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ZELESCO Family 1950 OXFORDSHIRE

Migrated to Australia as refugees. After three years and not being able to speak English, Mrs Zelesco opened small deli in Swanbourne and Mr...

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ZERKO Family 1950 OXFORDSHIRE

Zerko Boleslaw who suffered atrocities of war and as a refugee in camps of Africa. His aim was to secure his family somewhere safe. Australia was...

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ZACCARIA Nicola 1927 PALERMO 13
ZAPPIA, Salvatore 1925 PALERMO

Son of Stefano Zappia and Giuseppina Catalano. One of the first, Italian migrants to settle in the Harvey area, later sponsoring many others to...

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ZAKNIC, Ivan (John) 1926 PALERMO

Worked in Manjimup cutting sleepers then went to Boulder working on the mines. Shifted and settled in Bunbury in 1931.

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ZLENDICH, Ljubo 1956 PAOLO TOSCANELLI 321
ZAFIRIS, Pantelis 1962 PATRIS

Known to his friends as Peter, husband to Angeliki (Angela) and father to Spiro, Angelo and Katina. A religious family man who started life in...

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ZAGORIANOS Family 1972 PATRIS 337
ZOUNIS, Maria (née MANIFIS) 1924 PRINCIPESSA GIOVANNA

Maria was 10 or 11 when she came to Australia so went to school in Port Hedland.

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ZURZOLO, M T Natalina 1952 RAVELLO

Worked long hours on the land for 40 years while raising 3 children and running a household.

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ZAZA, Gennaro & Ippolita 1924 REGINA D'ITALIA

Ippolita Zaza arrived in Fremantle in 1931 on board the Orantes. Gennaro & Ippolita had seven children Mauro (dec), Sabellina, Coletta, Mauro...

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ZANELLA, Dino 1952 ROMA 44
ZUVELA-DODA Janita 1962 ROMA

Arrived with grandparents Ivan & Cecilija Zuvela - Doda. Married to Michael Trinda, mother of Damien, Dion and Yasmin Trinda. Sister of Jasna...

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ZUVELA-DODA, Ivan Cecilija 1962 ROMA

Arrived in Australia to joine son Kresimir and daughter-In-law Franica and grandchildren Janita, Jasna & Kristine Zuvela-Doda.

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ZAMBON, Francesco 1950 ROMA 247
ZORINO, Luigina 1952 ROMA 390
ZASILLO, Vincenzo 1952 SAN GIORGIO

Vincenzo settled in WA for four years, then moved to SA and worked on the Woomera Rocket Range for twelve years. He then returned to WA, where he...

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ZANOTTI, Attilio 1950 SEBASTIANO CABOTO

Came first on his own after being married for a very short time ,to ensure that he could make a living in Australia.

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ZANOTTI, Nello 1950 SEBASTIANO CABOTO

As there was no employment opportunities in Italy after WWII, Nello travelled with his brother Attilio to Australia hoping to provide a future for...

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ZWART, Jan 1953 SIBAJAK

Arrived alone at 18 years of age. Married Perth girl at 21 years of age. Have three sons and three grand daughters and still married to the same...

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ZYLSTRA, Jan & Gerrigje 1955 SIBAJAK 234
ZERAFA, Charlie 1955 SKAUBRYN

Charlie came to Australia as a child. He married Terry and and had 5 children, Elizabeth, Wayne, Julie, Chas and Daniel.

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ZERAFA, Doris 1955 SKAUBRYN

Doris came to Australia as a child. She has four children - Shane, Samantha, Danika and Ashleigh

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ZERAFA, Lily 1955 SKAUBRYN

Lily Zerafa came to Australia with her two children, Charlie and Doris, to join her husband Joseph. They went on to have four more children,...

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ZILLESSEN, Wolfgang Johann 1955 SKAUBRYN

When I was 11 yrs old and my 9 yr old sister Anneruth embarked on the migrant ship on our own in Nov 1955. We arrived in Fremantle on Christmas...

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ZAMMIT, Alfred 1955 SKAUBRYN 150
ZAHALKA, Karl & Erna 1954 SKAUBRYN

Karl and Erna arrived in Fremantle with two children, Albert & Sonja, hoping for a better life. They settled in Medina. Karl worked for B.P....

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ZVAUNIS, Arturs, Marta, John 1950 SKAUGUM

Fled Latvia after Soviet occupation in 1944. Lived in DP camps in British Zone, Germany. Immigrated to Fremantle, Australia with wife Marta and...

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ZIEMBINSKI, Julian, J, Z & B 1950 SKAUGUM

We came as 14 month old twins with our parents, Julian and Jadwiga. We were taken staight to Holden camp in Northan, in sweltering heat.

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ZYRUCHA, M, M & Family 1950 SKAUGUM 43
ZABEL Family 1950 SKAUGUM

Arrived with $20, a small trunk, 2 suitcases. Worked hard on arrival and built their own home.Raised 4 children.11 grandies , 2 great grand kids...

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ZALEWSKI, Zyg't, Nina, Henry 1950 SKAUGUM 51
ZOLNIER, Bazyl & Sabina 1950 SKAUGUM 80
ZOLNIER, Leokadia 1950 SKAUGUM 80
ZOLNIER, Wladyslaw 1950 SKAUGUM 80
ZAJDA, Stefan & Anna 1950 SKAUGUM

Stefan, Anna & family (Cseslawa daughter and Marian son) lived in the Northam Migrant Camp till January 1951 then Narrogin for the rest of...

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ZILUJKO, William & Adeline 1950 SKAUGUM 92
ZOLNIER, Stanislaw 1950 SKAUGUM

Stanislaw came to Australia with his twin brother, sister and parents. He worked at Peters Creamery in Brunswick before working as a leading hand...

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ZLABEK Family 1950 SKAUGUM

Family members - Henry father (deceased), Josephine mother (deceased), Henry jnr son and Alice Zlabek daughter.

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ZACCHIGNA, Mario, Sil, Julie 1950 SKAUGUM

Settled in Wyalkatchem where our first home was a tent. Beds were chaff bags filled with hay. Kerosene lamps, Coolgardie safe for fridge. Water...

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ZELE, Ludvik, Maria & Family 1950 SKAUGUM

Four children accompanied parents from Europe. Two more born in WA.

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ZRINSCAK, Franjo & Milka 1950 SKAUGUM 160
ZRINSCAK, Mario G 1950 SKAUGUM 160
ZURAKOWSKI, Peter & Julie 1950 SKAUGUM

Housed at Holden Camp/Northam until all medical clearances etc. completed then moved to Clackline with family where they lived in tents. Third...

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ZYNDERMAN, Edward 1950 SKAUGUM 172
ZALEWSKI, S, L, & Grazyna 1950 SKAUGUM 199
ZEGIR, Levendi & Angelika 1950 SKAUGUM 209
ZIEBA, Piotr & Helena 1950 SKAUGUM

After orientation in Northam, Piotr Zieba worked as a land clearer. In 1952 the family settled in Narrogin. Piotr worked in the WA Railways until...

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ZATELLA, Nives M 1950 SKAUGUM

Fled post-war Italy to begin a new life in W.A with her parents and three siblings. Married Alfredo Peroni and had two children.

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ZARETZKY Family 1950 SKAUGUM

Maria Zaretzky (nee Rozenhammer) arrived with Ilona (Helen) and Istvan (Stephen). 1954 Maria's husband Ferenc (Frank) entered Australia via USA....

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