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Title	Arrival Year	Ship Name	Story	Panel #
AMBROSINO, Grazia	1954	SURRIENTO		57
AMBROSINO, Mario R	1954	SURRIENTO		57
AMBROSINO, Ruggiero	1952	ROMA		57
AMBROSINO, Vincenza	1954	SURRIENTO		57
ALESSANDRINI, V & A	1955	NEPTUNIA	Vittorio (Vic) had lived in NSW from 1952 – 54 but returned to Italy to marry Antonia. Vittorio and Antonia first stepped foot in Australia...	58
ALLEN, Basil Raymond	1949	ASTURIAS	After working as engineer on ships in UK, worked as a fitter and turner for Govt Railways in Fremantle until retirement.	58
ADAMS, W & P & C	1952	OTRANTO	Bill & Pat came with todler Caroline and subsequently had Paul in 1958. Bill had 'sand in his shoes' following serving in RAF during WWII....	6
AVELING, Anthony J	1953	GORGON	Arrived at the age of 14 months with his parents, Johan Gustaaf and Rose Regina AVELING, and brothers Arthur Theodoor and Roy Gustaaf George.	60
ALLEN, Ron, Greta & Family	1964	FAIRSTAR		62
ANDERSON, Will & Eveline	1954	HIMALAYA	Left UK after war, part of ten pound Poms, contracted to work at Kwinana Oil Refinery.	62
ATTWOOD, Marguerite Joyce	1927	BENDIGO		62
ANDERSEN, Carl A	1901	NECKAR	Carl came to Australia to join R.J. Lynn and Co as a schooner master. He was joined by his wife Inger, and daughters Ella (7), Margit (5) and...	63
ANDERSEN, Inger G	1905	KARLSRUHE	Inger arrived with her daughters Ella, Margit and Klara to join husband Carl, a schooner captain engaged in the NW trade, who had preceded her in...	63
AQUINO, Rocco	1950	SURRIENTO	Rocco left Italy to start a new life in WA. In 1954 his wife (Marianna) and 2 children (Vincenzo & Rosa) arrived from Italy to join him. They...	63
ABBONIZIO, Giuseppe	1955	NEPTUNIA	Guiseppe worked in a quarry for four years before the rest of his family (wife Rosa, daughters Domenica and Maria and son Michael) was able to...	64
ASHTON, Peter	1963	FAIRSEA	Peter applied for immigration to Australia through the Big Brother Movement. He came on his own at 18 years of age. Later his brother John...	66
ANDERSEN, Otta	1910	OMRAH	Otta came out to Australia to see the country, not thinking she would spend the rest of her life here raising a family with another Dane who...	67
ADAM, Andrew & Catherine	1927	BENDIGO	Andrew & Catherine Adam were Scottish migrants who came to WA under the Group Settlement Scheme. They went to the Northcliffe Group 147. They...	69
ADAM, James Morrison	1927	BENDIGO	Came to WA with his family. After returning to WA after WW2, he married and bought his own farm in Northcliffe.	69
ADKINS, Ian & Elizabeth	1963	CANBERRA	I migrated at 22 with my Australian husband Ian Traill Adkins who was 25 yrs old. I was pregnant with my daughter Cathy who was born in Perth in...	69
ANTICEVIC, Vinko & Tonka	1968	ANGELINA LAURO		7
ANDERSON, Dalton & Jennifer	1965	IBERIA	Coming to Australia was the best thing we did as a family. It has provided us with many opportunities and a wonderful life. Our family also gained...	71
ARMSTRONG, Bill & Eileen	1960	FAIRSKY	Bill and Eileen brought 4 children to Australia; Alan, John, Dennis and Lynne. They had another 4 children in various states of Australia;...	71
AGOSTINELLI (ITALIANO), A	1958	NEPTUNIA	Married by proxy	74
AGOSTINELLI, Silvano	1951	SURRIENTO	Married by proxy	74
ALLAN, D, A & Family	1954	ESPERANCE BAY	I settled here 50 years ago to bring up a young family, son William (Bill) and daughter Phyllis - deceased.	74
ANDERS, Annie	1966	ELLINIS	Born Chana Getel Patchick outside Lodz in Poland. Her family escaped the Pogroms against the Jews in Eastern Europe by emigrating to England, She...	74
ALBONICO, Clemente & Teresa	1937	ROMOLO	They were naturalised Australians. They worked lived and died in W.A. Raised 4 children with 3 still living there. They were a pioneer family of...	75
ADAMSKA, Stanislawa, Danuta	1950	GENERAL W C LANGFITT	Stanislawa married C. Trzebiatowski. Danuta married J. Kurzeja.	76
ANTONELLI, Armando	1965	GUGLIELMO MARCONI	Armando arrived with his parents at the age of 17 to join his five brothers. Married Gina who migrated in 1952. They have two children Sabatino...	77
APOSTOLES, Margaret Reid	1968	CASTEL FELICE	Aged 17. Worked for Parker & Parker Solicitors. Married in 1971 to Nicholas Apostoles whose grandparents were also migrants. Had two sons...	77
ALFORD, William J & Alice	1924	LARGS BAY	Originally nominated to the Peel Estate by William & Mary-Ann Yates. The whole family worked extremely hard to build up the dairy farm from...	78
ANASTAS, Con	1914	VILLE DE LA CIOTAT	30 years business in Fremantle "Cons". Greek Interpreter - Fremantle Prison & Immigration Department.	78
ANTUNOVICH, Neda	1936	ORION	Neda left Yugoslavia aged 22 years where she worked as a tailoress, having lost her mother at age 2 years. Lived with aunt and uncle in Gradac...	78
AMARANTI Constanza	1929	CITTA DI GENOVA	Constanza lived in Fremantle all her life, working with husband as wood merchants.	8
ANSTEY BW & EO & Family	1968	FAIRSTAR	Photographs: 1 of family on departure Southampton (this was on display in Maritime Museum,Sydney) and 1 of family on arrival at East...	8
AQUINO, Marianna	1954	AUSTRALIA	Marianna was reunited with her husband, Rocco, after 4 years of separation, during which time Rocco had established the foundations of a new life...	8
ARGO Peter Helmut	1950	SKAUGUM	We lived in tents in railway (WAGR) camps in Wagin, Kondinin and Piesseville for 2 years before settling in Perth. Peter worked as a journalist...	8
ANDREIS, Aleksandar	1958	AUSTRALIA	18 months after Aleksandar arrived in Fremantle he was joined by his wife Margarita, daughter Jakica and son Ante	80
ANDREIS, M, Jakica & Ante	1960	TOSCANA	Accompanied by daughter Jarica and son Ante and met up with husband Aleksander (already in Australia 1958)	80
ARKEVELD Family	1952	JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT	My parents were keen to leave Holland after the terrible WW2 which saw my father and mothers families heavily persecuted by the Germans. My...	80
ARCHER, GW, R & Family	1955	NEW AUSTRALIA	We were sponsored out by our Uncle who came out four years earlier. Dad and Mum thought we would have a better chance of getting on here and the...	81
ADAMS, Les, Josie & Family	1971	BRITANIS	Last of the ten pound poms to arrive. Left 9/10/1971 and arrived 2/11/1971. Came on the Greek Chandris Line via South Africa. Came to give their...	82
ANDREINI, Alfredo	1960	NEPTUNIA	Came to Australia with his mother to join his married sister. Worked as a Labourer and went on to learn the bricklaying trade. Married in 1964 and...	82
ANDREINI, Bruna	1960	NEPTUNIA	Came to Australia with her son to join her married daughter. Lived with her daughter, helped care for the family until her death in 1996.	82
ANDRES, Ray, Margaret, L & C	1972	BRITANIS		82
ALBRECHT, Ewald & Rosel	1953	CASTEL VERDE		83
ALLEN Anthony D	1962	CANBERRA	Headed Geological Survey of Western Australia, Hydrogeology Division. Pioneered investigation and understanding of Perth groundwater supplies....	83
ANICICH, George	1926	CAPRERA		83
ANICICH, Joseph	1938	OTRANTO		83