Subfonds 0499CC - Coronato Calleja

Item

Title
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
April 19, 2009
Link
https://arkivji.org.mt/coronato-calleja
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