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WOZNIAK, Krzysztof 1948 ASTURIAS

I was one of 95 Polish ex-servicemen who came here under the Polish Resettlement Corps Scheme (after demobilizing from Polish 2nd Corps, which...

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WISSE, Cornelis J W 1948 MAETSUYCKER

Cornelis Wisse born Zierikzee, small Dutch fishing island, town records show his family date back to 1765. Father died 1934, then Cornelis joined...

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WELDON, Phil 1948 ORMONDE 152
WIGLEY, CF & I 1948 ASTURIAS

Charles Wigley worked as a hospital orderly at RPH. Wife Isobel was the housekeeper and reared four children.

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WALAWSKI, Ryszard Tadeusz 1948 HMAS KANIMBLA

Polish ex-serviceman. HMAS Kanimbla, departure 17/07/1948 Genova , Italy. Aliens registration cert No 4725. Cert of authority to remain in...

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WEBSDANE, Bert & Mavis 1948 TALMA 289
WEBSDANE, Victor & Richard 1948 TALMA 289
WINTERTON Family 1948 TOSCANA

Dr. Winterton established a succesfull medical practice in Mount Hawthorn.

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WATKIN, William 1948 ASTURIAS

A marine in WWII. Bricklayer by trade. Met future wife on trip out. Worked throughout WA until his retirement.

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WELDON, Owen & Winifred 1948 ORMONDE

Owen & Mary Winifred with their son Philip left England after the war to start a new life in a new country. Owen was foreman at CSBP in...

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WEBSDANE, Peter Hugh 1948 TALMA

Arrived with parents Herbert and Mavis Websdane and younger brothers Victor and Richard. Peter was aged 5 years on arrival.

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WEBSTER Family 1948 TALMA 401
WACHOWSKI, Kazimierz 1948 ASTURIAS

Fled Giermakowka, Poland 13/3/39, Siberia work camp (2yrs), left family behind, Tehran, Baghdad, Palestine (6mths), Karachi (2mths), Bombay,...

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WARING, Linda Susan 1948 MOOLTAN

My father Professor Horace Waring accepted a position at UWA as Professor of Zoology in 1948. The Waring family lived at 10 Parkway Nedlands, WA....

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WOOD, Frank 1947 ASTURIAS

Was stationed in Fremantle during WW11 serving as a Petty Officer in RN on the submarine tender HMS Adamant. Met Jill Walmsley and after...

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WELLS, JC (Chris) 1947 ORION

Upon arriving in Fremantle my father spent 3 weeks at "The Children's Hospital" with pneumonia, before joining the family in Osborne Park. Later...

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WORBOYS, William & Dorothy 1947 MOOLTAN

No hostels, parents stayed at Sharftsbury Hotel for 13 months. Father earnt £7, rent £10. Believe SS MOOLTAN first migrant ship after the WW11....

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WRIGHT, Anthony & Louis 1947 ASTURIAS

First child migrant, brothers to migrate after the War.

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WARD, J & B, GL, KL, RJ 1947 ASTURIAS

Buxton family left England 1929 leaving their married daughter behind. Bertha married to James Ward and had three sons, Gordon, Kenneth &...

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WRIGHT WEBSTER Virginia M 1947 MADURA

Virginia married Vincent Patrick Scanlan in Perth,1969. They had 4 children-David, Marnie, Clare & Luke.

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WRIGHT WEBSTER, CR & WL 1947 MADURA

Charles Webster was a Magistrate in India when it got independence in 1947. He had to leave India & paid his own passage & that of his...

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WILLNER, Sara 1947 CHYEBASSA 84
WALLINGTON Family 1947 STRATHEDEN

Wallington family - Patrick Vernon, Colleen Emma, children Patricia Aileen, William Archibald came to Australia instead of England because of...

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WRIGHT WEBSTER, Alison M 1947 MADURA

My father Charles Robert and mother Winifred Lavinia Wright Webster came out to WA with 4 children, Alison Mary, Rodney Charles, David Alexsander...

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WILSON, Jack & Doris 1947 ASTURIAS

Jack, Doris & 3 children settled in Piawaning, 1948. Purchased 3000 acres of bushland, cleared and started farming. They lived in at tin shack...

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WILLIX Family 1947 ASTURIAS

Two arrivals: WILLIX: Percy, Marjorie, Val and Rod Asturias 1947. And WILLIX: Mary (spouse of Rod), Clare and Timothy Arcadia August 1966.

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WOODS, Stephen Anthony 1947 ORMONDE

Went to Tardun, till 1952 then found I had two Brothers in Melbourne and Mum. (Never saw her). They came out 1948, Michael and Robert. Then in...

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WALLER, HA 1947 ASTURIAS

Served in the Royal Artillery in India 1932-1937. Served in the Indian Imperial police Force until departure for Australia in 1947.

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WILLSDON-JONES, Stan & Lois 1947 ASTURIAS 155
WAGER, Geoff 1947 THEMISTOCLES 163
WATSON, Henry & Laura 1947 ASTURIAS

The family lived in Mount Helena from 1947-1963, the 10 acre property when they arrived was nothing but bush. This would have been a totaly...

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WARREN, A, E, Nick & Janet 1947 ORION 192
WEDLOCK, John S 1947 ORMONDE

Child Migration Scheme from UK 10 yrs old. One of three brothers also Mathew and Robert in 'Clontarf' Boys Home. Left at 15, took up farming and...

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WATSON, Christine A 1947 ASTURIAS 203
WATSON, Peter DC 1947 ASTURIAS 203
WEST, Leslie & Florence 1947 ASTURIAS

Les was on loan to the RAN from RN & based at Leeuwin where he met Flo. They married in Fremantle & returned to England. After Allan was...

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WATERS, EW, AE, DE & BJ 1947 ASTURIAS 252
WALL, Diana M 1947 ASTURIAS

Sent out to Australia under the Government Child Migration Scheme.

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WALSH, Anne 1947 ASTURIAS

Sent out to Australia under the Government Child Migration Scheme. Nazareth House.

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WAUGH, Margaret 1947 ASTURIAS

Sent out to Australia under the Child Migrant Scheme. Nazareth House.

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WOODS, Eileen 1947 ASTURIAS

Sent out to Australia under the Government Child Migration Scheme. Nazareth House. Deceased.

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WILSON, Helen Brown 1947 ASTURIAS

Married Douglas Frederick Rayson at Blakiston South Australia in 1948. Then moved to Warwick Hill farm at Manjimup. They had 5 children, Ian (...

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WOOD, Christina 1946 ORBITA

was awar bride husband was a prisoner of war in germany and was repatreated to eastbourne where he met his wife who was a widow with a 13yr...

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WEBB, Mary Jean 1946 ASTURIAS

I arrived under the War Brides scheme being engaged to Aussie soldier ex POW Clarence Small. We were married 3.5 weeks later and I became Mary...

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WILKINSON, Margaret 1946 WAIWERA

Maiden name Jones, married John Wilkinson 1945, RAAF Warrant Officer stationed in Wales. Migrated to WA as war-bride. Ran a successful dairy farm...

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WALSH, John A 1946 MADURA

Teacher in Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Ardath, Meekathara, Rockingham & Perth. Three children, Christine, Peter & Terry.

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WALSH, Patricia M 1946 MONOWAI

Lived in country towns for 23 years - Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Ardath, Meekathara, then in Perth. Registrar at Presbyterian Ladies College until...

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WILTSHIRE-BUTLER 1945 ATHLONE CASTLE

Married in Alexandra, Egypt, of Bulgarian and Greek parents. Came to Australia as a warbride. Married for 13 years, 8 children (5 boys, 3 girls),...

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WESTON, Roy 1944 HMS SPITEFUL

Arrived in HM Submarine SPITEFUL and based in Fremantle for operations in South China Sea. Settled in Kalamunda after war service.

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WYLIE, Alexander (Alec) 1939 STRATHNAVER

Alexander (Alec) Wylie (13) and sister Helen (12) left behind family in Glasgow to join other underprivileged British children bound for...

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