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Mangiavacchi - Letter, 9 March 1956

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Title
Mangiavacchi - Letter, 9 March 1956
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Italy--Emigration and immigration
Personal narratives
Italian letters
Victoria--History
Correspondence
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author
Mangiavacchi, Vasco
Current holder
Albury Library Museum
Date
March 9, 1956
Link
https://alburylibrarymuseum.zetcom.net/en/explore/item/30788/
Item number
ARM 18.809.03
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Bonegilla Migrant Centre
Language
Italian
English
Description from source
A letter written in Italian using blue ink on unlined paper aerogramme. Written by Vasco Mangiavacchi to his mother in Montepulciano, Italy, the letter talks briefly about recent arrival at Bonegilla migrant centre and waiting his turn for work to be allocated to him.
Physical format
Letters
Translation
<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/7JC7SZ27/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/7JC7SZ27/</a></p>
Related resources
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2877/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2878/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2881/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2882/