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CINCERA, Maria

Origin Ponchiero, Sondrio, Italy
First settled in Carbunup River, WA
Original Occupation COTTON FACTORY WEAVER
Occupation in Australia FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE

CITTA DI GENOVA

Departure Port Genoa
Arrival Year 1926

Fremantle

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Maria worked in a cotton factory in Sondrio, Italy. She came to Australia in 1926 to marry her fiance Cesare Credaro. After being married in Perth they travelled by mail truck to a Bush block at Carbunup, already purchased by Cesare, to commence farming. Their sons still farm there.

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