Nicola, from painter to bus driver

Nicola Zaccheo

Source: Courtesy of 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.


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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