COOPMEINERS, HH & WME

3 August 1909 – 10 May 1993
30 March 1918 – 1 February 1971

Origin The Hague The Netherlands
Accompanying Family Two children
First settled in Perth WA
Original Occupation Haberdashery proprietors
Occupation in Australia Various businesses

JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Departure Port Amsterdam
Arrival Year 1954

Fremantle

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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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