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TOMASICH, Rafajel

Born 29 December 1913

Origin Smokvica, Korcula, Croatia
First settled in Woolgangie, WA
Original Occupation Wood cutter
Occupation in Australia Vigneron/Market Gardener

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Departure Port Korcula
Arrival Year 1938

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Rafajel (Rafe) travelled to his brother Marko who worked in mines at Boulder. Work could only be found as a woodcutter in Woolgangie. He married Marica Prizmic, also from Korcula, in 1946. They settled in the Swan Valley at Herne Hill, moved to Hamilton Hill in 1960.

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