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WADE, Alan & Colin 1953 ESPERANCE BAY 13
WADE, Alan & Maria 1953 ESPERANCE BAY 13
WITCOMBE, Gilbert F 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA

Gilbert brought family to Australia for the opportunities available. Secured job as engineer, bought home & car within 2 weeks. Children...

39
WILKINSON, Jean & Anne 1953 STRATHAIRD

Mother and daughter travelling to Australia to join Father working for British Petroleum to build refinery at Kwinana

40
WELCH, W 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA

William Welch was ex Roayal Navy, he migrated to Australia with his wife Masie, 2 children, worked as carpenter

41
WALKER, Thomas & Beryl 1953 MORETON BAY 46
WARDEN, David James 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA

Moved to Jarrahdale when arrived.

54
WEYRICH Family 1953 ANNA SALEN

Wolfgang came as a meating engineer, Erica as a homemaker. Terrible conditions at Bonigilla - maggots in the food.

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WYNVELD, Sophia 1953 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Married fiancee two weeks after arrival at St Andrews Presbyterian Church St Georges Tce Perth. Had five children, Rhonda 1956, Terry 1958,...

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WETTINGER, Alfred Walter 1953 TOSCANA

Arrived in Aust as a child migrant. Spent 5½ years approx at Boys Town Bindoon. Started work at 16. Met and married Dianne, Aust girl, raised 4...

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WHITE, Albert & Kitty 1953 ESPERANCE BAY

Having lived our lives in London, we thought my husband and I and our sons would have a better chance in life in Australia. We now know we made...

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WHITE, Paul & Eric 1953 ESPERANCE BAY

Having lived in London and Tottenham, UK, we thought my husband and I, our sons, would have a better chance in life, we now know we made the right...

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WOLTJEN, HAF & MC 1953 CASTEL VERDE

Marianne Charlotte & Helmut Adolf Friedrich Woltjen arrived with daughter Dagmar Erma Matilda (born 10/11/1949) and son Ulrich William (born...

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WILLIAMS, Kenneth Burton 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA

I arrived as an only child with my parents. Fremantle was where we first set foot in Australia. From here we continued to Melbourne and, after...

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WILLIAMSON, Grace Virginia 1953 ARAWA

Later married to Pietro DI CAPUA who arrived in Fremantle on the Hellenic Prince from Naples, Italy in 1952.

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WICKS, Gerhard & Family 1953 SKAUBRYN 273
WELCH, Bill, Mary, Bob, Jeff 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA 274
WIND, Josef & Family 1953 FAIRSEA 281
WORTEL, Henk & Tymen 1953 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Handrinus is my father, now deceased. Tymen is the son. Second son born in Rockingham. Moved to Rockingham & stayed there to become registered...

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WALKER, EB & IE 1953 MOOLTAN

Walker, Edward Bruce (born Luton, UK) carpenter married Irene Elizabeth Clark 15/03/1947 and emigrated with daughter, Linda Christine to Australia...

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WALKER, Linda Christine 1953 MOOLTAN

Linda came to Australia as a young child with parents Irene Elizabeth & Edward Bruce Walker. Raised in Perth, Linda became a nurse at Sir...

342
WARD, Ian 1953 MALOJA

I was a child migrant deported to WA as a 9 year old, without my mum, dad, brother or sister knowing where I was.

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WITCOMBE, Keith Malcolm 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA

A Technical Officer with the Agriculture Department. He married Glenys Witcombe 20/03/1965. Had four children & four grandchildren. 13/11/...

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WARDEN, Amelia 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA

Warden, Amelia (Shields) emigrated with her young adult family from Nth Ireland aboard the New Australia, arriving Fremantle 1953. Settled in...

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WISMAN, Theodorus & Engelina 1953 SIBAJAK

Came out to Australia for a better life. Booked for Melbourne, but offered work in Perth. Stayed in Holden Camp for two months then moved to...

416
WAY, Michael G 1953 STRATHAIRD 421
WELLS Family 1953 NEW AUSTRALIA

Came to work on the construction of BP Refinery, then as an electrician for the same firm.

467
WINTER Family 1952 LARGS BAY

Arrived 2nd June 1952, public holiday- not permitted to land till next day. Four weeks at Point Walter Migrant Hostel. Three years in nissan hut...

38
WHITEHEAD Sylvia Joyce 1952 ORONSAY 13
WHITE, John & Clara 1952 ASTURIAS

John trained as a gardener at Kew and was employed by the Countess of Norbury, Clara was a housemaid and cook in service. In WA, John's employment...

19
WALDON, Bert & Mary 1952 CAMERONIA

After 10 months in Katanning Bert moved to Perth, employed as a plumber on the new Kwinana Estate. Found a house in Rivervale where he was joined...

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WRIGHT, Frederick G & Amy 1952 DORSETSHIRE 37
WRIGHT, J & EC & Family 1952 ORION

The family moved to York WA in 1954. Nell died in York 07/03/2003 at the age of 94.

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WHITE, Joan Margaret 1952 MALOJA 53
WAKKA, Jan & Suze 1952 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Suze Arnolda Wakka arrived with 8 children. Upon arrival was left to find own accommodation in Fremantle for self and 8 children. Can't imagine...

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WELFORD Family 1952 OTRANTO

Douglas, Betty and children Marilyn and Carol spent 9 months in a Nissan hut at Graylands Hostel. Then 9 months in a caravan on a block up a dirt...

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WERNIK, Hendrik 1952 FAIRSEA

Arrived in Perth 10 months before his wife to be - Sophia Wynveld. Married 15/08/1953 St Andrews Presbyterian Church, St George's Tce Perth. Five...

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WALMSLEY, Sydney & Lena 1952 CAMERONIA

Walmsley family lived in Claremont, Syd worked for Public Works Department as a plumber until retirement in 1971. Lena and Syd married for over 60...

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WHITEHOUSE, Gordon Leslie 1952 ORMONDE

Transferred volunteer from British Army to Australian Army - Served in Japan and Korea in the Royal Australian Engineers. Lived in Sydney after...

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WARGER, Karel HR 1952 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT 163
WILSON, William P, R & RJ 1952 SOMERSETSHIRE 177
WEGUELIN, KA, PM & Family 1952 ESPERANCE BAY

Kenneth brought his wife and family to WA under the £10 Scheme. Kenneth was a Builder. During the war he worked for Dehaviland Aircraft and was in...

221
WILLIAMS, Eugene Crawford 1952 LARGS BAY

Gene's first job was a travelling Salesman for Watkins and then worked for many years as Sales Manager for Parrys Department Store in West Perth....

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WALDON, Stanley 1952 CAMERONIA

After arriving here aged 14 - took up an apprenticeship as a Motor Mechanic. Married in 1964 to a NZ lady, Judy. Had 2 children, Natalie &...

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WELLS, Leonard & Sheila 1952 RANCHI

Both Leonard & Sheila served in the British Army during World War II. Leonard participated in the D. Day Operation.

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WEINBRECHT Family 1952 SYDNEY

Otto and Ursula, father and mother of: Elizabeth - 08/03/1935, Otto - 10/10/1937, Helmuth - 07/07/1939, Henrich - 26/07/1940 and Helga - 24/03/...

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WILLIAMS, Min (née CLAESSEN) 1952 ORONSAY 474
WALS, Cornelis 1952 FAIRSEA

Farmed in Kojonup in 1953, sent to Northam Camp, lived in Albany up until now.

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WORSTELING Wilhelmus 1951 MAETSUYCKER

Studied to be master builder and consequently built many homes for State Housing Commission up the west coast as far as Wyndham and Kununurra....

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WELLSTEAD Family 1951 CHITRAL 17