LESSNAU, Paul & Rita
Origin Berlin, Germany
Accompanying Family Ilonka Lessnau - daughter 3yrs & Wolfgang Lessnau - son 2yrs
First settled in Bonegilla, Victoria
Original Occupation Motor Mechanic
Occupation in Australia Motor Mechanic
SKAUBRYN
Departure Port Bremen, Germany
Arrival Year 1954
Fremantle
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The Lessnaus arrived in Fremantle, March 1954 on the SS Skaubryn from Bremen, Germany. Second stop was Melbourne, Victoria on the 13 March 1954. There were settled in a Migrant Camp in Bonegilla, Victoria. Afterwards, the family boarded the Trans-Continental Railway to Fisher, Nullabor, in South Australia. Paul worked on the railway for 6 months and then they left for Perth and settled in Safety Bay, WA.
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My Family and I arrived 1/08/1954 on the Skaubryn in Melbourne, then Bonegilla, King Island.
Sat 18 Jan 2020
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