Items tagged proxy brides in MV Collections
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Newsclipping - The Age, 'Greek Migrants Rush Bride Ship', 27 Jan 1958
Newsclipping from the Age 27 January 1958 with an article about the arrival of the 'Castel Felice' in Melbourne. The article describes how the ship was carrying 800 women, mostly Greek, ...
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Newsclipping - Herald Sun, Weg Cartoon, 22 Jun 1957
Cartoon by WEG (William Ellis Green), published in the Herald Sun, dated 22 June 1957. The cartoon shows a man with just arrived woman with bag over her head and her hands tied. The wom ...
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Newsclipping - Herald Sun, 'No Eyes for Camera', 1 Mar 1958
Article from the Herald Sun, dated 1 March 1958. The article is about the arrival of 'bride ship' Toscana, in Melbourne, and also covers the Greek men waiting in port. It is part of a c ...
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Newsclipping - The Age, 'Bride, Nursery Ship Brings 1300', 14 Jun 1957
Article from the Age dated 14 June 1957. The article is about the US Navy's 'Bride and Nursery' Ship, the 'Genera; Langfitt' which arrived in Melbourne with 1300 Greek migrants, 300 who ...
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Flight Map - Air France, International Routes,1956
Fold-out Air France world map was one of the documents carried by Carmela Palermo when she migrated to Australia from Italy as a proxy bride in 1957. She flew out from Rome and arrived ...
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Wedding Headpiece - Italian, White Net, 1957
Wedding head piece which was worn by Carmela Palermo as a proxy bride in Calabria Italy before migrating to Australia in 1957. It was commissioned by Carmela's mother, based on a style ...
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Hat - Female, Wool, Brown,1950s
Brown woolen hat worn by Carmela Palermo when she migrated to Australia from Italy as a proxy bride in 1957. It was a present from her father who purchased it for her in Rome just prior ...
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Coat - Female, Wool, Green & Brown Plaid,1950s
Wool coat made by Carmela Palermo and worn by her when she migrated to Australia from Italy as a proxy bride in 1957. She continued to wear it in Australia and tended to make her own cl ...
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Water Glass - Gold, Italian, 1950s
Water glass which was part of Carmela Palermo's glory box, which followed her by ship when she migrated to Australia by plane from Italy as a proxy bride in 1957. Carmela Palermo, nee R ...
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Wedding Dress - Italian, White Lace, 1957
Wedding dress which was worn by Carmela Palermo as a proxy bride in Calabria, Italy before migrating to Australia in 1957. It was commissioned by Carmela's mother, based on a style Carm ...
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