CHRISTOPHERS, H & D & Family
28 September 1916 – 13 June 1995
Born 9 November 1915
Origin Falmouth, England, UK
Accompanying Family Robin, Lesley, Susan & Lynden Christophers
First settled in Kingaroy, Queensland
Original Occupation Compositor
Occupation in Australia Compositor, Advertising Manager, Owner of Advertising Agency & Owner of Country & Suburban Newspapers
SOMERSETSHIRE
Departure Port Liverpool
Arrival Year 1951
Fremantle
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Father, Hal: Cornish with some Irish. Mother, Doreen: From Shropshire with some Liverpool & Scots. Hal in RAF Sept 1939 to Dec 1945. Doreen in War Office 1937-1941. After the gloom of the Great Depression (1930's), the trials of World War II and the economic gloom of post-war Britain, they came seeking a better life, weather and economic advantage in “classless Australia”.
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