BELCASTRO, Pasquale

16 April 1906 – 3 January 1983

Origin Italy
First settled in Perth, WA
Occupation in Australia Market Gardener

CITTA DI GENOVA

Departure Port Messina
Arrival Year 1925

Fremantle

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Pasquale arrived in WA at the age of 19 years. He worked on wheat farms for a few years. Then he worked in market gardens in the Balcatta area. When he married Elena Agostino and had their four children over a period of 10 years through the WWII era. He grew carrots and potatoes and supplied them the army.

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