Nurse on 'Remo' , 1940, internship, nurse on migrant ships from Genoa to Australia [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorCalesso, Vittoria, 1910 - 1996; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionInterview with Vittoria Calesso (nee Causa) (known as Causa). - Identification and introduction -- Biography -- Trained as nurse in Genoa -- Nurse on 'Remo' 1940 -- docked at Fremantle and prisoner of war -- 1942 again prisoner of war Perth Prison -- Quarantine station Woodman Point -- Fremantle Prison -- York Prison -- Tattora Camp near Melbourne -- Camp (cont.) -- Return to Italy -- Nurse on migrant ships to Australia -- Conditions described for migrant women on board -- Learning English -- 'C' class hospitals, Perth -- Her Italian ancestorsImprint1994CollationMP3LanguageEnglishDate Published1994NotesInterview conducted by Margaret Howroyd on 27th April 1994 Access: OpenContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: Photocopies of: photographs of Vittoria CausaDewey ClassOH/CALAudio FormatDigitalDigital ItemYes

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BarcodeSTOCK06015840BLocationOral History Collection

PeopleVittoria CalessoSubjectNurses and nursingMigrantsItaliansShippingTraineeships and ApprenticeshipsCollectionOral History Collection

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