ANDREOTTA, Giacomo
Born 17 November 1926
Origin Villa Di Tirano, Italy
Accompanying Family Alone
First settled in Pickering Brook, WA
Original Occupation Farm Labourer
Occupation in Australia Welder
TOSCANA
Departure Port Venice
Arrival Year 1952
Fremantle
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Arriving in Fremantle in 1952, Giacomo, the eldest of 8 children, began the hard work of clearing land in the wheatbelt area of Calingiri and Bolgart. Later settling in Pickering Brook he married Catena and had 2 children. He worked on the orchards for a number of years and then settled in Kalamunda. He then went to work for a steel factory until his retirement.
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