Identity area
Reference code
MT NAM PMA-0498JR
Title
Joseph Refalo
Date(s)
- 18/04/2009 (Creation)
Level of description
Subfonds
Extent and medium
1 oral history audio recording, 1 transcript
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Theme: Life of a Farmer. Joseph Refalo was born on the 23rd of November 1921 at Victoria, Gozo. He had 5 siblings. His father was a farmer whilst his mother was a housewife. For a time, in the 1950s he had emigrated to Sydney, Australia were he worked at a glass factory. He also moved to Queensland, Australia for a higher paying job. In Gozo he used to work for the government and as a farmer. Apart from the time he spent in Australia, he had always lived at Xaghra, Gozo. He had 12 children and his occupation at the time of the interview was still that of a farmer.