YAKAS, Ante
7 May 1913 – 28 January 1991
Origin Zavala, Otok Huar Jugoslavia
First settled in Spearwood WA
Original Occupation Fisherman
Occupation in Australia Market gardener
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Departure Port Dubrovnik
Arrival Year 1938
Fremantle
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Ante Yakas migrated at the age of 25. He was a pioneer market gardener in Spearwood and proud to become an Australian Citizen. He was a member of the South Fremantle Football Club and a WA State Lawn Bowler (Cockburn Bowling Club). He had a wife (Elsie) and three children, Boris, Kevin and Lorraine.
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