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SS Australia


Departure Port: Unknown
Departure Date: Unknown
Arrival Port: Sydney, Australia
Arrival Date: 22 January 1962
International Refugee Organisation
Group Resettlement to Australia
This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons.
Columns represent*: Sequence number, surname, forename, nationality, and look-up reference number.
 1  BERLINGIERI  Lisetta       Italian       4208665
 2  BOROVINA     Petar         Yugoslavian   4313696
 3  CAPONE       Maria Giulia  Italian       3548859
 4  CATALANO     Vincenzina    Italian       3554798
 5  CESARE       Maria Giulia  Italian       3548859
 6  CESARE       Vincenzina    Italian       3554798
 7  COSTARELLA   Mariantonia   Italian       4093289
 8  CULLURA      Carmela       Italian       4093337
 9  DE LUCA      Apollomia     Italian       4094319
10  DE SANTIS    Cesarina      Italian       4093762
11  DOMINCZYK    Alina         Polish        4389834
12  FAZIOLI      Apollomia     Italian       4094319
13  FERRARA      Maria         Italian       4094365
14  FITTI        Filomena      Italian       4094458
15  GIORGIO      Maria Rosa    Italian       4094872
16  INCOGNITO    Cona          Italian       4207102
17  IOFFREDI     Claudina      Italian       4207114
18  LETIZIA      Maria         Italian       4207304
19  MARICIC      Desanka       Yugoslavian   4314304
20  MARTINELLI   Vittoria      Italian       4207659
21  MESSINA      Maria         Italian       4207304
22  MINNITI      Francesca     Italian       4207836
23  PINELLI      Lisetta       Italian       4208665
24  PISKULIC     David         Yugoslavian   3327732
25  PUCA         Filomena      Italian       4094458
26  PUCA         Rosa          Italian       4208860
27  RICCIARDI    Antonio       Italian       4200004
28  VELETTA      Maria         Italian       4389213


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk is used to call your attention to additional information in
   the transcriber's notes.

*  Sample of Other Details Available in the original manuscript:
     Passenger #              45          EX Augsburg  U.S. Zone Germany
     Surname                  Grabia
     Forenames                Josef
     CM/L #                   831088
     IRO Status               S
     Nationality              Polish
     Religion                 Roman Catholic
     Marital Status           Married
     Sex                      Male
     Date of Birth            02 July 1910
     Age                      40
     Country/Place of Birth   Poland / Godeniza
     Passport Number          045482
     Date Passport Issued     28 October 1949
     Place Passport Issued    Augsburg
     Occupation               Farmer

Transcribed by Tom Stiglmayer
and Donated to the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
It is believed that this transcription only lists those who disembarked in Fremantle, 
since the ship carried hundreds more passengers. 
The source was most likely the records in the National Archives of Australia's Perth collection.

       Here are more links to help in your search for passengers to Australia:

Extensive information about Displaced Persons immigration from Germany to Australia 1947-1951 
is at  http://www.fifthfleet.net.

Conduct record searches at the National Archives of Australia

and search Coraweb.com.au at How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records 
in Australia
Formatted by Sharon Krisko a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 July 2001



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