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DELLA-PATRONA, Bonomo

1 January 1899 – 11 September 1970

Origin Tresivio, Italy
Accompanying Family Wife and daughter Alma arrived later 1925
Original Occupation Police Officer
Occupation in Australia Farmer

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Departure Port Naples
Arrival Year 1922

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Settled for two years in Corrigin WA, then Greenbushes WA. With wife Bice and children Alma (born Italy), Ines, Alice, Elsa, Ruby and Joe born in Australia.

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  • Thats my great gramp right there :)

    Fri 19 Sep 2014

  • Very proud to say this beautiful man is my granddad.A brave man who fought in WW1 then left his pregnant wife and came to the other side of the world to start a new life.Thankyou Granddad and Nana love you,s always.Don and all their families.

    Fri 24 Jun 2016

  • This beautiful man is my granddad.He was brave and strong and left Italy after WW1 to start a new life in Australia.It would be nearly two years before he seen Nana and a daughter he had never seen before.Thankyou Nana and Granddad for being brave enough to do what you,s done it must of been very hard.Love both of you always. Don and all the rest of your family

    Sat 25 Jun 2016

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