SMITH, Roy

Origin Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire, UK
First settled in Wongan Hills, WA
Original Occupation Office Clerk
Occupation in Australia Pig Farmer/Market Gardener

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Departure Port Tilbury Docks
Arrival Year 1954

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Roy was an office worker but wanted to be a farmer. Basil Clark, a family acquaintance invited him to Australia to work on his sheep farm in Wongan Hills. He later worked for WAPET around Exmouth and eventually settled in Derby where he had a pig farm for many years.

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