HEWITT, Arthur & Minnie
3 December 1903 – 27 January 1987
19 May 1907 – 2 July 1980
Origin Hedon, East Yorkshire, England
Accompanying Family Nancy, Raymond, Sidney & Brenda
First settled in Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
Original Occupation Docker
Occupation in Australia Farm Worker
ORMONDE
Departure Port Southampton
Arrival Year 1948
Fremantle
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Arriving as a family of five in Jan 1948. The temperature was 112° and we all had winter clothes on. Lived in tin shed at Ravensthorpe with no fridges or airconditioning. Water tank for drinking was hot and unclean. Work was clearing bush with an axe.
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Arthur and Millie were my grandparents along with five of their children including my my father Raymond.
Mon 17 Oct 2022
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