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The Anna Salen and the Skaugum, Naples to Fremantle, 1949–1950

Naples → Northam, Western Australia

The Anna Salen left Naples on 1 December 1949, broke down beyond Aden and transferred her passengers to the Skaugum, which landed them at Fremantle on 6 January 1950. The Skaugum carried 1,570 people and 1,543 were landed in Western Australia and sent by train to Northam. Of the 553 entries with a nationality on the transcribed roll, 256 are recorded as Polish and 52 as Ukrainian; many Ukrainians from Galicia and Volhynia were registered as Polish, so the Ukrainian figure understates them.

1 December 1949

The Anna Salen leaves Naples

Naples

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Passenger list, Anna Salen passengers landed by the Skaugum, 1950

December 1949

The ship breaks down beyond Aden and her passengers are taken over by the Skaugum

Aden

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Passenger list, Anna Salen passengers landed by the Skaugum, 1950

International Refugee Organisation group resettlement to Australia: Skaugum passenger lists

6 January 1950

The Skaugum lands the passengers at Fremantle; 1,543 are landed in Western Australia

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Polish and other migrants in Wyalkatchem 1950-1970

International Refugee Organisation group resettlement to Australia: Skaugum passenger lists

January 1950

Those landed are sent by train to Northam

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Polish and other migrants in Wyalkatchem 1950-1970

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Passenger list, Anna Salen passengers landed by the Skaugum, 1950

Polish and other migrants in Wyalkatchem 1950-1970

International Refugee Organisation group resettlement to Australia: Skaugum passenger lists