Subfonds 0499CC – Coronato Calleja
| Subject | Australia–Emigration and immigration—History |
| Maltese language | |
| Agriculture–Australia | |
| Farmers | |
| Voyages and travels | |
| Category | 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation) |
| Keywords | Malta |
| Canecutters | |
| Creator | Department of History, University of Malta |
| Current Holder | National Archives of Malta |
| Date | 2009-04-19 |
| Item Number | MT NAM PMA-0499CC |
| 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. 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 Format | Sound recording |
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