Correspondence between Angelina Zandona and Tomaso Saviane regarding the release of her husband Antonio Zandona
Abstract
Correspondence between Angelina Zandona and Tomaso (Tommaso) Saviano, Honorary Secretary of Italia Libera regarding Mr Antonio Zandona.
Zandona was a farmer from Griffith NSW. His farm was based at Yenda. He was fined for being in possession of a photographic machine and was subsequently called up in the C.A.C. The folder contains the correspondence between Angelina Zandona and Saviane to have her husband released from South Australia Railway Construction; and between Saviane and the Minister for the Army, the Australian Civil Rights Defence League the Aliens’ Department of the A.W.C., Minister for External Affairs, Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia, The Controller of Aliens (National Bank Building).
Mrs Zandona was sick and had three children to look after.
| Subject | Australia–History–20th century |
| World War, 1939-1945–Forced removal of civilians–Australia | |
| Detention of persons | |
| Immigrants’ writings, Italian | |
| Italian letters | |
| New South Wales–History | |
| South Australia | |
| Social justice | |
| Women | |
| Category | 4. World War II |
| Author | Varies |
| Keywords | Enemy aliens |
| Italia Libera | |
| Civil Alien Corps | |
| Creator | NSW State Library |
| Current Holder | State Library of New South Wales |
| Date | 1942 |
| Series Number | DCL463733 |
| Item Number | MLMSS 5288 ADD-ON 1980/Box 01/Item 2, YEGZ6APn |
| Access Rights | Digitised |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| Place | Yenda |
| Language | Italian |
| English | |
| Description From Source | ‘ Griffith & Leeton & Yenda ‘ Being mainly correspondence, 1943-1945, mainly in Italian, with branch members of Griffith, Leeton and Yenda; and correspondence, 1942-1945, in English and Italian, regarding the case of Antonio Zandona and his application for compassionate leave from work in the Civil Aliens’ Corps in South Australia, to return to his sick wife, Angelina, at Yenda. Correspondents include Angelian Zandona; Jim Healy, General Secretary, Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia; Laura Gapp, Honorary Secretary, Australian Civil Rights Defence Leagues, and Federal Members of Parliament |
| Physical Format | Correspondence |
| Transcription | |
| Related Resources | talia Libera . New South Wales State Committee. Italia Libera (Australia). New South Wales State Committee – Records, 1942-1945, Together with the Papers of Tommaso Saviane, 1930-1943, 1930. |
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