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SOFIENKO, Margarete & Leonid

25 June 1904 – 6 August 1984
Born 3 September 1922

Origin Nikolaev, Ukraine & Holzminden, Germany
First settled in Bayswater, WA
Original Occupation Paediatric Nursing Sister & Industrial Engineer
Occupation in Australia Nursing Aide & Labourer

AMARAPOORA

Arrival Year 1949

Fremantle

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When Leonid & Margarete worked for the two years to repay their passage, Margarete worked as a nanny for the children of William MacCartney, the then editor of the Daily News. Leonid who was an industrial engineer, helped build the Mundaring pipeline & informally he did the plans for Mundaring Weir extension as the original could have collapsed.

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  • Very surprised to find this. Leonid was my Gradfather's uncle who we have thought dead during the second World War for a very long time.

    ~ Karina

    Tue 3 Sep 2013

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