DE JONG, Goos, Anna & Girls
Origin Hilversum-the Netherlands
Accompanying Family Nanny aged 15 , Carla aged 13.
They attended Princess May high School from where Nanny went to work in retail while Carla went on to study to be a teacher.
First settled in East Fremantle WA
Original Occupation Plumber/Gas Fitter
Occupation in Australia Plumber/Gas Fitter
JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT
Departure Port Amsterdam
Arrival Year 1952
Fremantle
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Goos arrived, together with Annie and his 2 daughters on 11 September and within a week he had secured a job as a plumber (his original trade), despite the fact that he could not speak English. He worked for D. Poole for many years, then worked for Fremantle gas company .
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