Letters received by Mario Faggion, 1945-1948

Title	Letters received by Mario Faggion, 1945-1948
Subject	Australia--Emigration and immigration—History Italy--Emigration and immigration Immigrants' writings, Italian Italian letters Economic conditions Families--History New South Wales--History Correspondence
Category	4. World War II 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Creator	Faggion, Mario
Current holder	State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference	1945 – 1948
Date	September 28, 1945
Link	https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Bv7LKy9
Series number	MLMSS 9320
Item number	9Bv7LKy9
Access rights	Request at location
Rights	Copyright status: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners. Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
Country of origin	Australia Italy
Place	Darwin Sydney San Quirico
Language	Italian English
Description from source	Full title: Letters received by Mario Faggion, 1945-1948, with selected English translations by Maria Faggion, ca. 1995 0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) 1. Telegram from Costantina Faggion to Mario Faggion, [Aug.] 1945 2. Eight letters [in Italian] from Ester and Costantina Faggion in San Quirico, to their brother and son, Mario in Sydney, 28 Aug. 1945-20 May 1946, documenting their domestic conditions in the wake of Italy’s capitulation and during the country’s early years of reconstruction. The letters provide insights into the privations endured by Ester and Costantina, including the lack of food, and life under German occupation and rationing in the early post-war years. 3. Letter [in Italian] from Mother Mary Rose Ossola and Mother Angelina (St. Mary’s School, Hong Kong-Kowloon) in Darwin to Mario Faggion, 29 Apr. 1946, thanking him for his past kind offers of assistance to their Catholic mission in Timor. 4. Letter [in Italian] from the Reverend Don Giuseppe Sgarbossa to Mario Faggion and Giuseppe Faggion [1948] informing them of Ester’s heart condition. 5. Typed English translations of nos 2 and 4 above, 17 pages, compiled by Maria Faggion, ca. 1995
Physical format	Manuscripts Letters Correspondence Typescripts
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