VANDERWIEL, Gerrit & Neeltje
27 November 1919 – 25 January 1985
29 April 1922 – 14 April 1984
Origin Rotterdam, Holland
Accompanying Family George b.22/10/1943 Bastiaan b.26/12/1946
First settled in Nollamara, WA
Original Occupation Welder
Occupation in Australia Welder
JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT
Departure Port Rotterdam
Arrival Year 1951
Fremantle
298 panel
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Gerrit (George) arrived in 1950, six months before his family. When he retired he had been working for Midland Railways for many years. Neeltje was a dressmaker and arrived with their two sons in 1951. They lived in a shed while Gerrit built their home, making the bricks himself.
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