone.

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