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Subfonds 0499CC – Coronato Calleja

SubjectAustralia–Emigration and immigration—History
Maltese language
Agriculture–Australia
Farmers
Voyages and travels
Category5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
KeywordsMalta
Canecutters
CreatorDepartment of History, University of Malta
Current HolderNational Archives of Malta
Date2009-04-19
Item NumberMT NAM PMA-0499CC
Rights National Archives of Malta, Central Archive
Country Of OriginMalta
PlaceSydney
JourneyBrisbane
Language Maltese
Description From SourceScope and content Theme: Life of a Farmer. Coronato Calleja, known as Kurnatu, was born on the 3rd of October 1942 at Victoria, Gozo. He had 10 siblings. His father was a full time government employee and a part-time farmer whilst his mother was a housewife. Kurnatu had emigrated to Sydney and Queensland, Australia as a sugarcane worker for more than 5 years. When he came back to Malta he started working at ‘Ta’ Cenc’ until he found a full-time government job and kept farming as a part-time job. Apart from the time he spent in Australia, he used to live in Victoria and Kercem, Gozo. He had a daughter and at the time of the interview he was a pensioner.
Physical FormatSound recording
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