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Listen To Older Voices: Pasquale Colodonato – Part 3

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Rob Greaves
Rob Greaves
I have been with the Toorak Times since April 2012. I worked as Senior Editor of the Toorak Times until 2023, when I retired. I now work as a special features contributor for both the Toorak Times and Tagg. I've been in the Australian music scene as a musician since 1964, and have worked in radio and TV and newspapers (when they were actually printed on paper) as well as working in the film industry, as the Film Unit manager on Homicide for several years. I also have extensive experience in audio production and editing.

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Welcome to the 3rd and final part of the story of Pasquale Colodonato.

Born in a small rural Italian village in 1935, Pasquale survived WWII despite losing his home and his father. He won a scholarship and became a teacher, immigrating to Australia, where he arrived without any money or anywhere to stay.

In this final part of his story he shares with us how, on arriving in Melbourne, he simply hopped on a train not quite certain as to where he would go. On arriving at the end of the line was befriended by an ex-pat Sicilian, who takes him under his wing. Not only does he eventually find a job but also a home, with Melbourne race-caller and hotelier, Eric Welsh.

Pasquale works hard and makes many friends and starts repaying his adopted country. He returns to study and he explains how helping people led him to taking up nursing.

This is a great story, reflective of the many Italians who made Australia their home post WWII ands in doing so, not just bought wonderful elements of their culture here, but helped shape a fabulous multi-cultural country.

Click to hear – Pasquale Colodanato – Part 3Previous Listen To Older Voices Programs can be found in our archive, by clicking on one link or the other

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through the Commonwealth Home Support Program Program]
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Rob Greaves

I have been with the Toorak Times since April 2012. I worked as Senior Editor of the Toorak Times until 2023, when I retired. I now work as a special features contributor for both the Toorak Times and Tagg. I've been in the Australian music scene as a musician since 1964, and have worked in radio and TV and newspapers (when they were actually printed on paper) as well as working in the film industry, as the Film Unit manager on Homicide for several years. I also have extensive experience in audio production and editing.

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