CONTI, Leone
29 May 1889 – 15 December 1960
Origin Sinagra, Sicily, Italy
First settled in Wanneroo, WA
Original Occupation Farm Labourer
Occupation in Australia Orchardist
PALERMO
Departure Port Messina, Sicily
Arrival Year 1926
Fremantle
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For all the hardships he endured, Leo was a jovial man. He returned to Italy from America to serve in the Great War (WW1) and then migrated to Australia. He and his wife Maria (nee Fasolo) had 6 children, all who continued to develop orchards as their father had.
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