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Nicola, from painter to bus driver

Nicola Zaccheo

Part one of the life story of Nicola Zaccheo. He came to Australia on March 19 1966 to join his sister, who had migrated a few years earlier.


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Part one of the life story of Nicola Zaccheo. He came to Australia on March 19 1966 to join his sister, who had migrated a few years earlier.


In Sydney he immediately found work as a painter. Later, he became a bus driver. He returned to Italy for the first time 31 years later.


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