BATTERS, Arthur J
5 January 1893 – 25 February 1971
Origin Islington, England
Accompanying Family Rosetta Sunnucks Age 14 Cousin & Stella Sunnucks Age 12 Cousin
First settled in Fremantle, WA
Original Occupation Farm Hand
Occupation in Australia Lorry Driver
AUSTRALIND
Departure Port Southampton, London
Arrival Year 1914
Fremantle
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Arthur aged 21 and single, chaperoned his cousin's 2 daughters - Rosetta Sunnucks (14) and Stella Sunnucks (12) to their parents in Fremantle. Arthur was the only one to come to Australia leaving his mother and father and 5 siblings behind never to see them again. SS Australind carried steel railway lines for the Trans Continental Railway Line across the Nullabor Plain. Arthur was employed at Cresco Fertilisers (WA) Ltd for 30 years at Bayswater WA.
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