Subject	Australia–Emigration and immigration—History
	Maltese language
	Agriculture–Australia
	Farmers
	Voyages and travels
Category	5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords	Malta
Creator	Department of History, University of Malta
Current Holder	National Archives of Malta
Date	2009-04-18
Item Number	MT NAM PMA-0498JR
Access Rights	Digitised
Rights	National Archives of Malta, Central Archive
Country Of Origin	Malta
Place	Sydney
Journey	Brisbane
Language	Maltese
Description From Source	Scope and content Theme: Life of a Farmer. Joseph Refalo was born on the 23rd of November 1921 at Victoria, Gozo. He had 5 siblings. His father was a farmer whilst his mother was a housewife. For a time, in the 1950s he had emigrated to Sydney, Australia were he worked at a glass factory. He also moved to Queensland, Australia for a higher paying job. In Gozo he used to work for the government and as a farmer. Apart from the time he spent in Australia, he had always lived at Xaghra, Gozo. He had 12 children and his occupation at the time of the interview was still that of a farmer.
Physical Format	Sound recording