Migrants and Refugees: Italian Migration

A digital piece telling the story of Italian migration to Australia.

Includes easy to read Census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Giovanni was working on an olive farm as a teenager when he was suddenly called home - he was leaving for Australia in 2 hours!

As the daughter of migrant parents Nella often felt "different and isolated from the other children at school".

Maria tells the story of migration, hard work, loneliness and sacrifice she experienced after leaving her native land for the other side of the world. There were many hard times, and she still misses Italy "but now I call Australia home".

When Film Curator Roberta Ciabarra discovered a long-forgotten snapshot of her mother and father's long distance romance from the early '60s, she made sure to preserve their story for years to come.

Australia’s migrant history has enabled us to develop into the strong nation we are today. Personal stories and anecdotes are an important opportunity to enrich the public record and to embellish our history. Immigration Place Australia encourages the collection of immigrant stories.
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