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COOPMEINERS, AHGJ & WHAJM

Born 1 September 1948
Born 2 February 1950

Origin The Hague The Netherlands
Accompanying Family Mother; Coopmeiners-Beijer, WME
First settled in Perth WA
Occupation in Australia Police officer/paralegal

JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Departure Port Amsterdam
Arrival Year 1954

Fremantle

6 panel

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Family adventures since arrival included building a house in Bedford Park with help of Dutch friends, running a greengrocery in Katanning, operating the Cocoon Needlework business in London Court and its country mail order service. Son Eric became a woolclasser, milkman and police officer. Daughter Toni worked in Family Law in Bunbury.

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