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| Title |
Arrival Year |
Ship Name | Story | Panel # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
103 |
| 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,... |
117 |
| 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... |
144 |
| 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... |
149 |
| 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... |
149 |
| 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... |
212 |
| 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... |
237 |
| WILLIAMSON, Grace Virginia | 1953 | ARAWA |
Later married to Pietro DI CAPUA who arrived in Fremantle on the Hellenic Prince from Naples, Italy in 1952. |
264 |
| 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... |
327 |
| 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... |
342 |
| 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. |
398 |
| 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/... |
403 |
| 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... |
416 |
| 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... |
28 |
| 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. |
39 |
| 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... |
82 |
| 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... |
101 |
| 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... |
117 |
| 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... |
141 |
| 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... |
159 |
| 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.... |
222 |
| 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 &... |
233 |
| WELLS, Leonard & Sheila | 1952 | RANCHI |
Both Leonard & Sheila served in the British Army during World War II. Leonard participated in the D. Day Operation. |
385 |
| 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/... |
400 |
| 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. |
491 |
| 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.... |
8 |
| WELLSTEAD Family | 1951 | CHITRAL | 17 |