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Papers of Alberto Rizzo, 1951-1978

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Title
Papers of Alberto Rizzo, 1951-1978
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Australia--Social life and customs
Italy--Emigration and immigration--History
Voyages and travels
Immigrants' writings, Italian
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Correspondence
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author
Rizzo, Alberto
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Period of reference
1951 – 1978
Link
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6937830
Series number
MS 10196
Item number
6937830
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Copyright Undetermined. Copying of Alberto Rizzo's copyright material permitted for research purposes. Available for research. Not for loan.
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Sydney
Journey
Genoa
Suez canal
Sydney
Language
Italian
Description from source
0.15 m (1 box)

Comprises letters and photographs of Alberto Rizzo, an Italian who emigrated to Australia in 1951, sent to his mother in Italy. The letters recount details of Rizzo's shipboard voyage from Genoa to Sydney, via the Suez Canal, and subsequent years in Australia. Through the letters Rizzo discusses the problems and successes of his life in Australia, including the birth of his two children and the purchase of land and building of his home in the outer Sydney suburbs.
Physical format
Letters
Photographs
Bibliographic citation
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