Summary
Postcard sent to Giuseppe (Joe) Tesoriero from his mother Caterina on the Aeolian island of Stromboli, Italy, probably soon after his arrival in Melbourne, circa 1939.
Joe Tesoriero was born in 1925 in Sicily, Italy. In 1937, Joe migrated to Australia with his brother Sam, joining their father who had previously migrated to Melbourne around 1926. They worked in fruit shops around Melbourne and were reunited with their mother and sister in Melbourne after the war had ended. In 1943, Joe and Sam were detained as enemy aliens as were many Italians during World War II. They were sent to cut wood, first in East Gippsland and then at Butler's Gorge in Tasmania. After the War the brothers returned to their fruit shop business, with Sam and his wife returning to Sicily in 1965. Joe purchased the family business in Chapel Street, but retired in 1970 to care for his elderly mother.
Physical Description
Black and white postcard with photograph of a church on front with caption and handwritten annotation in Italian on reverse.
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Recipient
Mr Giuseppe Tesoriero, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1939
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Inscriptions
Front caption: 'STROMBOLI (Isole Eolie) - Chiesa di S. Bartolomeo' Reverse: 'Caro figlio...'
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Overall Dimensions
90 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Internment Camps, World War II, 1939-1945, Italian Immigration, Religions: Roman Catholic