Gaetano Messina

Title: Gaetano Messina
Subject: World War, 1939-1945; Armed Forces; Italian newspapers; Music--Italian influences; Authors, Italian
Category: 4. World War II
Keywords: enemy; Song
Creator: Security Service, New South Wales
Current holder: National Archives of Australia, Sydney
Period of reference: 1938 – 1941
Series number: NAA: C415, 52
Item number: 7283478
Access rights: Request at location
Country of origin: Australia
Language: English; Italian
Description from source: [Ex. 24608] [This item consists of 3 Italian newspapers, 2 entitled 'Il Lavoro' (Labour), dated Nov and Dec 1939 respectively and 'Italia Illustrata' (Italy Illustrated), dated Sep 1939; 1 newspaper clipping of letter sent to the Sydney 'Sun'; Italian language document of dispensation from military service ; membership card of the Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro pertaining to Santo Messina; several pages of lyrics of Italian songs; correspondence in Italian, some with English translations] [Box 7]
Physical format: Correspondence; Newspapers; Songs
Date accessed: February 14, 2022