ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionBlack and white image of a passenger ship arriving at the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia.CollectionTransport collectionVlatko-Rulo family collection Creator individualPhotographer unknownMaterialsdigital imageHistorical details
The migration of families from Croatia in the 20th Century contributed to the growth of areas like Osborne Park and Balcatta. Large ships left Europe with much fanfare and arrived into Fremantle with celebrations. Ivan Vlatko-Rulo left Naples in 1927 from Blato Korcula Yugoslavia on the Re D'Italia.