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DYMOCK, James & Annie 1887 ELDERSLIE

James in building industry in Fremantle. Both had 11 children - 4 arrived with parents.

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DRAPER, Thomas Percy 1891 CUZCO

Member of State Parliament for West Perth. Became an Attorney General and lost his seat to Edith Cowan.

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DELLA FRANCA, Matteo 1893 UNKNOWN 140
DAY, Thomas H 1895 UNKNOWN

Thomas Henry Day - established a bakery in Holdsworth Street, Fremantle and tearoom and catering business in High Street. After retiring from the...

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DRAYTON, Edward & May 1896 UNKNOWN

Edward Bruce born Barbados. May Isabel nee Wragge born London. Edward NW Mounted Police in Canada then British Army in India etc. May educated in...

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DAVENPORT, Thomas, Elizabeth 1897 ORIENT

My grandmother was amazed at the profusion of blooming arum lilies growing wild along the foreshore of Princess Royal Harbour. Back in London, one...

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DE BERNALES, Claude 1897 UNKNOWN

Champion of gold mining industry, becoming prominent figure in W.A. in 1920's and 1930's.

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DRUMMOND, William 1900 UNKNOWN

William & wife Margaret & 3 sons, William, John & Joseph settled in WA. William Snr. came to work on Mundaring Weir.

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DOIG, Alexander Paton 1901 OLDENBURG

Alexander Paton Doig of Fife, Scotland, was an excellent tailor who emigrated in 1901. He married Lily Dunn and they had 10 children. He was a...

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DINI, Battista Inocento 1902 MARSEILLES

Battista tried to open a pasta factory in Fremantle, but Australians at the time were not interested in eating pasta. He moved to the Western...

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DAVIE, Agnes & Barbara 1903 DARMSTADT

Agnes and Barbara came to join their brothers John and James in Fremantle. Agnes worked in Coolgardie, met and married William JT Clements who...

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DELLA BOSCA, Stefano 1903 KARLSRUHE

Stefano arrived in Fremantle in 1903 aged 16. At 21 he returned to Italy and married Caterina De Paoli. He returned to work at Leonora on the...

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DELLACQUA, Giuseppe 1907 ORUBA

Giuseppe was 34 yrs old when he arrived in Australia. He married Catarina Saligari in Italy before his migration. She arrived in 1911. They had 4...

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DALBO, Eric 1907 SCHARNHORST

Naturalized - 1/6/1914.

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DONATTI, Luigi & Maria 1908 ROON

Luigi settled in Kalgoorlie, worked as a woodcutter / prospector for 5 years before returning to Ponte, Italy for 6 months. He returned to...

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DENNIS, Harold 1908 OMRAH

Harold left his bank position in 1908 to join his brother William at Doodlakine. He married Violet Evelyn Parks on the 29/12/1913. He became a...

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DARRAGH, Gerald Raymond 1909 RUNIC

Arrived with parents Solomon and Gertrude Darragh and siblings Phyllis and Alexander.

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DARRAGH, John Alexander 1909 RUNIC

Went to Duntroon. After the war he joined the Department of Agriculture as a Herd Tester. Married Hilda but they had no children. Lived in...

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DARRAGH, Phyllis M 1909 RUNIC

As a child lived Perth, Kalgoorlie & Denmark. Trained at Claremont Teachers College. Taught in wheatbelt & southeast (eg.Sheoak). Married...

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DARRAGH, SM & GM 1909 RUNIC

Came to teach. Did a great deal of country service. Retired to run a corner store in Bayswater. Later lived at Kalamunda until their deaths.

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DELLAMARTA, Domenica 1909 OPHIR

She was sent out to Australia to marry her cousin, after her father died and her mother remarried. Originally settled in Greenbushes with husband-...

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DUMPS, Charles R 1909 ASHBURTON

Original family name Karl Rudolff DUMPS. Naturalization 1914. Married Mary Ellen LONGSTROTH. Daughter Ivy Hazel BROOKS b1920 d1990. Son Cyril...

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DELLA VEDOVA, Antonia 1909 ORIENT

10 brothers. Married Pini (1909), a hotelier. 10 children. Believed to have had first white child in Day Dawn. Married Maurice Salmon (1915)...

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DEVERELL, Francis AD 1909 OPHIR

Francis came to Australia with his parents being third eldest. He served in WWI and returned home to marry Adela G Harry in 1919. They had 3...

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DIEDERICH, John Francis 1909 ORTONA

John Francis Diederich arrived from India, where he had moved from New Zealand. he had moved from Germany to NZ as a child.

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DINGLE, Wm & Elizabeth 1909 ORONTES 325
DALBY, Walter 1909 OTWAY

Wife Lily (nee Barker) together with son Arthur & daughter Evelyn arrived in February the following year on the OTRANTO.

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DEAN, William H & James A 1910 OMRAH

Bill & Jim Dean came from London & worked on the land at Emu Hill before settling in Beverley & starting a motor garage. Jim joined...

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DREGAR, Ernest Michael 1910 UNKNOWN 183
DEWAR, Elizabeth Shields 1911 RIMUTAKA ALBANY
DEWAR, Margaret Hamilton 1911 RIMUTAKA

Mother Helen Shields Dewar (on Fremantle Welcome Walls) and four children emigrated due to ill health of younger daughters. All married and...

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DRAY, Edith Emily 1911 OPAWA

Edith Dray was originally on the ship Papanui which caught fire. All passengers were then put onto the Opawa.

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DEWAR, Helen (nee Shields) 1911 BELGIC

Widow- 50 at time of arrival. Offspring Robert Brodie, Margaret Hamilton, Jean Brodie, Elizabeth Shields, John, Louisa Oswald all settled in...

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DEWAR, Louisa Oswald 1911 BELGIC 21
DEWAR, Robert Brodie 1911 BELGIC

Married Eunice Emily Bird 14/08/1926 at Scots Church, Fremantle.

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DEAN, Henry & Sarah & Bill 1911 OTWAY

Henry, Sarah (nee Woodger) and son William left their home in Loose, Kent (after baby Ellen died) as free settlers for WA. Moved around until they...

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DENT, Florence & Children 1911 ORAMA

Followed husband Frederick Dent to Australia. Frederick arrived in February 1911.

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DENT, Frederick 1911 OTRANTO 44
DYSON, John & Meta 1911 OPAWA

Left London on Papanui. Burned out St Helena Is. Spent five weeks with just what they were wearing. Brought to Australia on Opawa: A cargo ship....

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DYSON, Norman & Dorothy 1911 OPAWA

John & Meta's children aged 5yrs & 11 yrs. Also on burning Papanui.

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DUNNING, Daisy L 1911 ZEALANDIC

English farming parents came to farm in Harvey. Daisy worked in Fremantle. Married Charles Hancock in 1914. Went farming in Dulbelling. 4 boys;...

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DIXON, HG 1911 ARMADALE

Returned with AIF 1914-18. Wounded in France. While in English Hospital met Mary Target who came out to Australia and married 12/3/1921.

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DOWNSBOROUGH, Albert E 1911 ORMUZ 237
DAY, John 1911 ORMUZ

First job land clearing at Jibberding Station in 1911. Selected bushland. Hand cleared land known as Daysdale and later had first registered...

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DITCHBURN, R, E & Family 1911 ORONTES

Robert & Elizabeth worked for a short time at 'Banndee'. They secured a grant of lease on 165 acre's at North Kukerin in 1911, taking...

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DEANE, Arthur D, SW & Arthur 1911 AUSTRALIND 347
DEANE, William Lewis 1911 AUSTRALIND 347
DUNNING, Percy 1911 ZEALANDIC

Percy was 15 years old when he arrived with his family.

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DOWNING, Herbert Charles 1911 ORVIETO

Herbert Charles Downing joined the AIF World War 1, 1914 - 1918 war as a gunner. He enlisted in WA on the 21/06/1916 to 01/10/1918 at age 19 years...

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DUNNING, HF & RC & Family 1911 ZEALANDIC

Frank and Rosa came to WA with 9 of their 10 children. Eldest Ida 20 (May 19 NZ), Daisy 18, Ralph 17, Mark 16, Percy 15, Les13, Dora 10, Maggie 8...

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