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Records of Johnny Marchioro's market gardening business

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Title
Records of Johnny Marchioro's market gardening business
Subject
Farmers
Business records
Foreign workers, Italian
Adelaide (S.A.)
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
6. End of the Cold War
Author
Marchioro, Giancarlo (Johnny)
Keywords
Market Garden
Current holder
State Library of South Australia
Period of reference
1956 – 1994
Link
https://catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:443/record=b3546971~S1
Series number
PRG 1727
Item number
b3546971
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
In copyright. No restrictions on copying or publication.
Country of origin
Italy
Australia
Place
Adelaide
Language
Italian
English
Description from source
3 volumes : 3.5 cm. Manuscripts handwritten

Records comprising three account books recording details of the operation of a family market garden in Adelaide. Tomatoes were the main crop produced, but onions, cabbages, beetroot, beans and lettuce were also grown. The books also include brief notes on other topics, including biscuit recipes (in Italian) and work undertaken around the gardens. A guide to interpreting the records is included.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Notebook
Bibliographic citation
<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/MXPAAVU7/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/MXPAAVU7/</a></p>