Subfonds 0498JR - Joseph Refalo

Item

Title
Subfonds 0498JR - Joseph Refalo
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
April 18, 2009
Link
https://arkivji.org.mt/joseph-refalo
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