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SURTEES, George

10 June 1898 – 11 November 1988

Origin Sunderland, England, UK
First settled in Jibberding-Wubin, WA
Original Occupation Ship Building
Occupation in Australia Farming-Grazing

HOBSONS BAY

Arrival Year 1923

Fremantle

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Made redundant from the ship building industry in Sunderland after World War I. George worked briefly on a dairy farm in North England before coming to Western Australia on an Ex-Service Assisted Passage & was sent to Wubin-Buntine-Jibberding farming area, where he pioneered a virgin block.

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