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| Title |
Arrival Year |
Ship Name | Story | Panel # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHANAN, Dorothea Louise | 1946 | CHARON |
Daughter of Douglas Maitland and Helena Vale Buchanan. Fled Burma via Chaukan Pass trekked 40 days and 675 miles to safety. Sister to Peter... |
92 |
| BUCHANAN, Douglas & Helena | 1946 | CHARON |
Fled Burma via Chaukan Pass. - a 40 day 675 mile trip with three of their four children (4th child in British Army). Came to Australia from... |
92 |
| BUCHANAN, George Maitland | 1946 | CHARON |
Son of Douglas Maitland and Helena Vale Buchanan. Trekked 40 days and 675 miles out of Burma as a six year old minus shoes and socks and only one... |
92 |
| BUCHANAN, John Douglas | 1946 | CHARON |
Son of Douglas Maitland and Helena Vale Buchanan. Trekked 40 days and 675 miles from Burma to India, Brother to Peter George, Dorothea Louise and... |
92 |
| BUCHANAN, Peter George | 1946 | CHARON |
Born in Rangoon to Douglas and Helena Buchanan. Fought in British Army (he lied about his age) against Japanese Forces. Was reunited with his... |
92 |
| BARRY, Marjorie & Carolynn | 1946 | STIRLING CASTLE |
Wife and daughter of RAAF Officer, who served in Bomber Command 1943/45. |
104 |
| BAILEY, Malcolm | 1946 | TROJAN STAR |
Worked passage SS Trojan Star 1 shilling per month. Sponsored Father, Mother & 3 Brothers; Fred, Ken & David in 1952 under Migrant Scheme... |
123 |
| BINNS, Ida Margaret | 1946 | ATLANTIS |
Mrs Binns came to Australia as a War Bride. She served as a Wireless Operator in the W.A.A.F. and met & married her husband, Australian Airman... |
185 |
| BEVEN, Bill, Sophia & Family | 1946 | GORGON |
Family left Singapore because of WWII with their 3 children - William, Beverley & Patricia, including grandmother Hilda Farquharson. Family... |
214 |
| BARRETT, Hilda & Don | 1946 | LARGS BAY |
Wife & Son of Donald Kitchener Barrett, an Australian serving with the Royal Marines in UK. Captured on Crete then repatriated to Australia at... |
215 |
| BOAR William Miles | 1947 | ASTURIAS |
In August 1947, the ASTURIAS was the first all migrant ship from Britain to arrive at Fremantle. A sketch of the family's arrival was illustrated... |
9 |
| BARBER, Hilda & Family | 1947 | MULBERA |
Widowed Hilda Iris Barber was serving in the British Army (India) when she was repatriated to Australia in 1947. She was accompanied by her three... |
22 |
| BOYATZIS, Apostolos Paul E | 1947 | MISR |
Paul Boyatzis is co-author of the book "Embers on the Sea" - the sinking of the ship Empire Patrol in the Mediterranean in 1945. The ship was... |
81 |
| BOUTLE, James & Muriel | 1947 | ORION |
Jim and Muriel arrived in Fremantle on 28th June 1947 on board the ship Orion. They bought a block in Mathieson Road Redcliffe for £50 and built... |
83 |
| BOUJOS, Peter Lazaros | 1947 | MISR |
Apprenticed cobbler in village, then left village at 14 to join Uncle in Sofia Bugaria to work in dry cleaning. War forced him to return to... |
86 |
| BRANDRETH, Martin | 1947 | ASTURIAS |
Attended Hale school & Graylands Teachers College. Became principal of Lancelin, Forrest River, Westonia, Wubin, Mogumber,Meekathara, Cockatoo... |
96 |
| BALL, Kenneth | 1947 | ASTURIAS | 108 | |
| BEREZNICKI, Karol | 1947 | ASTURIAS |
Worked on the Hydro-Electric Scheme in Tarraleah, Tasmania. |
212 |
| BURBIDGE Family | 1947 | LARGS BAY |
The Revd Edward and Janet Burbidge and their sons William, Andrew and Thomas arrived in Fremantle in 1947. Revd Burbidge was Canon of the Anglican... |
221 |
| BROWN, Pauline | 1947 | ORMONDE | 262 | |
| BLUNSDON, Fred, Joy, Michael | 1947 | GORGON |
Fred & Joyce with 9 year old son arrived in Fremantle on the Gorgon on the 30th August 1947. Fred & Joyce returned to Singapore briefly... |
286 |
| BALLANTYNE, WB & ML, M, B, B | 1947 | MANOORA |
Arrived with our Mother (Madeline) the three youngest of twelve children. Our Father arrived one year later after completing his Service. |
400 |
| BOZANICH, Lenko | 1948 | AL SUDAN |
Started working on market garden with parents then went into crayfishing in Fremantle area |
7 |
| BOZANICH, Nikola & Fjura | 1948 | AL SUDAN |
Started market garden in Spearwood area |
7 |
| BLIGH Sylvia M | 1948 | ASTURIAS | 11 | |
| BAJARS, Harijs | 1948 | HMAS KANIMBLA |
Left Latvia due to Soviet occupation in March 1941. Then lived in wartime Germany with his parents until migrating. Spent two years working for... |
57 |
| BROWN, John & Dorothy | 1948 | STRATHAIRD |
Dorothy Brown and her cousin John landed in Fremantle on 20 December 1948 from Bombay. They continued their sea voyage to Melbourne arriving... |
81 |
| BAPTISTE, Cecil & Elsie | 1948 | GORGON |
Cecil Baptiste worked as a fitter in WAGR workshops, Midland, then had a grocery shop in Leederville. Address 7 Kerr St, West Leederville with... |
84 |
| BONTEMPO, Miro | 1948 | LLOYD TRIESTINO |
Came from a family of 10 children, 9 boys and 1 girl. There was no work in Italy, so my father travelled here by himself to find some work and a... |
108 |
| BOYATZIS, Paul Anthony | 1948 | KOMNINOS |
Arrived in Australia as a school boy. Had to work at a young age to help support family as father died young. Later established himself in his own... |
100 |
| BLAGAIC, Gabriel & Marica | 1948 | NAPOLI |
During 1943, they escaped to a United Nations camp in El Shatt, Egypt. Five years later they boarded the "Napoli" and disembarked in Fremantle, WA... |
111 |
| BARNETT, Tom & Elsie | 1948 | ORMONDE |
Arrived with Joan (9), Ann (7), Sister Florrie. Then Lillian born. Girls later Teachers. Moved to Sugar-Cane Farm in Childers, introducing hill... |
142 |
| BANDY, Tom & Betty | 1948 | ASTURIAS | 153 | |
| BURGESS, Arthur & Dorothy | 1948 | ASTURIAS |
Accompanied by son Michael Arthur, DOB 17/04/1939. |
183 |
| BUBALO, Petar | 1948 | KANIMBLA |
Was a prisoner of war in Germany from 1941-1947. Had no family contact regarding his existence during this time and was not until he reached... |
184 |
| BELLE, Giuseppe | 1948 | NAPOLI |
As a teenager Giuseppe knew he wanted to travel. At 18yrs old Australia offered an amazing adventure/travel opportunity. He decided on Sydney as... |
188 |
| BEAMAN, Geo, Ada & Family | 1948 | ASTURIAS |
George William Beaman, holder of 'The George Cross' Medal for 'Valour'. Children, Colin, George Alfred, Patricia, John Granville and Robert Hagan... |
215 |
| BRZICH, Vicko & Marija | 1948 | NAPOLI |
Visko worked a market garden until his death. Marija worked at Watsonia for 16 years until husband Visko died. She then managed the market garden... |
280 |
| BENJAMIN, Reginald WF | 1948 | CHARON | 277 | |
| BLUNSDON, Heather J | 1948 | CHARON | 286 | |
| BATEMAN, Reginald & Joan | 1948 | MOOLTAN |
Family consisted of 3 boys, aged 14, 10 & 4. We settled in Walpole, WA for 2 months with relatives, Bill & Phylis Wilde, transferring to... |
333 |
| BREALEY, Mary Elizabeth | 1948 | ORION |
Mary Elizabeth Brealey was from Earls Barton, Northants. Her husband died during the war. Her only surviving son lived in Australia & she... |
373 |
| BUSH, Kenneth Stanley | 1948 | BULOLO |
Having served in the Merchant Navy in the Pacific, Ken fell in love with Australia. He became the purser onboard the Bulolo on its return to... |
391 |
| BONETTI, Maria & Sergio | 1948 | TOSCANA |
Angelo Bonetti arrived in Sydney in 1938. Husband & father of Maria & Sergion, he was interned for 54 mths during the war & therefore... |
399 |
| BATHO, Ron, Betty & Jean | 1948 | ORMONDE |
Victor Ronald (Ron), Betty Helena & daughter, Jean Frances settled on the Darling Downs in Queensland having been sponsored by relative Tom... |
401 |
| BUCHANAN, Sandy & Maud | 1948 | CHARON |
The family was in civil service (British), but with the Japanese invasion all was lost. There were relatives in Perth, & Australia offered... |
442 |
| BOREHAM, May & Victor | 1949 | CHITRAL |
May Boreham bought her son Victor to Australia after WW2 for a better change for Victor in life. Her husband & Victor's father Dennis died in... |
10 |
| BUCKLEY George & Nell | 1949 | EMPIRE BRENT |
Detrained NARNGULU 21/9/49. George market gardener, scoutmaster, CMF & TocH member. Nell foundation member of CWA, taught cake decorating... |
13 |
| BAIKAUSKAS, A | 1949 | MOZAFFARI | 14 | |
| BABARSKAS, Jurgis | 1949 | MOZAFFARI | 15 |