Summary

Tourist poster for Martha Pregal's home town in Argentina. It was sent to her by her mother in Argentina, shortly after she migrated to Australia with her husband and two children in 1965. Her mother has drawn an arrow onto the poster, showing where the family home is located. The poster was hung in Pregal's family home for many years, as a reminder of Argentina.

The Pregal family decided to leave Argentina because they saw Australia as holding more opportunity, and Mrs Pregal's Calabrian husband had family members already living here. Although she had graduated as a teacher in 1957 in Argentina, upon her arrival in Melbourne Martha worked at the Gloweave factory.

Cartel turístico de la ciudad natal de Martha Pregal en Argentina. Fue enviada a ella por su madre en Argentina, poco después de que ella emigrara a Australia con su esposo y sus dos hijos en 1965. Su madre dibujó una flecha en el cartel, que muestra dónde se encuentra la casa familiar. El cartel se colgó en la casa de la familia de Pregal durante muchos años, como un recordatorio de Argentina.

La familia Pregal decidió abandonar Argentina porque consideraban que Australia tenía más oportunidades, y el marido de Calabria, de la Sra. Pregal, tenía familiares que ya vivían aquí. Aunque se graduó como maestra en 1957 en Argentina, a su llegada a Melbourne, Martha trabajaba en la fábrica de Gloweave.

Physical Description

Poster with image of a seaside town, there is a hand drawn arrow on the left hand side of the poster.

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