Parkes Migrant Camp

[cando]

Electoral rolls to 1980 are available on ancestry.com.au   NSW rolls are various years between 1930 and 1980.

Can I help you at all for anything to 1980?  Jean may be able to help you with later rolls.

Cheers
CAndo

[kerszk]

Thanks
They arrived 1949 and I have 1958 is there anything inbetween?

How would I find out when they were naturalized?
Kerry

[cando]

Not that I can see. 

The NAA should be able to help you with naturalization information.

Perhaps these enrolments are of interest.

1958, 1968
GALLA Isabella  29 Federal Street Parkes  Kitchenmaid
GALLA Waclaw  29 Federal Street Parkes  Trainee engineman

1980
GALLA Isabella  7 Alluvial Street, Parkes  HD
GALLA Mark Stanislaw  7 Alluvial Street Parkes  No occupation
GALLA Waclaw  7 Alluvial Street  Parkes  Railway employee

Cando

[kerszk]

Wow
These are Izabella's husband and children . This is wonderful. I feel like I am finally getting somewhere. kerry

[cando]

The marriage is on NSW bdm
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?SessionID=31818922&event=marriages

I hope Jean finds some helpful information for you.

The Parkes cemetery records are online but there is a problem with the site at the moment.  Parks Council have a note on their website that it should be available again.

Bedtime for me

Cheers
Cando

[kerszk]

Thank you so much for your help I really appreciate it.
   Night Kerry

[Neil Todd]

Hi kerszk, I should think that Parkes Shire Council would have the information you require and it should be available under the new GIPA act which relates to the release of public information they can be contacted and an electronic form downloaded at.

http://www.parkes.nsw.gov.au/index.php?option=com_jentlacontent&view=landing&id=194&Itemid=743

Most Councils in country towns around Australia conduct Naturalization Ceremonies, now on Australia Day. However some Block ceremonies did take place in the 1950's because of the huge influx of intended Australians.

Try them they should know who was naturalised and when and it should give some idea of abode. I believe the Street they lived in was in a new Suburb created for the purpose of housing these migrants after naturalization.

Good Luck

Neil

[kerszk]

Thanks Neil

l will contact the council to see if they can tell me anything. Thanks for the info on the street, makes me feel they must have been at the Parkes camp.Will keep searching.  Kerry

[BMiller]

From the Parkes Migrant School register of admission book