Crossing the line ceremony on board migrant ship MV NAPOLI

Date1951

Object number00003535

NamePhotograph

MediumSilver gelatin print on paper

DimensionsOverall: 90 x 63 mm, 1 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Davide Ellero

Terms

HistoryDavide Ellero migrated from Italy to Australia in 1951 on board the NAPOLI to work on the Snow Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme. His wife, Valeria Ellero, and his children followed in 1958 on on board the OCEANIA.

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