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| Title |
Arrival Year |
Ship Name | Story | Panel # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEISSENBERG, Rudi & Ruth | 1939 | OTRANTO |
Jewish refugees from Germany who escaped the holocaust. Left Germany on Crystal night and fled to London, before being accepted by Australia. |
490 |
| 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. |
18 |
| 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),... |
8 |
| 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... |
65 |
| 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... |
87 |
| 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... |
158 |
| WALSH, John A | 1946 | MADURA |
Teacher in Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Ardath, Meekathara, Rockingham & Perth. Three children, Christine, Peter & Terry. |
239 |
| 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... |
239 |
| 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... |
10 |
| 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... |
14 |
| 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.... |
22 |
| WRIGHT, Anthony & Louis | 1947 | ASTURIAS |
First child migrant, brothers to migrate after the War. |
22 |
| 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 &... |
23 |
| WRIGHT WEBSTER Virginia M | 1947 | MADURA |
Virginia married Vincent Patrick Scanlan in Perth,1969. They had 4 children-David, Marnie, Clare & Luke. |
47 |
| 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... |
47 |
| 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... |
89 |
| 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... |
113 |
| 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... |
128 |
| 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. |
136 |
| 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... |
149 |
| 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. |
147 |
| 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... |
165 |
| 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... |
197 |
| 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... |
240 |
| WATERS, EW, AE, DE & BJ | 1947 | ASTURIAS | 252 | |
| WALL, Diana M | 1947 | ASTURIAS |
Sent out to Australia under the Government Child Migration Scheme. |
337 |
| WALSH, Anne | 1947 | ASTURIAS |
Sent out to Australia under the Government Child Migration Scheme. Nazareth House. |
337 |
| WAUGH, Margaret | 1947 | ASTURIAS |
Sent out to Australia under the Child Migrant Scheme. Nazareth House. |
337 |
| WOODS, Eileen | 1947 | ASTURIAS |
Sent out to Australia under the Government Child Migration Scheme. Nazareth House. Deceased. |
337 |
| 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 (... |
397 |
| WOODMAN, Derek Albert | 1948 | ORMONDE |
Aged 13 came out with my parents & sister. Settled in Yelarbon, Queensland on 15-10-1948. Then lived in Wynnum where I went to school, 2 years... |
14 |
| WYATT, AE, CA, Anne & Joan | 1948 | CHARON |
AE Wyatt was Ft/Lt in RAF stationed in Singapore in 1945-1948. Expected to go to Geelong Vic to settle. Ended up in Perth and stayed. |
30 |
| WARNOCK, John, Mae & Bill | 1948 | ASTURIAS |
The Warnocks (& Lockes) came to WA from Post War Glasgow and firmly believed they had arrived in paradise. Bill was 14 when he arrived and... |
81 |
| WISZNIEWSKI, Aleksander | 1948 | ASTURIAS | 86 | |
| WRIGHT, Cuthbert & Pamela | 1948 | ASTURIAS |
Major Cuthbert George (Geoff) Wright 269 India Port Operating Co. Royal Indian Engineers (seconded from British Army) WWII c/o SEAC. Pamela T... |
108 |
| WRIGHT, Melodie Pauline | 1948 | ASTURIAS |
Daughter of Cuthbert and Pamela Wright, sister of Penelope Anne, Gail P, Belinda J and Rebecca Joy. Married John Phillip Kevan 1/08/1970. Sons -... |
108 |
| WRIGHT, Penelope Anne | 1948 | ASTURIAS |
Daughter of Cuthbert and Pamela Wright. Sister of Melodie P, Gail P, Belinda J and Rebecca Joy. Married Richard Wilberforce (Dec 1990). Married... |
108 |
| 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... |
113 |
| 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... |
118 |
| 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. |
152 |
| 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... |
159 |
| WEBSDANE, Bert & Mavis | 1948 | TALMA | 289 | |
| WEBSDANE, Victor & Richard | 1948 | TALMA | 289 |