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DE PALMA, Giacomo

Born 8 September 1922

Origin Mofetta Italy
First settled in Fremantle
Original Occupation Ship Building Industry
Occupation in Australia Cray Fisherman

TOSCANA

Departure Port Naples
Arrival Year 1950

Fremantle

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Giacomo de Palma arrived in Fremantle in 1950 in search of a better life and help support his siblings in Italy. For the next 30 years he worked as a fisherman, working in Shark Bay, Lancelin and Fremantle 1953. He married Magdalena Caputi and together had 5 children.

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