Saviour{SAM} Galea
| First name | Saviour{SAM} |
|---|---|
| Last name | Galea |
| Country of Origin | Malta |
| Date of Birth | 14/08/33 |
| Year of Arrival in Australia | 1954 |
| Submitted by | Maria Micallef |
Story
Sam was an adventerous young man whose friends had decided to all come to Australia during the post war era. Sam worked at Customs House which was a government post. Malta was still British at that time. The govt was paying people to come over in fact Sam’s parents received 20 pounds for his migration. He was 21 years old at the time. He was bound to stay for two years but that did not worry him as he was determined to stay forever. He was the first to come over making him a pioneer. Later on three of his siblings followed him… Joe, Giovanna and Eddie. One went back.
The week before he left Malta he won 6 pounds on bingo – he thought it was a good omen. He came by plane .. KLM DC4 a small plane. The journey took a whole week.They flew every day till 6pm then took a rest till the next morning. They stopped at several places, Cairo first, there they got in strife with the captain. They were coming from a Catholic country and had never seen any moslems praying on the tarmac before so they were laughing their heads off. They were severly warned by the captain never to do that again. This was their first multicultural experience en route to their destination Sydney. Next stops were Karachi, Calcutta, Jakarta, Darwin and finally Sydney.
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Impressions on Arrival – He stayed in a garage with 5 other people at Brighton le Sands When it rained one of the lads used to join him in his single bed because his bed would be drenched.