Giancarlo came to Melbourne on board a ship in 1965 at the age of 15 and started work. By the age of 21 he had bought his first house. Giancarlo is now the president of the Ballarat Italian Association and celebrates “the positive contribution of Italians to Australia”. Created as part of the Racconti: La Voce del Popolo Digital Storytelling in association with The Italian Federation of Migrant Workers and their Families (FILEF).
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ACMI Identifier
B1006204
Language
English
Audience classification
Exempt
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy