WIBBERLEY, William & Jessie
11 July 1894 – 4 October 1942
26 June 1902 – 20 September 1991
Origin Trescott, Wolverhampton, UK
First settled in Victoria
Original Occupation Farmer
Occupation in Australia Farmer/Goldminer
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Departure Port Southampton
Arrival Year 1924
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After settling in Victoria, William & Jessie were enticed back to WA 1927/28 to a farming development. They settled on a dairy farm at the Peel Estate, which with poor land combined with the depression made it impossible to survive. Like many, they had to walk off the land.
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