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<div>'''Paul Saliba'''<br />
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Portfolio Manager<br />
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Paul Saliba is the Portfolio Manager of Mosaic Portfolio Advisers based in Sydney. He was previously the Chief Investment Officer at Lachlan Partners where he was responsible for developing, implementing and executing the investment strategy of Lachlan Partners’ clients. <br />
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Paul’s Maltese heritage goes back to his great-grandfather, Angelo. Angelo Saliba (12/12/1873- 1/9/1947), went to Gibraltar in 1888 to find his father who had left his family in Malta and gone to Gibraltar (around 1875). As Gibraltar was only a military colony he could not stay there and went across the border into Spain to La Línea. He married a Spanish señorita and one of the children was Paul’s grandfather. His name was also Angelo and he too was married in La Línea, also to a Spanish señorita and they had 2 children in Spain, Paul’s father, Antonio and another son. The Spanish Civil war broke out and that was when they moved to Gibraltar. After having three more children, Paul’s grandfather died in Gibraltar in 1957. Paul’s father went to England, worked there for a period and later in 1961 he and the rest of the family came to Australia.<br />
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Paul is the second of three boys who were all born in Melbourne. Sadly, in 1991, in the middle of Paul’s VCE exams his father passed away when he was hit by a car.<br />
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Paul completed an Economics degree at Monash University, Clayton Campus and followed this up with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment through the Securities Institute of Australia and a Diploma in Financial Services. He has had extensive industry and academic experience including many years as an Australian equity research and funds management specialist. Before joining Lachlan Partners, Paul was a Supervisory Analyst for Citigroup where he was responsible for reviewing and approving research on Australian equities, fixed interest securities, markets and economics. Prior to Citigroup he was a Supervisory Analyst at Credit Suisse and Director of Managed Investments at Lincoln Indicators. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.<br />
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He was married in 2002 and they have two daughters. Out of work he enjoys family life and doing things with the children, gardening with and without children, dining out, going to the movies and through the cooler months watching Collingwood play Australian Rules Football.<br />
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Source: Information provided by Paul Saliba<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.lachlanpartners.com.au]<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Bishop_Joseph_Grech&diff=10981Bishop Joseph Grech2013-10-04T04:54:05Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Bishop Joseph Grech''' Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech was born in Balzan, Malta in 1948 and is the first Maltese-born person to be appointed bishop in Australia. He was usual..."</p>
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<div>'''Bishop Joseph Grech'''<br />
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Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech was born in Balzan, Malta in 1948 and is the first Maltese-born person to be appointed bishop in Australia. He was usually referred to as “Bishop Joe”. He began his studies in Malta where he and his fellow seminarians were told by Archbishop Gonzi that they could go anywhere in the world to finish their training, work for seven years in the diocese of their choice and then decide whether or not to return to Malta. At first Bishop Joe wanted to go to America, but eventually he decided on Australia and went to Melbourne in January 1971. He had also been influenced by a visit of Cardinal Knox, Archbishop of Melbourne, to the Seminary in Malta. He continued his studies for the priesthood at the Corpus Christi seminary, which at the time was situated at Glen Waverley in Victoria. He settled quickly, showing himself as a bright student and fine companion. He was ordained priest in November 30th 1974 in Hal Balzan, Malta, his birthplace, so as to enable his mother and siblings to share the occasion. He came back to Melbourne to work and, after the allotted seven years, Bishop Joe decided to stay for life. He served as assistant priest in various parishes including Northcote, North Altona, Maidstone, and Moonee Ponds. He then became parish priest of East Brunswick, which in the 18 months he was there became a centre of vibrant Catholic life under the influence of the charismatic renewal. <br />
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In an interview with Fr Lawrence Attard, Bishop Joe said: ''“For the first fifteen years I worked in four parishes as assistant parish priest. I was stationed in places where most people had come from Italy. The Italians accepted me as one of their own because I was fluent in their language. They get on very well with the Maltese. In North Altona I was able to meet many Maltese. In 1989 I become parish priest in East Brunswick….Maltese priests have given their considerable share to the church in Melbourne, particularly in helping immigrants from Malta and Italy, not to mention those from English-speaking countries….Maltese are known to be good mixers, they intermingle easily with other ethnic groups".''<br />
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The Archbishop of Melbourne sent him to study Spirituality at the Gregorian University, Rome from 1990 to 1992. Upon his return he became full time chaplain to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and then in 1997 he was also appointed to Corpus Christi College provincial seminary as spiritual director. <br />
In the eulogy delivered by Archbishop Mark Coleridge, “''this made him godfather to the many prayer groups, especially Italian-speaking ones, that sprang up all over Melbourne and beyond. He also established schools of evangelisation which stirred energy for mission, turning hearers of the Word into heralds of the Word. All of this was a crucial ministry, without which many would have gone elsewhere. It also helped the rest of us to see that the only way forward for the Church is to become more missionary. Yet in some ways it made Joe seem a marginal presence in the Archdiocese, an increasingly exotic figure who was underestimated by some, as he was at different times throughout his life. A sign that things were changing in the Church came when Archbishop Pell chose Joe to be spiritual director of the seminary, an appointment which surprised some who either didn’t know Joe or who underestimated him. The same reaction came when he stood in as Vicar General for a time and even more when he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne. The seemingly exotic man from Malta had moved decisively to the centre, and that was a sign of what was happening in the Church in this country and around the world.”<br />
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Bishop Joe then moved to the Western region of the Archdiocese for which he seemed so well suited. He clearly thought that there he would spend the rest of his life. He set about planning and building a house in West Footscray – and what a house it was! Known affectionately as Casa Costalot, it was almost finished when Bishop Joe was appointed to the diocese of Sandhurst. He was appointed Bishop in November 1998. The appointment to Bendigo was a huge surprise to him. He became the sixth Bishop of Sandhurst in 2001. He never lived in the house he built, but Archbishop Coleridge did. Bishop Joe applied himself to the mission with all his gifts. To the diocese, he brought faith, energy, humanity, enthusiasm, encouragement and simplicity. Through this time, Bishop Joe was becoming more and more an international figure within the charismatic renewal, and he could have been full-time travelling the world as a preacher and teacher. Invitations came thick and fast, and it wasn’t easy for Joe to balance these with his growing commitments in the diocese and the Bishops Conference. At times people forget that all bishops are involved on three levels – local, national and international. Most people see only the local. But some bishops are involved more than others at the national and international level and Joe Grech was one of those, according to Archbishop Coleridge. He had been the bishops' delegate for youth and young adults and for migrants and refugees. In relation to the role of the priest in migration he said: “''Wherever the emigrant went, the priest went with him. The priest helped the worker not just by administering the sacraments: he guided him to the doctor, the lawyer, the bank manager; he helped set up centres for the poor, the elderly, homeless children…”''. He also emphasised the fact that the ability of Maltese priest to speak Italian enabled them to service the large Italian-speaking community.<br />
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Bishop Joe died in 2010. Catholic bishops have remembered Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech as a charismatic man with a deep love for humanity and a great enthusiasm for the gospel. At the time of his death Bishop Joe was a member of the Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life with special oversight for the pastoral care of Migrants and Refugees. He was recently appointed to the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants. Within the Commission for Pastoral Life, Bishop Joe was also responsible on behalf of the Bishops of Australia for Youth Ministry. He was also a member of the Bishops’ Commission for Mission and Adult Faith Formation with particular responsibilities regarding Catholic Missions. Bishop Joe was also a member of the International Catholic Charismatic Council representing Oceania. He was a much sought after international speaker with particular commitment to the Charismatic Renewal Movement, Priests’ Retreats and to Young People. President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Archbishop Philip Wilson said Bishop Joe was an exceptional pastor who had campaigned to establish services in remote detention centres.<br />
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As a memorial to Bishop Joe, the MCCV established the Bishop Joseph Grech Memorial Fund early last year to offer an annual scholarship to younger generations of Maltese- Australians from Victoria to take a more active interest in Maltese history, culture and language by experiencing them first hand during a visit to Malta. Bishop Joe was extremely passionate about working with youth and had a wonderful rapport with young people. He worked with young people to help them build their self-esteem and to realise their full potential. He had an enthusiastic manner and unique and charismatic style of preaching.<br />
He came from a humble Maltese background and went on to become a Bishop here in Australia. He was very proud of his Maltese culture and kept in touch with many Maltese people across Australia. He was known throughout his life for his exceptional personal qualities, which included leadership, achievement and above all an enduring love for Malta. The inaugural scholarship was awarded to the successful candidate, Ms Rita Catania at a reception held on 11 August 2012 at the Maltese Centre in Parkville. Born in Australia of Maltese parents, Rita has been involved in the Maltese community for a long time, most recently as a co-founding member of the MCCV Youth Committee. She has been involved with the Maltese language classes, where she made several presentations.<br />
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Sources:<br />
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1. Fr Denis Carabott, MSSP. Reproduced from ''MCCV Newsletter'', June 2005<br />
2. ''The Sunday Times'', March 5, 2005, Henry Frendo interview<br />
3. ''Lil Hutna'', May 1999, Fr Lawrence Attard interview<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au/index.php/videos/itemlist/category/13-bishop-joe-grech]<br />
* [http://theage.com.au/victoria/sandhurst-bishop-dies-20101228-199ep.html#ixzz2gbyoGCAH]<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Charles_%22Baby_Face%22_Curmi&diff=10893Charles "Baby Face" Curmi2013-10-02T06:11:31Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Curmi, Charles ‘Baby Face’''' Entertainer Promoter Singer Charles was born in Valletta in 1949 and arrived in Australia on the SS Roma (7.2.1965). He was a profession..."</p>
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<div>'''Curmi, Charles ‘Baby Face’'''<br />
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Entertainer Promoter Singer<br />
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Charles was born in Valletta in 1949 and arrived in Australia on the SS Roma (7.2.1965). He was a professional wrestler for seven years but after injury he took up singing and promoting professionally: he came from a show business family.<br />
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He was a long-time identity in Sydney’s Maltese community, where he has gained great popularity as a singer and an entertainer. He was also a popular entertainer in Melbourne as well. A promoter and a performer, and a regular at dinner dances, Charles also featured as a compere on Channel 31. <br />
At the age of 28, he released a popular track on the Dynamic International label, entitled ''Dejjem Irrid''. It is most probably his most requested song by the Maltese communities in Australia and on Maltese music programmes in Malta. Its lyrics and melody were written by Frank Pulis. The B side of the same release featured ''Iż-Żwieġ'', with lyrics by Charles Zammit. His band included Frank Pulis on bass, J. Gauci on rhythm guitar and lead guitar, Joe Camilleri on drums and C. Tanti on piano and organ. He also produced his own CD, ''Bħall-Maltin M’Hawn Imkien''.<br />
He was attempting to establish a Maltese TV station for broadcasting four-and-a-half hours on a voluntary basis. This became his main hobby. He was married to Dorothy and they have one child (Charles jnr). He spent his spare time doing charity work, and fishing. Charles passed away in 2013.<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Fr_William_Bonett&diff=10892Fr William Bonett2013-10-02T06:05:12Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Fr William Bonett''' Fr William Bonett (1884-1928) is best remembered for his role in helping release Maltese migrants who found themselves involved like footballs in the ..."</p>
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<div>'''Fr William Bonett'''<br />
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Fr William Bonett (1884-1928) is best remembered for his role in helping release Maltese migrants who found themselves involved like footballs in the political arena of the early 20th century. Their only crime was to arrive in Australia in 1916 at the height of the First World War, when local unions and interested political parties were running a hot campaign against ‘coloured’ migrants who were believed to be taking the place of their soldier boys fighting in Gallipoli at the time. <br />
The story of how these migrants were kept for several months on the Gange, the French vessel that brought them to Australia has been told several times. Briefly, the fare-paying Maltese migrants, consisting of 214 persons, coming mainly from the Island of Gozo and travelling as British subjects with a British passport, were forbidden to land in Australia and were taken to Noumea. <br />
Historian Barry York has documented the incident: “The boatload of agricultural labourers were turned away at their intended port of disembarkation, Sydney, after having failed the dictation test while their boat was offshore at Melbourne. The method used by the Hughes' federal government was to have the test administered to the Maltese in the Dutch language. On failing the Dutch dictation test, the Maltese became prohibited immigrants, unable to disembark anywhere within the Commonwealth of Australia, and liable to six months imprisonment and deportation should they somehow make it to shore … It was rare indeed, by 1916, that such a large group - regardless of nationality - should have been excluded. As mentioned earlier, the Immigration Act proved highly effective in deterring Asian immigrants during the first five years of its implementation. A penalty of one hundred pounds for each prohibited immigrant was imposed on the masters, agents, charterers and owners of ships that brought such persons to Australia. Thus, after a few years of harsh experience, shipping companies dissuaded persons who stood a chance of being excluded at an Australian port from proceeding with their intended voyage. The French shipping company Messageries Maritimes clearly had no idea that the Maltese on the Gange would be declared prohibited immigrants and excluded from Australia.”<br />
It was Fr William Bonett who, through his unceasing activity and personal appeals to the Prime Minister Billy Hughes and the Governor General of Australia (the Right Hon. Ronald Crawford Munro-Ferguson), eventually succeeded in obtaining permission for them to land in Sydney and settle in Australia. Fr Attard writes: “There is no doubt whatsoever that the intervention of Fr Bonett on behalf of his countrymen was decisive in procuring a final positive outcome however belated that was”. <br />
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1. Assistance from Mark Caruana, Fr Pupull Cassar from the Leichhardt parish and Fr E Lawrence Attard.<br />
2. Frank Zammit, ''Il-Ballata tal-Maltin ta’ New Caledonia''<br />
3. Agius, A. W., ''Maltese Settlement in Australia II''<br />
4. Attard, Lawrence, ''Profiles in Maltese Migration'', p.99<br />
5. Dr Barry York, ''The Maltese of New Caledonia,'' 1916, maltamigration.com<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Andrew_Grech&diff=10891Andrew Grech2013-10-02T06:00:14Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Grech, Andrew LLB''' Lawyer Andrew was born in Australia on August 27, 1964. His parents, Alex and Marlene, are both from Sliema, Malta. He believes that his parents we..."</p>
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<div>'''Grech, Andrew LLB'''<br />
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Lawyer<br />
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Andrew was born in Australia on August 27, 1964. His parents, Alex and Marlene, are both from Sliema, Malta. He believes that his parents were more focussed on the value of education (both formal and by life experience) than the parents of most of his friends from a Maltese background. He completed an LLB at the University of Melbourne in 1980 and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1989. <br />
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Andrew joined Slater & Gordon in 1994 and has worked as a litigator in most areas of the Company’s litigation practice. Andrew also spent three years in the then fledgling Sydney office between 1997 and 2000. He became an associate in 1994 and a partner in 1996 at the age of 32 years, which makes him the youngest managing partner ever to achieve this status with the firm. Since he became Managing Director in 2000, the Group has enjoyed substantial growth, expanding from seven offices in 2002 to a network of more than 65 locations across Australia in 2012.<br />
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As Managing Director, Andrew has overseen the unprecedented and highly successful growth of the firm through strategic acquisitions, mergers and organic growth, and was the driving force behind the recent acquisition of UK based law firm Russell Jones & Walker. Andrew’s more than 20 years’ experience as a legal practitioner has equipped him with very strong skills in the assessment and management of litigation risks. During his tenure as Managing Director, Andrew has developed skills in all facets of legal practice management.<br />
This firm prides itself on its philosophy to improve conditions for workers and uphold social justice in the community. Andrew himself has made significant contributions to social justice issues and to the community. For example, he served as the founding chair of the Youth Junction Inc., a not for profit youth charity operating in Sunshine, Victoria and remains a member of its voluntary board. In addition, in the past he has been involved with the Maltese community as Secretary of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria, and as President of the Malta Youth group. <br />
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Memberships & associations:<br />
• Law Institute of Victoria (LIV)<br />
• Law Society of New South Wales<br />
• Law Society of Queensland<br />
• Litigation Lawyers Executive Committee of LIV<br />
• Australian Institute of Company Directors<br />
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His other interests include spending time enjoying his family, running, gardening, sailing and reading (mainly autobiographies and non-fictional work).<br />
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Source: Information provided by Andrew Grech<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.slatergordon.com.au]<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=George_Griffiths&diff=10890George Griffiths2013-10-02T05:54:49Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''George H Griffiths''' Journalist/Author George Henry Griffiths was born in Senglea, Malta in 1922 and was educated at the Royal Navy Dockyard School. He served his appre..."</p>
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<div>'''George H Griffiths''' <br />
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Journalist/Author<br />
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George Henry Griffiths was born in Senglea, Malta in 1922 and was educated at the Royal Navy Dockyard School. He served his apprenticeship in Marine Engineering and was later employed with the Admiralty as Measurer & Recorder of Works.<br />
George migrated to Sydney with his wife in 1948 and worked for many years with the P&O Company. He became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. <br />
During his first years after arrival in Sydney, he was active in the Welfare area, helping fellow migrants with information and referral to CUSA House.<br />
George will be remembered for his articles to the various newspapers and newsletters, namely ''The Maltese News'', produced by Paul Paris in Melbourne, and ''The Maltese Herald'' in Sydney. His series of articles ''Those Eventful Years'' dealt with the early years of migrant settlement in Australia. He continued to contribute to this newspaper on various topics of interest to Maltese migrants. He also contributed articles on Maltese migration to Australia to ''Lil Hutna'' a magazine issued by the Emigrants Commission in Malta and devoted to migrants all over the world.<br />
His main publication was a monograph, ''Ritratt'', which is a history of Maltese migration in pictures.<br />
George passed away on the 5th February 1998 aged 75 years.<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Joe_Mallia&diff=10889Joe Mallia2013-10-02T05:44:32Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Joe Mallia''' ''Mayor of Broadmeadows (Victoria) '' Joe was born in Vittoriosa on 16th September, 1923, the eldest of four children. He worked as an electrician at H.M. ..."</p>
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<div>'''Joe Mallia''' <br />
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''Mayor of Broadmeadows (Victoria)<br />
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Joe was born in Vittoriosa on 16th September, 1923, the eldest of four children. He worked as an electrician at H.M. Dockyard. <br />
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He migrated to Australia in 1959 on board the Greek ship Queen Frederica and eventually settled in Fawkner. He attended RMIT to attain his electrical licence and worked for May Oatway Fire Alarms for 30 years, working his way up from electrical mechanic to chief estimator/sales engineer.<br />
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In 1983 he was elected as member for Broadmeadows Council, and was elected Mayor in 1986 and again in 1990. He remained on the Council for 12 years until the councils were amalgamated in 1994.<br />
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He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace in 1980. He was awarded a Federation Medal in 2004 for his work in the community.<br />
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He is married to Enrichetta Aquilina and they had had two children, Moira and David.<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Fr_Raphael_Pace&diff=10888Fr Raphael Pace2013-10-02T05:38:13Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Fr Raphael Pace''' (1888 - 1953) Fr Pace was born in Vittoriosa, and studied for the priesthood in Malta, and later in Rome (Capranica College) where he obtained a double ..."</p>
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<div>'''Fr Raphael Pace''' (1888 - 1953)<br />
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Fr Pace was born in Vittoriosa, and studied for the priesthood in Malta, and later in Rome (Capranica College) where he obtained a double doctorate in philosophy and theology. He was ordained priest in Malta in 1912. He met Archbishop Clune (Perth) who was looking for Maltese priests for his diocese, and he made up his mind to go to Australia. By the following year he was in Perth, and between 1913 and 1919, he was appointed as secretary to the Archbishop. <br />
Although the population of Maltese migrants in Perth at the time was not large (around 100), Fr Pace soon found himself busy looking after these. He often had to travel long distances on pony. He was also involved with the Fairbridge Farm School in Western Australia, and visited Tardun which had been operating since 1914 as a training school for children to become farmers, and schemes were hatched to send Maltese children. In 1936, the Government of Malta was working on such a scheme but it did not materialise. As a matter of fact, the first batch of children did not leave for Fremantle before March 1950.<br />
Fr Pace was a linguist, speaking fluently in three languages. He was a much sought-after preacher, and his sermons were described as "little mosaics". <br />
Unfortunately, by 1935 Fr Pace became totally blind, a complication of his diabetes. But for this impediment, he would have been considered for the See of Malta. He spent the last eleven years of his life at the St John of God Hospital in Subiaco, WA, where he said his daily mass and visited other patients. <br />
Fr Pace lived forty years of his life in Australia, serving the early migrants as well as other Australians.<br />
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Source: Fr Lawrence E Attard: ''Profiles in Maltese Migration'' p115 et seq.<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Deborah_Abela&diff=10882Deborah Abela2013-10-01T22:31:51Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
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<div>'''Deborah Abela'''<br />
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Author<br />
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Deborah Abela was born in 1966 in Sydney, Australia. Her mother, Maureen Duck, was born in Australia in 1947 and her father Amante (Monty), was born in Rabat in 1942 during a WWII bombing raid in Malta. Her grandparents were Theresa and Ramech Abela. Ramech Abela came to Australia to find a house for his family and he was then followed by his wife, Monty and other family members in 1950. They all came on the assisted passage scheme, settling in Sydney and living in Leichhardt. Deborah’s grandmother was not a very well woman and, only a few years later, Monty and his brothers were sent to Boystown and his sisters to a convent. They were able to return to their home after a few years, but their mother remained ill and died in 1960.<br />
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Deborah went to St Patrick’s Primary School, Guildford and Cerdon College, Merrylands, for her high school years. She enrolled in a Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) before travelling around the world for three years. After returning to Australia she completed a degree in Communications, majoring in writing and film theory at UTS in 1995. She began working in children’s television, initially in the script department of the Southern Star production house and then as an assistant producer and producer/writer for Cheez TV.<br />
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In 2001 she left television to write her first novel, ''Max Remy Superspy Part 1: In Search of the Time and Space Machine,'' which was published in 2002. She has completed ten books in the ''Max Remy Superspy'' series and they have been published in six countries including Germany and Brazil. She has also written a shorter series of books on ''Jasper Zammit Soccer Legend'' and several other books. Former Socceroo captain, the late Johnny Warren, co-authored two of the ''Jasper Zammit'' series. When asked why she chose the name Zammit for her soccer star, she responded “…because soccer was brought to this country by European migrants and even though many of them didn’t have the same language, the soccer field and their love of the game united them”. Her other books are ''The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen'', ''Grimsdon'' and the ''Ghost Club'' series. <br />
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Deborah has been nominated for and won numerous awards in the field of children’s literature:<br />
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• New York Gold Oppenheim Toy and Book Award, 2005<br />
• Shortlisted, Ellie Awards, Alabama, USA<br />
• Shortlisted, Children’s Book Council Awards of America, as well as the WAYRBA, KOALA and YABBA popular awards in NSW, Victoria and WA, 2007<br />
• Awarded the Max Gibbs Fellowship for Children’s Literature; ''Max Remy Superspy'' series voted by the public into the Top 50 Children’s Books (Angus and Robertson), 2008<br />
• Ambassador, NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge and NSW Premier’s Westpac Spelling Bee Challenge, 2009<br />
• ''Max Remy Superspy'' series shortlisted for both the YABBA and KOALA awards, 2010. Both awards are voted for by children from Victoria and NSW.<br />
• ''The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen'', shortlisted for best children’s book in the Aurealis Awards, 2010 and awarded “Notable Book of 2010” by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.<br />
• ''Grimsdon'', a novel about children living in a flooded city, shortlisted for the Aurealis, REAL and Speech Pathology Awards; Favourite Kids’ Book in the Kids’ Book Review, 2011<br />
• Nominated, Ambassador for the National Year of Reading, Australia, 2012<br />
• Ambassador, Premier’s Reading Challenge NSW, 2012<br />
• Shortlisted USBBY Outstanding International Book Awards, USA for ''The Ghost of Gribblesea Pier'' (Australian title, ''The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen''), 2012<br />
• Maurice Saxby Award for Services to Children’s Literature, 2013<br />
• ''Ghost Club'' series nominated for Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards 2013<br />
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Sources:<br />
1. Deborah Abela, personal communication<br />
2. Wikipedia<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.deborahabela.com]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/deborah.abela.9]<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Deborah_Abela&diff=10881Deborah Abela2013-10-01T22:30:58Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Deborah Abela''' Author Deborah Abela was born in 1966 in Sydney, Australia. Her mother, Maureen Duck, was born in Australia in 1947 and her father Amante (Monty), was b..."</p>
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<div>'''Deborah Abela'''<br />
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Author<br />
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Deborah Abela was born in 1966 in Sydney, Australia. Her mother, Maureen Duck, was born in Australia in 1947 and her father Amante (Monty), was born in Rabat in 1942 during a WWII bombing raid in Malta. Her grandparents were Theresa and Ramech Abela. Ramech Abela came to Australia to find a house for his family and he was then followed by his wife, Monty and other family members in 1950. They all came on the assisted passage scheme, settling in Sydney and living in Leichhardt. Deborah’s grandmother was not a very well woman and, only a few years later, Monty and his brothers were sent to Boystown and his sisters to a convent. They were able to return to their home after a few years, but their mother remained ill and died in 1960.<br />
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Deborah went to St Patrick’s Primary school, Guildford and Cerdon College, Merrylands, for her high school years. She enrolled in a Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) before travelling around the world for three years. After returning to Australia she completed a degree in Communications, majoring in writing and film theory at UTS in 1995. She began working in children’s television, initially in the script department of the Southern Star production house and then as an assistant producer and producer/writer for Cheez TV.<br />
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In 2001 she left television to write her first novel, ''Max Remy Superspy Part 1: In Search of the Time and Space Machine,'' which was published in 2002. She has completed ten books in the ''Max Remy Superspy'' series and they have been published in six countries including Germany and Brazil. She has also written a shorter series of books on ''Jasper Zammit Soccer Legend'' and several other books. Former Socceroo captain, the late Johnny Warren, co-authored two of the ''Jasper Zammit'' series. When asked why she chose the name Zammit for her soccer star, she responded “…because soccer was brought to this country by European migrants and even though many of them didn’t have the same language, the soccer field and their love of the game united them”. Her other books are ''The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen'', ''Grimsdon'' and the ''Ghost Club'' series. <br />
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Deborah has been nominated for and won numerous awards in the field of children’s literature:<br />
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• New York Gold Oppenheim Toy and Book Award, 2005<br />
• Shortlisted, Ellie Awards, Alabama, USA<br />
• Shortlisted, Children’s Book Council Awards of America, as well as the WAYRBA, KOALA and YABBA popular awards in NSW, Victoria and WA, 2007<br />
• Awarded the Max Gibbs Fellowship for Children’s Literature; ''Max Remy Superspy'' series voted by the public into the Top 50 Children’s Books (Angus and Robertson), 2008<br />
• Ambassador, NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge and NSW Premier’s Westpac Spelling Bee Challenge, 2009<br />
• ''Max Remy Superspy'' series shortlisted for both the YABBA and KOALA awards, 2010. Both awards are voted for by children from Victoria and NSW.<br />
• ''The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen'', shortlisted for best children’s book in the Aurealis Awards, 2010 and awarded “Notable Book of 2010” by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.<br />
• ''Grimsdon'', a novel about children living in a flooded city, shortlisted for the Aurealis, REAL and Speech Pathology Awards; Favourite Kids’ Book in the Kids’ Book Review, 2011<br />
• Nominated, Ambassador for the National Year of Reading, Australia, 2012<br />
• Ambassador, Premier’s Reading Challenge NSW, 2012<br />
• Shortlisted USBBY Outstanding International Book Awards, USA for ''The Ghost of Gribblesea Pier'' (Australian title, ''The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen''), 2012<br />
• Maurice Saxby Award for Services to Children’s Literature, 2013<br />
• ''Ghost Club'' series nominated for Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards 2013<br />
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Sources:<br />
1. Deborah Abela, personal communication<br />
2. Wikipedia<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.deborahabela.com]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/deborah.abela.9]<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Anthony_Saviour_Aquilina&diff=10833Anthony Saviour Aquilina2013-10-01T04:31:54Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Anthony Saviour Aquilina''' (1950 - 2003) Politician Anthony (Tony) Aquilina was born in Malta on 1 June, 1950. He graduated with a BA and a DipT and worked as a primary..."</p>
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<div>'''Anthony Saviour Aquilina''' (1950 - 2003) <br />
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Politician<br />
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Anthony (Tony) Aquilina was born in Malta on 1 June, 1950.<br />
He graduated with a BA and a DipT and worked as a primary teacher. He was also an electorate officer to a Federal Member of Parliament. <br />
A long time resident of Jamisontown, Tony was elected as an Alderman of Penrith City Council in 1983 and was elected Mayor of the City of Penrith in 1991. He was a delegate to the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils.<br />
Tony was a member of the Australian Labor Party. He was first elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly, first as the member for Mulgoa (1988-1991), and then as the member for St Mary’s (1991-1995) after Mulgoa was abolished. He was forced to resign from parliament in 1995 by the then opposition leader, Bob Carr.<br />
His other activities included membership of the Penrith Garden Club, the Penrith Amateur Swimming Club, the Nepean Arts Society, and he was a member of the directorate of the Henry Lawson Club. He was also the chairman of the Education Committee, secretary of the Ethnic Affairs Taskforce, chairman of the Police and Emergency Services Committee, secretary of Consumer Affairs and Seniors’ Portfolio Committees and a member of the Opposition Leader’s Portfolio Committee. <br />
His recreational interests included tennis, soccer, rugby league and bushwalking. <br />
He was married to Joanne and they had 2 two sons. He died on 18 September 2003 in Sydney, after a long illness.<br />
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==Source==<br />
* Wikipedia<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Darren_Gauci&diff=6441Darren Gauci2013-05-15T05:18:59Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Darren Gauci''' '''Jockey''' Darren Gauci has been acclaimed as one of Australia’s greatest-ever jockeys. He was the first apprentice in Victoria to win stakes of more..."</p>
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'''Jockey'''<br />
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Darren Gauci has been acclaimed as one of Australia’s greatest-ever jockeys. He was the first apprentice in Victoria to win stakes of more than $1million. He rode his first city winner at Moonee Valley in 1982. In one golden patch in 1983, he rode 18 consecutive winners. He is still riding today.<br />
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His early racing experiences were highlighted in an article by ''The Age'' journalist Patrick Bartley (''The Age'', October 14, 2005). His older brother Mick was already working at trainer Don Shannon’s racing stables in 1978, and at weekends 12 year old Darren would join him. Shannon’s stable jockey Geoff Bamford introduced him to riding, on an ageing grey pony and, in a short time, he was invited to work the thoroughbreds. By the age of 13, he had a major decision to make. As a 9, 10 and 11 year old he had won best player awards in soccer and was chosen to represent Victoria. He concluded that “at every training session, they got taller and I didn’t”. His father, Bill, a wharfie, bowed to the inevitable and moved the family to Caulfield to be close to the stables. Darren would get up at 2.30, start work mucking out the boxes and preparing the horses at 3.30, ride for other stables at 5 o’clock, ride for Frank King to whom he was indentured at 7 o’clock, bed the horses down at 9 0’clock, go to the park to cut fresh grass for the horses, then practise in the hay loft on a bag of chaff to hone his skills.<br />
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By the time Darren finished his apprenticeship, he had won four junior riding titles and one senior riding premiership. He won three more premierships before a stint in Hong Kong, then another on his return. Darren has been the leading jockey for trainer John Hawkes for most of his riding career. He said that Darren was “just a natural with balance and maturity…He was the best. He was phenomenal. You wouldn’t get a better jockey”. His early mentor, Geoff Bamford, describes him as “fearless, determined and the most important ingredient, a natural”.<br />
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He won the Senior Victorian Jockeys Premiership in 1983-84, 1985-86 and 1990-91. For all his brilliance, it is ironical that the biggest races have eluded him. He has never won any of the big three in Australia: the Cox Plate, the Caulfield Cup, or the Melbourne Cup. Second, yes, but not first. He has 3 second placings in the Melbourne Cup, the latest in 2005. He has suffered a number of injuries over the years. On one occasion, he fell in and out of a coma for eight days. On another occasion, he fell when the horse he was riding died, and he was out of action for ten months. However he still continues to ride (2013) and brings home the occasional winner even though he tends to be overlooked for the big races because of his age. <br />
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Darren was born on December 26, 1965, in Melbourne. He married Karen Dunkerton, the former Young Talent Time star, in 1989 and they have four children. He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal on August 30, 2000. A portrait of him was entered in the Archibald Prize in the same year.<br />
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Sources:<br />
1. Wikipedia, Darren Gauci<br />
2. Gauci front and centre as Budriguez wins again, ''The Age,'' March 30, 2013<br />
3. In the twilight zone, but ageless Gauci is still living the dream, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', October 12, 2012<br />
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<div>'''Laura Attard'''<br />
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'''Australian Rules Footballer'''<br />
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Laura Attard is one of the women who has made a significant contribution to the Victorian Women’s Football League. She was named the Female Coach of the Year at the awards night sponsored by the Northern Australian Football Coaches Association in 2011.<br />
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She has played with the Diamond Creek Demons for several years and is also the team’s vice president. In 2012, she was a member of the “Creekers” premiership team, the first time the club has won the flag. <br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.aflvic.com.au]<br />
* [http://www.sportingpulse.com.club_info]<br />
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[[Category:Australian Rules Football]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Paul_Saviour_J_Sammut&diff=6439Paul Saviour J Sammut2013-05-15T03:42:10Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Sammut, Paul Saviour J. BEM''' '''Boxer, Alderman''' Paul was born in Mosta on November 23, 1905 and migrated to Australia in the 1920s and went to work in the cane fiel..."</p>
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<div>'''Sammut, Paul Saviour J. BEM'''<br />
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'''Boxer, Alderman'''<br />
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Paul was born in Mosta on November 23, 1905 and migrated to Australia in the 1920s and went to work in the cane fields of Northern Queensland. He excelled himself in sport and became amateur boxing champion of North Queensland. He applied this talent later on at the Parramatta Police Boy’s Club where he gave freely of his time teaching boys the art of self defence. He became Alderman of Holroyd Municipal Council (NSW) and represented Lawson Ward for 14 years (1962-1974). <br />
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In 1972 he was mentioned in the Queen’s Honours list and received the British Empire Medal in recognition of his work in the community.<br />
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He was married to Violet and had a son, Vic, and a daughter, Fay. He died on January 10, 1976.<br />
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[[Category:Boxer, Alderman]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Paul_Capsis&diff=6438Paul Capsis2013-05-15T02:05:40Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
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<div>'''Capsis, Paul''' <br />
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'''Actor, Singer, Cabaret Performer'''<br />
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Paul was born at the Crown Street Women’s Hospital in Surry Hills, Sydney in 1964 and was raised by his grandmother Angela in her Landsdowne Street terrace house. His home since 1998 has been in Surry Hills just 3 blocks from where his grandmother lived. His mother (nee Bonnici), was born in Gzira and came to Australia aged 5 years with her family in 1948 on the SS Strathnaver. His father, a Greek Egyptian, was born in Cairo and migrated to Australia in the fifties. According to Michael Dwyer, he was “a bullied misfit who survived a violent high school to carve an uncompromising public profile”. <br />
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Paul is now one of the most popular entertainers in Australia, an actor, singer and cabaret star. He has performed both in Australia as well as overseas, including the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, the Schauspielhaus in Vienna, and the Sydney Olympic Arts Theatre. <br />
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He has performed in cabaret and concerts as a solo artist at the Melbourne Arts Centre and the Sydney Opera House, including ''Paul Capsis in Concert'' (2003) and the ''Tolarno Galleries ‘Luminous’ Tour'' (2005). He has also appeared numerous times on radio, television and film. Recent highlights include a role in a feature film, ''Head On'', co-hosting Eurovision 2001 for SBS, acting in the popular ''Pizza'' on SBS TV with Paul Fenech, and a guest appearance on ''Spicks and Specks'' on the ABC. He played in ''The Lost Echo'' with the Sydney Theatre Company in 2006. He played Riff Raff in the ''Rocky Horror Show'' in 2008-9. He played a transsexual drag queen in ''All About My Mother'' in 2010 for the Melbourne Theatre Company. He played two roles in ''The Threepenny Opera'' for the STC in 2011, Jenny the prostitute and a vile archbishop. In 2012 he performed the ''Paul Capsis Revue'' at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne and possibly his best ever performance as several members of his family, most notably his grandmother Angela, in ''Angela’s Kitchen'' at the Malthouse Theatre. Ostensibly all about his grandmother Angela, it is also an autobiography of the actor himself. He also has several collections on CD, including ''Malta Souvenir'' (ABC Radio National).<br />
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Paul has won several awards, namely a Helpmann Award for ''Boulevard Delirium'' in 2005; the Green Room Award: Best Cabaret Artist (2004); the Helpmann Award: best live music presentation for ''Capsis vs Capsis'' at the Studio, Sydney Opera House (2002); the Film Critics Circle Award; and the AFI Nomination: best supporting actor in a lead role for ''Head On'' (1998). He is keen to expand his repertoire of roles and hopes to write and record an album of his own songs in the future.<br />
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Sources:<br />
1. Dwyer,Michael, Pushing his boundaries, ''The Age'', March 7, 2012<br />
2. Blake, Elisse, At home with Paul Capsis, ''The Sydney Morning Herald,'' May 19, 2012<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.paulcapsis.com]<br />
* [http://www.smh.com.au]<br />
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[[Category:Actor, Singer, Cabaret Performer]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Paul_Capsis&diff=6437Paul Capsis2013-05-15T01:56:55Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
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<div>'''Capsis, Paul''' <br />
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'''Actor, Singer, Cabaret Performer'''<br />
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Paul was born at the Crown Street Women’s Hospital in Surry Hills, Sydney in 1964 and was raised by his grandmother Angela in her Landsdowne Street terrace house. His home since 1998 has been in Surry Hills just 3 blocks from where his grandmother lived. His mother (nee Bonnici), was born in Gzira and came to Australia aged 5 years with her family in 1948 on the SS Strathnaver. His father, a Greek Egyptian, was born in Cairo and migrated to Australia in the fifties. According to Michael Dwyer, he was “a bullied misfit who survived a violent high school to carve an uncompromising public profile”. <br />
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Paul is now one of the most popular entertainers in Australia, an actor, singer and cabaret star. He has performed both in Australia as well as overseas, including the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, the Schauspielhaus in Vienna, and the Sydney Olympic Arts Theatre. <br />
<br />
He has performed in cabaret and concerts as a solo artist at the Melbourne Arts Centre and the Sydney Opera House, including Paul Capsis in Concert (2003) and the Tolarno Galleries ‘Luminous’ Tour (2005). He has also appeared numerous times on radio, television and film. Recent highlights include a role in a feature film, Head On, co-hosting Eurovision 2001 for SBS, acting in the popular Pizza on SBS TV with Paul Fenech, and a guest appearance on Spicks and Specks on the ABC. He played in The Lost Echo with the Sydney Theatre Company in 2006. He played Riff Raff in the Rocky Horror Show in 2008-9. He played a transsexual drag queen in All About My Mother in 2010 for the Melbourne Theatre Company. He played two roles in The Threepenny Opera for the STC in 2011, Jenny the prostitute and a vile archbishop. In 2012 he performed the Paul Capsis Revue at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne and possibly his best ever performance as several members of his family, most notably his grandmother Angela, in Angela’s Kitchen at the Malthouse Theatre. Ostensibly all about his grandmother Angela, it is also an autobiography of the actor himself. He also has several collections on CD, including Malta Souvenir (ABC Radio National).<br />
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Paul has won several awards, namely a Helpmann Award for Boulevard Delirium in 2005; the Green Room Award: Best Cabaret Artist (2004); the Helpmann Award: best live music presentation for Capsis vs Capsis at the Studio, Sydney Opera House (2002); the Film Critics Circle Award; best supporting actor in a lead role for Head On (1998); and the AFI Nomination: best supporting actor in a lead role for Head On (1998). He is keen to expand his repertoire of roles and hopes to write and record an album of his own songs in the future.<br />
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Sources:<br />
1. Dwyer,Michael, Pushing his boundaries, The Age, March 7, 2012<br />
2. Blake, Elisse, At home with Paul Capsis, www.smh.com.au, May 19, 2012<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.paulcapsis.com]<br />
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[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Dr_Charles_Mattei&diff=6436Dr Charles Mattei2013-05-14T06:10:21Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with " '''Dr Charles Mattei''' '''General Practitioner, Community Worker''' The medical contribution to the Maltese community in Australia stretches back to the earliest Maltese ..."</p>
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'''Dr Charles Mattei'''<br />
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'''General Practitioner, Community Worker'''<br />
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The medical contribution to the Maltese community in Australia stretches back to the earliest Maltese settlement. The first medical doctor of Maltese origin to settle in Australia was Charles Mattei. Born in 1864, he was a much-travelled doctor and entrepreneur who tried very hard to introduce several migration schemes which all but failed miserably. He studied medicine at the Royal University of Malta and continued his studies in the UK, where he spent time in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dublin. He worked among Maltese migrants in Alexandria, Egypt towards the end of the 19th century. In 1892 he emigrated to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, largely in search of the newly discovered gold, but had plenty of opportunity to look after sick people there – epidemics of typhoid were not unknown at that time. <br />
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He then joined the Australian Medical Corps and in 1901 he went to the Boer War and stayed there for three years. After he returned to Malta in 1904 he worked as a general practitioner but was involved with migrant issues and was given the task of honorary secretary in the newly instituted Malta Emigration Committee. <br />
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By 1910 he could write: “I passed eleven years in different parts of Australia and visited Tasmania and other regions of Australasia… I have seen sheep stations in Australia and places many times larger than Malta used for grazing sheep only, pearl fishing in Western Australia and whaling, cattle and horse ranches in Mexico and in Australia from where shiploads of frozen meat are sent to Europe. …”<br />
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He hatched several plans and travelled far and wide, with the scope of finding possible places where Maltese could settle. These included Canada, (Toronto, British Columbia), USA, and Brazil as well as Australia.<br />
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In 1913 he migrated to Sydney where at once he started scheming to bring more Maltese migrants to Australia. At the time, the Governor of NSW was Sir Gerald Strickland, with whom he had discussions about this. Charles was hoping that the Government of Malta would recognize him as the representative of Maltese in Australia, but this never eventuated. <br />
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With the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted and was sent to the Eastern Mediterranean (Egypt and Turkey). He was actually mentioned in dispatches when he was with the Anzacs in Gallipoli. He also served in France and Italy. By the end of the war he had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.<br />
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He returned to Australia in 1919. He continued to lobby to become the Maltese representative, but for whatever reason, he was never appointed. In fact, when eventually a representative was selected in 1929, it was Captain Henry Curmi and not Charles Mattei who was the chosen person. <br />
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He moved to Mackay in Queensland and among other things helped launch “The Maltese Farmers and Settlers Association”, of which he was the first President. He was also the medical officer in charge of Rosemount Hospital where he had the opportunity to deal with fellow Maltese. He died in 1939.<br />
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Source: Attard, Lawrence, Profiles, 55-63<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1939]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Benedict_Soler&diff=6435Benedict Soler2013-05-14T05:52:18Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Benedict Soler''' '''Teacher, Community Worker''' Benedict (Benny) Soler was born in Vittoriosa, Malta, on September 8, 1938, the oldest child of Saviour (Sam) and Angeli..."</p>
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<div>'''Benedict Soler'''<br />
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'''Teacher, Community Worker'''<br />
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Benedict (Benny) Soler was born in Vittoriosa, Malta, on September 8, 1938, the oldest child of Saviour (Sam) and Angelica. The family moved to Mosta during the war and then to Pawla after the war before the decision was made to emigrate to Australia in 1950. He attended primary school in North Richmond and commenced his secondary schooling at St Joseph’s Technical School in Abbotsford before moving to Richmond Technical School, where he completed Year 9. He then took up an apprenticeship as a maintenance fitter and worked with the SEC for 12 years during which time he married Helen in 1962 and completed his high school studies at night school. <br />
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Benny started an engineering diploma and during his second year of study he obtained a teaching position in 1967. He completed his Technical Trade Instructor Certificate in 1968 at the Hawthorn Institute of Technology. In 1979 he was promoted to Head of the Fitting and Machining Department at Brandon Park Technical School and in 1987 was appointed a senior teacher at Jamieson Park Technical College at St Albans. In 1993 he became Head of the Department of Technology Studies at Marcellin College and retired from teaching in 2001.<br />
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Benny`s involvement with the Maltese Community Council of Victoria (MCCV) started in 1966 as a delegate for the Phoenicians Association. In 1970 he was elected as the Public Relations Officer. He became Assistant Secretary of the Council in 1972 and in 1976 he was elected Honorary Secretary of the MCCV, a position he held with distinction for 18 years, the longest serving Secretary in the history of the MCCV. <br />
Benny was deeply involved in fund raising for the Maltese Community Centre in Parkville. The major purpose was to build a new Centre for the whole community. <br />
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He worked tirelessly as coordinator of the committee for the Miss Maltese Community Quest which, over the 15 years of its existence, raised in excess of $400,000 for the Maltese Community Centre Building Project. Over a number of years Benny, with his wife Helen (for a time President of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the MCCV), also helped raising funds for the Centre by organizing a variety of activities, such as the bric-a-brac stall at the annual fete organized by the MCCV as well as organizing big annual raffles complete with great prizes such as a trip to Malta for two.<br />
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His contributions over many years led to his being recognised at the inaugural MCCV Community Awards presentations in 2012 “for his services to the community through his work within the MCCV”.<br />
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Benny and Helen have two children, David and Luisa, and three grandsons, Ryan, Luke and Sam.<br />
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Source: Interview with Benny Soler<br />
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[[Category:Teacher, Community Worker]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Fr_George_Scerri&diff=6434Fr George Scerri2013-05-14T05:37:32Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Fr George Scerri MSSP''' '''Provincial''' Fr George Scerri was born at Qormi Malta on May 16, 1910. After finishing his secondary education at St Aloysius College, Bir..."</p>
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<div>'''Fr George Scerri MSSP''' <br />
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'''Provincial''' <br />
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Fr George Scerri was born at Qormi Malta on May 16, 1910. After finishing his secondary education at St Aloysius College, Birkirkara, he joined the Missionary Society of St Paul in January 1929. After his ordination to the priesthood on April 2, 1968, his first appointment was at St Joseph's Home, Hamrun, Malta.<br />
For a number of years, when the Maltese started migrating to Australia by their thousands, Fr Scerri accompanied them, as Chaplain on their way to Australia. Later on he worked for a couple of years among the Maltese migrants in Canada, and in 1962 he came to Australia, where he stayed until his untimely death.<br />
Fr George Scerri, or Dun Gorg as he was commonly known, worked in Sydney among the Maltese Community, for about ten years, and when in 1971 he was appointed Provincial of the MSSP, he moved to Melbourne.<br />
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Dun Gorg was completely immersed in his responsibilities of Provincial and as Chaplain to the Maltese community. He led a very simple life and his simple faith, grounded firmly in the love of God and neighbour, made him available to others at all times.<br />
He was endowed with humility, courage and vision, and had a certain sense of leadership in his own quiet and unassuming way. He was untiring in exercising his ministry and, although he didn't drive a car, he could be found in any church, hospital or any other place where he was needed.<br />
When the idea of building a Maltese Community Centre started to take shape, Dun Gorg showed great enthusiasm in pushing forward this project by every means at his disposal. At every opportunity he appealed to the Community to rally around to bring this idea to fruition, and to raise the much needed funds. This project of the building of the Maltese Community Centre, which was so close to his heart, was eventually completed, as we all know. But he was not meant to see it finished.<br />
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On Sunday July 13, 1980, he was assaulted, and as a result died on August 4, 1980 at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. His funeral at St Mary’s Church, West Melbourne, was a testimony to the love and respect that Dun Gorg enjoyed within the Church and the Maltese community. Bishops and a large number of priests and leaders of the Maltese community accompanied by a large crowd of Maltese packed St Mary's Church, West Melbourne for his funeral and burial at the Melbourne General Cemetery.<br />
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Source: Fr Denis Carabott, MSSP, reproduced from the ''MCCV Newsletter'', June, 2005<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1980]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Saviour_Zammit&diff=6433Saviour Zammit2013-05-14T05:25:46Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Zammit, Saviour''' '''Builder, Stonemason''' Sammy, as he was known, was born in 1930 and lived in Zurrieq where he worked as a stonemason. He arrived in Wellington, New..."</p>
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<div>'''Zammit, Saviour''' <br />
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'''Builder, Stonemason'''<br />
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Sammy, as he was known, was born in 1930 and lived in Zurrieq where he worked as a stonemason. He arrived in Wellington, New Zealand in August 1956. He worked for the Wellington Harbour Board and then at Dunlops in Upper Hutt and later at Romax Cement before he started his own business as a stonemason. His works include the Air New Zealand Building that was in Vivian Street, Wellington. In 1981 he started Solid Fuel Heating in Upper Huff, which expanded into the Solid Fuel Heating Wellington and also established the Kapiti Coast.<br />
<br />
He was married to Chrissy, of Scottish heritage and they had seven children, three girls, Clare, Melita, and Maria and four boys, Tony, John, Andrew and Samuel.<br />
<br />
Saviour died in 1997.<br />
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<div>'''Manwel Nicholas-Borg'''<br />
<br />
'''Author, Poet'''<br />
<br />
For sheer productivity it is hard to beat Manwel Nicholas-Borg. He has been the most prolific writer mostly of poetry but also of a considerable amount of prose, including, essays, history, and novels, much of which he published privately and read at MLG and other literature meetings. He began writing in 1938 and never stopped until his death on 30th May, 1998.<br />
Manwel was born on 11 January 1918 in Sliema and was educated at the Stella Maris College. While in Malta he was employed as a compositor with ''Il-Berqa'', a daily newspaper in Maltese, and later on he was on the editorial staff of ''The Times'', the English language paper from the same stable.<br />
He served as a sergeant with the special investigation branch of the Royal Air Force during the war (from 1942) and saw service in Italy, Egypt, Palestine and Syria.<br />
He left for Australia on the mv Asturias and arrived in Melbourne in December 1949, aged 31 years. He continued his education at the College of Printing and Graphic Arts and worked as a clerk in the Research and Development Branch of the Dept of Supply in Melbourne from 1949 to 1956, and later on as lithographic designer, head proof-reader, and electronic monotype keyboard operator with the Victorian Railways Printing Works, from where he retired in 1978.<br />
He was naturalized in 1975, which he proudly says was his “second finest hour” – his first was to be born Maltese.<br />
The thousands of poems that he wrote deal mainly with three major topics: the land of his birth, religion, and his love for his mother. He said that his inspiration came from “elements of fascination with the Muses and the written word, which emanate from the impression imprinted upon me by the world and events around me”. His poetry is traditional in style, and includes sonnets and poems which follow the acrostic and Sapphic styles.<br />
Nicholas Borg was Vice-President of the Literary Society for the Maltese in Australia from 1959 to 1967 and was later a member of the Maltese Literature Group of Victoria, as well as a member of the Multicultural Writers' Association of Victoria. He was made an honorary member of the Akkademja tal-Malti (Maltese Academy of Malta) in 1970. In 1994 he was awarded the Manoel de Vilhena Award for his 'outstanding contribution to the propagation of Maltese Arts and Culture in Australia'. <br />
<br />
In addition to the following publications, Manwel Nicholas-Borg’s writings have been included in a number of anthologies, including: ''Il-Muża Maltija,'' (1969), ''Driegħ ma’ Driegħ'' (1971), ''Irjieħ'', (1986), and ''Frott Ieħor'' (1992). He has also written historical writings, as well as essays published in Il-Ponostku Malti (1960-1970). <br />
• Cesri u d-Demokrazija Rumana (1939); <br />
• Ma' Gesu fl-Aħħar Jum ta' Ħajtu 1964); <br />
• L-Għanja Maltija fl-Awstralja (1969); <br />
• Kantiċi fuq il-Ħajja tal-Madonna (1971); <br />
• Dawl fid-Dlam (1975); <br />
• Mill-Oqsma ta' I-Awstral (1979); <br />
• Mil-Librerija ta' Ħajti (1981); <br />
• A Descriptive Rosary (1983); <br />
• Soiree Lyrique (1983); <br />
• Titwila lejn il-Ħajja ta' l-Alfabett (1987); <br />
• Titwila lejn it-twelid tal-Kattoliċismu fl-Awstralja (1988);<br />
• Mill-Ġonna tal-Muża (1989); <br />
• A Study of the Cross as an Heraldic Emblem (1989); <br />
• Festival (1989); <br />
• Titwila lejn il-Ħajja tal-Kalendarju (1990), <br />
• Għana tal-Qalb (1990); <br />
• Alternattivi (1991); <br />
• Bil-Kajku u t-Tanka mill-Awstralja (1991); <br />
• Territorji Poetiċi (1992);<br />
• Mill-Kurrenti ta' l-Awstralja, (1992);<br />
• Blanzuni tac-Ċirasa – Hajku, 1993;<br />
• Ma’ Gesu fl-Aħħar jum ta’ Hajtu (1993, 2nd edition, 1st edi 1964) – long poem);<br />
• Gala Lirika ( 1994);<br />
• Imrieżaq Imżewqa (1995);<br />
• Taħt Żewg Slaleb (1995);<br />
• Kurrenti Kronografiċi (1996);<br />
• Inspired moments ( 1996);<br />
• Xbihat ta’ Żmieni (1997);<br />
• Burdati Liriċi (1998);<br />
• Qed Ngħix (MLG, ed M Cassar, J Saliba u Rose Lofaro, 2001).<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
1. Barry York, ''Community Profiles, The Maltese Herald,'' 10 May 1988<br />
2. ''Maltese Biographies of the Twentieth Century,'' 1997, editors Michael J. Schiavone and Louis J. <br />
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<div>'''Josephine Zammit MBE'''<br />
<br />
'''Media, Community Worker'''<br />
<br />
Born to Paul and Pauline Darmenia in 1925, the youngest of a family of six, Josephine qualified as a teacher in 1945 at the age of 20 years). She married Charles Zammit, a building contractor, in 1947, which ended her teaching career (as used to be the case in those days).<br />
She emigrated to Australia in 1952 when she was 27 years old, and was soon involved in social work. <br />
She went to Malta and became involved in the Single Women Migrants Scheme of the early 1960s, becoming a member of the Malta Emigrants Commission. She accompanied five girls to Australia in 1962 under this scheme. As the Australian representative of the Malta Emigrants Commission she helped newly arrived migrants. In a single year they nominated 66 Maltese migrants and helped them to find accommodation and work.<br />
Josephine is best known as an ethnic radio personality in Sydney. This started in 1975 when Mr Al Grassby, the then Minister for Immigration, announced the launching of 2EA radio station. Josephine Zammit was appointed coordinator of the Maltese program. This was on a voluntary basis. Broadcasting started on 9 June 1975 in Sydney and Melbourne.<br />
Josephine was also involved in other areas involving Maltese migrants. She organized the Maltese Australian Women’s Association in the early 1970s and later helped form the Maltese-Australian Social Welfare Association. In addition she organised ‘Malta Day’ at Goulburn College of Advanced Education, and gave talks about Maltese culture.<br />
She was also:<br />
• Foundation member of the NSW Ethnic Communities Council,<br />
• Member of the NSW Ethnic Consultative Council (later Ethnic Affairs Commission),<br />
• Member of the Australian Ethnic Affairs Council.<br />
Josephine received the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal and the MBE in 1978.<br />
She always regarded herself as Maltese and returned to Malta frequently (every 3 years).<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
1. York, Barry, Josephine Zammit MBE: ''A Maltese Woman in Australia,'' MATZN Pty Ltd, Summer Hill, 1989.<br />
2. York, Barry, Community Profiles: ''The Maltese Herald,'' 12 June, 1987.<br />
3. Attard, Fr Lawrence, ''Profiles''<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1988]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Virgilio_Zammit&diff=6428Virgilio Zammit2013-05-14T05:09:23Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Virgilio Zammit JP, MBE''' '''Community Leader''' Virgilio Zammit’s contribution to the Maltese Community was largely through two organisations, the Maltese Community ..."</p>
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<div>'''Virgilio Zammit JP, MBE''' <br />
<br />
'''Community Leader'''<br />
<br />
Virgilio Zammit’s contribution to the Maltese Community was largely through two organisations, the Maltese Community Council of NSW and the Maltese Sub-Branch of the RSL.<br />
He arrived with his family from Malta in May 1957 and worked in various clerical duties until his retirement in 1977. <br />
Virgilio had various roles in the MCC of NSW and in fact was the convenor of the meeting of Maltese associations in 1966 to form the MCC. This was successful and the major associations agreed to join the Council. Not only was Virgilio an active member of the MCC but he was very active in the United Council of Immigrants, the forerunner of the Ethnic Communities’ Council. In 1974, Virgilio became President and Fred Fenech became the Secretary of the MCC and together they set about strengthening the Council. They did this by encouraging most of the Maltese associations to become members and take a more active part in the work of the Council. Just before the election of the MCC committee in 1974, Fred Fenech, who was then the Welfare Officer of the MCC, had started the campaign for dual citizenship by sending a petition, in the name of the MCC, to all the members of Parliament in Malta. The presidents of all the affiliated associations in NSW signed the petition. Virgilio signed as the president of the Maltese RSL Sub-Branch. Various activities were held during Virgilio’s presidency of the MCC to further the cause of dual citizenship including seminars and discussions about the issue.<br />
Another major issue was the two-year directive in Malta to give only second preference to returning Maltese migrants looking for jobs. The MCC objected strongly to this directive and called public meetings in Sydney to protest against it. When Virgilio went to Malta soon after, he raised the issue with the then Minister for Employment, the Hon Agatha Barbara. In 1975, Minister Barbara visited Sydney and at a meeting organised by the MCC, the issue was again debated. The Minister strongly argued that the Maltese government had introduced the measure to ensure employment for local workers at a time when many jobs with the British and NATO armed forces had been lost. She did agree, however, to look at individual cases of hardship affected by the directive. <br />
This was also the time when ethnic radio and later television were to be introduced and the MCC and Virgilio wanted a role in the broadcasting of Maltese programs. Unfortunately this led to a long conflict with Josephine Zammit MBE, who had lobbied successfully to be given the role of Maltese coordinator of Maltese programs on the government ethnic radio station 2EA, later becoming SBS Radio. Although Virgilio was not to see this, the MCC did eventually obtain its own radio program on one of the community radio stations, 2 SER FM.<br />
In 1975 and 1976, with the help of Virgilio, Fred Fenech held two very important variety concerts to promote the talent of Maltese migrants and their children in Sydney. Both these concerts were very successful, in spite of the scepticism of many opponents, and gave rise to such artists as the singer Joe Galea and the group, the Mifsud Brothers. These concerts opened the way for many Maltese artists in Sydney <br />
Virgilio continued in his role as president of the MCC till his passing away in November 1979.<br />
Virgilio’s other area of community work was through the Maltese RSL Sub-Branch. Through this organisation he worked unceasingly for the welfare of Maltese ex-servicemen. In his role as president, he obtained official recognition from the Australian RSL for his Maltese Sub-Branch and the right to participate in the ANZAC march on ANZAC Day.<br />
When he expressed the fear to Fred Fenech that his Sub-Branch members might be losing interest and needed another role, the latter suggested the formation of a theatre group. Virgilio accepted this suggestion and soon established the theatre group, Ic-Cittadini, which is still going strongly to date.<br />
Virgilio was a member of, and strongly supported, many other Maltese associations, in particular the Melita Eagles, now the Parramatta Melita Eagles Soccer Club, the Phoenician Club, then the only licensed Maltese club in Australia and the Maltese Guild. Virgilio never missed a Melita game and every Friday he attended the Phoenician Club. <br />
For his work for the Maltese Community, Virgilio was awarded an MBE in 1976.<br />
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Source: Information provided by Virgilio Zammit’s son, Victor Zammit.<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1979]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Joseph_Polidano&diff=6427Joseph Polidano2013-05-14T04:55:54Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with " '''Joseph Polidano''' '''Senior Technical Officer, Community Worker''' Joseph Albert Polidano was born in Valletta on December 14, 1943. He arrived in Australia on May 26, ..."</p>
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'''Joseph Polidano'''<br />
<br />
'''Senior Technical Officer, Community Worker'''<br />
<br />
Joseph Albert Polidano was born in Valletta on December 14, 1943. He arrived in Australia on May 26, 1965 on the Sydney (Flotta Lauro line), and after a short span working at Goodyear, he found employment at Sydney Technical College as a Laboratory Attendant. While working full-time and raising a young family he studied part-time. Over the years, he attended many courses, including courses in liquid chromatography and in electron microscopy. He received his Diploma in Technology in 1983, by which time he was a Laboratory Manager. He was later Head of Food Technology, Chemical Technology and Material Sciences. He held a position as a teacher at UTS where he taught Computer Studies on a part-time basis. <br />
<br />
Joseph was extensively involved in the Maltese community. He held the position of Secretary of the Maltese Community Council of NSW for many years. He was also a member of the choir of the Maltese Cultural Association of NSW, and held various positions including Secretary and Vice President of the same Association. He was also a member of the Beethoven Choir in Sydney and travelled to Malta and China to perform with the group as well as attending many performances in Sydney. Joseph passed away after a second battle with cancer and died aged 60 in 2004.<br />
<br />
He was married to Mary (nee Zammit) and they had four children, Anne-Marie, Andrew, Louise and Rachel, and two grandchildren, Angeline and Jayden. His hobbies were drawing, singing, gardening, stamp collecting, reading, painting and genealogy.<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2004]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Josephine_Zammit&diff=6426Josephine Zammit2013-05-14T04:42:21Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Josephine Zammit MBE''' '''Media, Community Worker''' Born to Paul and Pauline Darmenia in 1925, the youngest of a family of six, Josephine qualified as a teacher in 1945..."</p>
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<div>'''Josephine Zammit MBE'''<br />
<br />
'''Media, Community Worker'''<br />
<br />
Born to Paul and Pauline Darmenia in 1925, the youngest of a family of six, Josephine qualified as a teacher in 1945 at the age of 20 years). She married Charles Zammit, a building contractor, in 1947, which ended her teaching career (as used to be the case in those days).<br />
She emigrated to Australia in 1952 when she was 27 years old, and was soon involved in social work. <br />
She went to Malta and became involved in the Single Women Migrants Scheme of the early 1960s, becoming a member of the Malta Emigrants Commission. She accompanied five girls to Australia in 1962 under this scheme. As the Australian representative of the Malta Emigrants Commission she helped newly arrived migrants. In a single year they nominated 66 Maltese migrants and helped them to find accommodation and work.<br />
Josephine is best known as an ethnic radio personality in Sydney. This started in 1975 when Mr Al Grassby, the then Minister for Immigration, announced the launching of 2EA radio station. Josephine Zammit was appointed coordinator of the Maltese program. This was on a voluntary basis. Broadcasting started on 9 June 1975 in Sydney and Melbourne.<br />
Josephine was also involved in other areas involving Maltese migrants. She organized the Maltese Australian Women’s Association in the early 1970s and later helped form the Maltese-Australian Social Welfare Association. In addition she organised ‘Malta Day’ at Goulburn College of Advanced Education, and gave talks about Maltese culture.<br />
She was also:<br />
• Foundation member of the NSW Ethnic Communities Council,<br />
• Member of the NSW Ethnic Consultative Council (later Ethnic Affairs Commission),<br />
• Member of the Australian Ethnic Affairs Council.<br />
Josephine received the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal and the MBE in 1978.<br />
She always regarded herself as Maltese and returned to Malta frequently (every 3 years).<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
1. York, Barry, Josephine Zammit MBE: ''A Maltese Woman in Australia,'' MATZN Pty Ltd, Summer Hill, 1989.<br />
2. York, Barry, Community Profiles: ''The Maltese Herald,'' 12 June, 1987.<br />
3. Attard, Fr Lawrence, ''Profiles''<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1988]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Dr_Thomas_Pirotta&diff=6425Dr Thomas Pirotta2013-05-14T04:25:14Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Dr Thomas Pirotta''' '''Surgeon''' Thomas was born in Valletta on the first of April, 1933 and lived in Zebbug, Malta. He studied at the Lyceum, the Royal University of M..."</p>
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<div>'''Dr Thomas Pirotta'''<br />
<br />
'''Surgeon'''<br />
<br />
Thomas was born in Valletta on the first of April, 1933 and lived in Zebbug, Malta. He studied at the Lyceum, the Royal University of Malta, and the University of Adelaide, Australia, qualifying MBBS in 1955. He then proceeded to the UK where he continued his education as a surgeon in Edinburgh as well as in London (1961-1962), and obtained his FRCS. <br />
He migrated to Melbourne where he continued his specialisation (FRACS, 1963). He was one of the first to develop hair-transplant techniques. <br />
Thomas was also very popular with the Maltese community and was involved with various organisations at various times.<br />
He is the author of a number of specialist publications in his field. He married Patricia Flaharty. <br />
He died tragically while piloting his own plane over Adelaide on the 3rd of March, 1975.<br />
Publications<br />
Pirotta, T: Hairgrafting, ''Australasian Journal of Dermatology'', 14(3): 121-6, 1973.<br />
Pirotta, T: POR 8 versus adrenaline as a vasoconstrictor in scalp surgery, ''Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery'', 42(1): 82-4, 1972.<br />
Watkins AB, Pirotta T: ''Medical Journal of Australia,'' 1(10): 493-4, 1972.<br />
Pirotta, T: Hair-grafting: a practical possibility, ''Medical Journal of Australia'', 2(12): 590-2, 1969.<br />
Pirotta, T: Tubo-colic fistula, ''Medical Journal of Australia,'' 1(2): 54-6, 1969.<br />
Pirotta, T: Larsen-Johansson disease, ''Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery'', 33(3): 230-3, 1964.<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
1. Information about Dr T. Pirotta obtained from information provided by his daughter Dr M. Pirotta<br />
2. ''Maltese Biographies of the Twentieth Century'', 1997, editors Michael J. Schiavone and Louis J. Scerri<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1975]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Manwel_Nicholas-Borg&diff=6424Manwel Nicholas-Borg2013-05-14T04:10:56Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
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<div>'''Manwel Nicholas-Borg'''<br />
<br />
'''Author, Poet'''<br />
<br />
For sheer productivity it is hard to beat Manwel Nicholas-Borg. He has been the most prolific writer mostly of poetry but also of a considerable amount of prose, including, essays, history, and novels, much of which he published privately and read at MLG and other literature meetings. He began writing in 1938 and never stopped until his death on 30th May, 1998.<br />
Manwel was born on 11 January 1918 in Sliema and was educated at the Stella Maris College. While in Malta he was employed as a compositor with ''Il-Berqa'', a daily newspaper in Maltese, and later on he was on the editorial staff of ''The Times'', the English language paper from the same stable.<br />
He served as a sergeant with the special investigation branch of the Royal Air Force during the war (from 1942) and saw service in Italy, Egypt, Palestine and Syria.<br />
He left for Australia on the mv Asturias and arrived in Melbourne in December 1949, aged 31 years. He continued his education at the College of Printing and Graphic Arts and worked as a clerk in the Research and Development Branch of the Dept of Supply in Melbourne from 1949 to 1956, and later on as lithographic designer, head proof-reader, and electronic monotype keyboard operator with the Victorian Railways Printing Works, from where he retired in 1978.<br />
He was naturalized in 1975, which he proudly says was his “second finest hour” – his first was to be born Maltese.<br />
The thousands of poems that he wrote deal mainly with three major topics: the land of his birth, religion, and his love for his mother. He said that his inspiration came from “elements of fascination with the Muses and the written word, which emanate from the impression imprinted upon me by the world and events around me”. His poetry is traditional in style, and includes sonnets and poems which follow the acrostic and Sapphic styles.<br />
Nicholas Borg was Vice-President of the Literary Society for the Maltese in Australia from 1959 to 1967 and was later a member of the Maltese Literature Group of Victoria, as well as a member of the Multicultural Writers' Association of Victoria. He was made an honorary member of the Akkademja tal-Malti (Maltese Academy of Malta) in 1970. In 1994 he was awarded the Manoel de Vilhena Award for his 'outstanding contribution to the propagation of Maltese Arts and Culture in Australia'. <br />
<br />
In addition to the following publications, Manwel Nicholas-Borg’s writings have been included in a number of anthologies, including: ''Il-Muża Maltija,'' (1969), ''Driegħ ma’ Driegħ'' (1971), ''Irjieħ'', (1986), and ''Frott Ieħor'' (1992). He has also written historical writings, as well as essays published in Il-Ponostku Malti (1960-1970). <br />
• Cesri u d-Demokrazija Rumana (1939); <br />
• Ma' Gesu fl-Aħħar Jum ta' Ħajtu 1964); <br />
• L-Għanja Maltija fl-Awstralja (1969); <br />
• Kantiċi fuq il-Ħajja tal-Madonna (1971); <br />
• Dawl fid-Dlam (1975); <br />
• Mill-Oqsma ta' I-Awstral (1979); <br />
• Mil-Librerija ta' Ħajti (1981); <br />
• A Descriptive Rosary (1983); <br />
• Soiree Lyrique (1983); <br />
• Titwila lejn il-Ħajja ta' l-Alfabett (1987); <br />
• Titwila lejn it-twelid tal-Kattoliċismu fl-Awstralja (1988);<br />
• Mill-Ġonna tal-Muża (1989); <br />
• A Study of the Cross as an Heraldic Emblem (1989); <br />
• Festival (1989); <br />
• Titwila lejn il-Ħajja tal-Kalendarju (1990), <br />
• Għana tal-Qalb (1990); <br />
• Alternattivi (1991); <br />
• Bil-Kajku u t-Tanka mill-Awstralja (1991); <br />
• Territorji Poetiċi (1992);<br />
• Mill-Kurrenti ta' l-Awstralja, (1992);<br />
• Blanzuni tac-Ċirasa – Hajku, 1993;<br />
• Ma’ Gesu fl-Aħħar jum ta’ Hajtu (1993, 2nd edition, 1st edi 1964) – long poem);<br />
• Gala Lirika ( 1994);<br />
• Imrieżaq Imżewqa (1995);<br />
• Taħt Żewg Slaleb (1995);<br />
• Kurrenti Kronografiċi (1996);<br />
• Inspired moments ( 1996);<br />
• Xbihat ta’ Żmieni (1997);<br />
• Burdati Liriċi (1998);<br />
• Qed Ngħix (MLG, ed M Cassar, J Saliba u Rose Lofaro, 2001).<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
1. Barry York, ''Community Profiles, The Maltese Herald,'' 10 May 1988<br />
2. ''Maltese Biographies of the Twentieth Century,'' 1997, editors Michael J. Schiavone and Louis J. <br />
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[[Category:Died in 1998]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Dr_Roger_Parnis&diff=6423Dr Roger Parnis2013-05-14T04:09:13Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Roger Parnis BSc, MD, FRCS, MBE''' '''Surgeon''' Roger was born in Sliema, Malta on 6 October, 1923. He was educated at St Catherine's Day School, the Lyceum and the Roy..."</p>
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<div>'''Roger Parnis BSc, MD, FRCS, MBE'''<br />
<br />
'''Surgeon'''<br />
<br />
Roger was born in Sliema, Malta on 6 October, 1923. He was educated at St Catherine's Day School, the Lyceum and the Royal University of Malta from where he graduated with a B.Sc (1944) and an MD (1946).<br />
<br />
After spending a couple of years working in Malta, he travelled to England where he qualified as a surgeon (FRCS, 1952). In 1953 he travelled to Greece to help in the aftermath of an earthquake there. He returned to Malta in 1956 but in the same year joined the British Medical Colonial Service and was posted in Abeokuta in Western Nigeria and later (1958) in Ibadan. He obtained his Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 1960.<br />
<br />
In 1965 he was made a member of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Nigerian community. Between 1971 and 1978 he went back to Malta as a surgeon at St Luke’s and as a Demonstrator in Anatomy at the University.<br />
In 1979 he migrated to Australia where he was appointed specialist surgeon at Inverell District Hospital, New South Wales.<br />
In 1987, at the age of 65, after retiring from practice in Australia, Roger decided to spend some time in Papua New Guinea. He commented: “Spear and arrow wounds and coconut injuries were new to me as was the cancer of the mouth associated with the chewing of betel nuts (buai) or added lime. Abscesses are very common, of every size and at every location”. He continued: “My two years in a Mission Hospital in a Third World country have changed my way of thinking and my lifestyle very dramatically and, I hope, for the better. The dedication, hard work, abstemious living, love and, above all, sheer endurance with which Anne and I were surrounded make up a wonderful memory which will never be erased from our minds.”<br />
Roger published the following books:<br />
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''Exploring Gozo, Exploring Malta,'' <br />
''Of Wines and Spirits'', <br />
''Of No Fixed Address'' [an autobiography].<br />
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He married Anne Caruana Galizia and they had two sons, Francis and Eric, and two daughters, Clare and Catherine.<br />
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Sources:<br />
1. Parnis, Roger, ''Of No Fixed Address''<br />
2. Information obtained largely from communication with his wife, Anne Parnis<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1993]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Manwel_Nicholas-Borg&diff=6422Manwel Nicholas-Borg2013-05-13T22:34:33Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Manwel Nicholas Borg''' '''Author, Poet''' For sheer productivity it is hard to beat Manwel Nicholas Borg. He has been the most prolific writer mostly of poetry but also..."</p>
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<div>'''Manwel Nicholas Borg'''<br />
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'''Author, Poet'''<br />
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For sheer productivity it is hard to beat Manwel Nicholas Borg. He has been the most prolific writer mostly of poetry but also of a considerable amount of prose, including, essays, history, and novels, much of which he published privately and read at MLG and other literature meetings. He began writing in 1938 and never stopped until his death on 30th May, 1998.<br />
Manwel was born on 11 January 1918 in Sliema and was educated at the Stella Maris College. While in Malta he was employed as a compositor with ''Il-Berqa'', a daily newspaper in Maltese, and later on he was on the editorial staff of ''The Times'', the English language paper from the same stable.<br />
He served as a sergeant with the special investigation branch of the Royal Air Force during the war (from 1942) and saw service in Italy, Egypt, Palestine and Syria.<br />
He left for Australia on the mv Asturias and arrived in Melbourne in December 1949, aged 31 years. He continued his education at the College of Printing and Graphic Arts and worked as a clerk in the Research and Development Branch of the Dept of Supply in Melbourne from 1949 to 1956, and later on as lithographic designer, head proof-reader, and electronic monotype keyboard operator with the Victorian Railways Printing Works, from where he retired in 1978.<br />
He was naturalized in 1975, which he proudly says was his “second finest hour” – his first was to be born Maltese.<br />
The thousands of poems that he wrote deal mainly with three major topics: the land of his birth, religion, and his love for his mother. He said that his inspiration came from “elements of fascination with the Muses and the written word, which emanate from the impression imprinted upon me by the world and events around me”. His poetry is traditional in style, and includes sonnets and poems which follow the acrostic and Sapphic styles.<br />
Nicholas Borg was Vice-President of the Literary Society for the Maltese in Australia from 1959 to 1967 and was later a member of the Maltese Literature Group of Victoria, as well as a member of the Multicultural Writers' Association of Victoria. He was made an honorary member of the Akkademja tal-Malti (Maltese Academy of Malta) in 1970. In 1994 he was awarded the Manoel de Vilhena Award for his 'outstanding contribution to the propagation of Maltese Arts and Culture in Australia'. <br />
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In addition to the following publications, Manwel Nicholas Borg’s writings have been included in a number of anthologies, including: ''Il-Muża Maltija,'' (1969), ''Driegħ ma’ Driegħ'' (1971), ''Irjieħ'', (1986), and ''Frott Ieħor'' (1992). He has also written historical writings, as well as essays published in Il-Ponostku Malti (1960-1970). <br />
• Cesri u d-Demokrazija Rumana (1939); <br />
• Ma' Gesu fl-Aħħar Jum ta' Ħajtu 1964); <br />
• L-Għanja Maltija fl-Awstralja (1969); <br />
• Kantiċi fuq il-Ħajja tal-Madonna (1971); <br />
• Dawl fid-Dlam (1975); <br />
• Mill-Oqsma ta' I-Awstral (1979); <br />
• Mil-Librerija ta' Ħajti (1981); <br />
• A Descriptive Rosary (1983); <br />
• Soiree Lyrique (1983); <br />
• Titwila lejn il-Ħajja ta' l-Alfabett (1987); <br />
• Titwila lejn it-twelid tal-Kattoliċismu fl-Awstralja (1988);<br />
• Mill-Ġonna tal-Muża (1989); <br />
• A Study of the Cross as an Heraldic Emblem (1989); <br />
• Festival (1989); <br />
• Titwila lejn il-Ħajja tal-Kalendarju (1990), <br />
• Għana tal-Qalb (1990); <br />
• Alternattivi (1991); <br />
• Bil-Kajku u t-Tanka mill-Awstralja (1991); <br />
• Territorji Poetiċi (1992);<br />
• Mill-Kurrenti ta' l-Awstralja, (1992);<br />
• Blanzuni tac-Ċirasa – Hajku, 1993;<br />
• Ma’ Gesu fl-Aħħar jum ta’ Hajtu (1993, 2nd edition, 1st edi 1964) – long poem);<br />
• Gala Lirika ( 1994);<br />
• Imrieżaq Imżewqa (1995);<br />
• Taħt Żewg Slaleb (1995);<br />
• Kurrenti Kronografiċi (1996);<br />
• Inspired moments ( 1996);<br />
• Xbihat ta’ Żmieni (1997);<br />
• Burdati Liriċi (1998);<br />
• Qed Ngħix (MLG, ed M Cassar, J Saliba u Rose Lofaro, 2001).<br />
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Sources:<br />
1. Barry York, ''Community Profiles, The Maltese Herald,'' 10 May 1988<br />
2. ''Maltese Biographies of the Twentieth Century,'' 1997, editors Michael J. Schiavone and Louis J. <br />
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[[Category:Died in 1998]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Terry_Muscat&diff=6421Terry Muscat2013-05-13T22:19:51Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Terry Muscat JP''' '''Trade Unionist, Community Worker''' Terry was born in Mellieha on the 22nd March 1934 and grew up in Tarxien He migrated to Australia in 1956 an..."</p>
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'''Trade Unionist, Community Worker''' <br />
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Terry was born in Mellieha on the 22nd March 1934 and grew up in Tarxien<br />
He migrated to Australia in 1956 and found work at the ICI factory in Deer Park where he worked as a machine operator until 1969. <br />
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He joined the Federated Iron-workers Association and became an FIA shop steward in 1959, and member of AFIA state executive in 1963. Terry was active amongst the European migrants working around Melbourne's then-thriving manufacturing industry, <br />
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He was a Founding member of the ACTU’s Migrant Worker Committee in the ‘60s, and rose to State President of the Australian Workers Union, and was then elected as National Secretary of the AWU in 1997 – the most senior national office of one of Australia largest trade unions.<br />
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He has also represented Australia at international trade union conferences including the International Metal Federation 1989 study mission to Asia and the IMF Centennial 1992 study mission to Zurich. <br />
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He retired in July 2001 as National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union. His accomplishments within the Maltese community are summarised in the chapter on Welfare.<br />
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He has served on a number of committees and positions:<br />
• member for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) Public Office Selection Committee since 1986,<br />
• delegate to the Victorian Trades Hall Council (1969-93),<br />
• trustee of the Metals Traders Federation of Unions (1985-89), <br />
• Victoria State President of the Federation of Industrial Manufacturing & Engineering Employees (FIMEE) and of the Australian Workers Union (AIW),<br />
• AWU national executive member (1995),<br />
• Elected national secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (1997).<br />
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He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1974. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1992 and was made Knight of the Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1994. He was also given the Medal of Merit from Malta.<br />
It has been said of him that "Terry Muscat represented the very best qualities of the post-war migration to Australia. Terry and his generation will be sorely missed. He made Australia a better place."<br />
Terry died in 2003, aged 70, and is survived by his first wife Mary and his children Sam and Michelle, and second wife Jane and his step-children Helen and Edwin.<br />
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Source: Bill Shorten, ''National Paper'', Article 17 April, 2003.<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2003]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Glenda_Hiroko_Gauci&diff=6420Glenda Hiroko Gauci2013-05-13T22:09:43Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
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'''Diplomat''' <br />
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Glenda was the first woman of Maltese/Japanese extraction who reached this level in the Australian diplomatic service.<br />
Glenda was born in Melbourne in 1958. Her mother was Japanese and her father, John William Gauci, was born in Melbourne of Maltese parents. He was a waterside worker who had met his wife in Japan after the end of World War II and settled in Footscray, (Melbourne) in 1957.<br />
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (1st Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne in 1980, majoring in international relations and public administration. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne in 1984 and completed a Master in International Law at the Australian National University in 1985. <br />
She obtained various academic awards, including the First Year Political Science Prize (1977), the International Relations Prize (shared) (1978), the Public Administration Prize (1979) and the Fourth Year Political Science Prize (1980).<br />
Glenda started in private legal practice in Melbourne in 1983 and then joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1984 in the UN Political and Legal Japan Section. In 1987 she was Third, and later Second Secretary, and Executive Assistant Ambassador at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo. She had other positions: including Executive Assistant, Fraud Prevention and Ethics Section (Corporate Services Division, 1991) and A/Assistant Secretary, Enterprise Bargaining Agreement Taskforce (1992). She became Director, Corporate Projects Section, CSD (1993), Director of the Industrial and New Trade Issues Section (1994), Counsellor (Trade Policy and Trade Relations Sections (1995), and Minister/Counsellor (Australian Embassy, Tokyo, 1997). Subsequently she held positions of Assistant Secretary, Mainland South East Asia Branch (1998) and later as Ambassador to Cambodia and Minister/Counsellor in the Australian Embassy in Washington (2001).<br />
Glenda died in 2006 at the age of 47 from mesothelioma, a tumour most likely resulting from inhalation of asbestos fibres brought home on his clothing by her father while she was still a young girl, a clear illustration of the tragedy resulting from poor working conditions suffered by children of the first migrants. <br />
She was married to David Love and has a son, Dominic (b 1987) and a daughter, Imogen (b 1990).<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2006]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Glenda_Hiroko_Gauci&diff=6419Glenda Hiroko Gauci2013-05-13T22:09:00Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Glenda Hiroko Gauci BA (Hons), LLB''' (1958- 2006) '''Diplomat''' Glenda was the first woman of Maltese/Japanese extraction who reached this level in the Australian dip..."</p>
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<div>'''Glenda Hiroko Gauci BA (Hons), LLB''' (1958- 2006)<br />
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'''Diplomat''' <br />
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Glenda was the first woman of Maltese/Japanese extraction who reached this level in the Australian diplomatic service.<br />
Glenda was born in Melbourne in 1958. Her mother was Japanese and her father, John William Gauci, was born in Melbourne of Maltese parents. He was a waterside worker who had met his wife in Japan after the end of World War II and settled in Footscray, (Melbourne) in 1957.<br />
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (1st Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne in 1980, majoring in international relations and public administration. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne in 1984 and completed a Master in International Law at the Australian National University in 1985. <br />
She obtained various academic awards, including the First Year Political Science Prize (1977), the International Relations Prize (shared) (1978), the Public Administration Prize (1979) and the Fourth Year Political Science Prize (1980).<br />
Glenda started in private legal practice in Melbourne in 1983 and then joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1984 in the UN Political and Legal Japan Section. In 1987 she was Third, and later Second Secretary, and Executive Assistant Ambassador at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo. She had other positions: including Executive Assistant, Fraud Prevention and Ethics Section (Corporate Services Division, 1991) and A/Assistant Secretary, Enterprise Bargaining Agreement Taskforce (1992). She became Director, Corporate Projects Section, CSD (1993), Director of the Industrial and New Trade Issues Section (1994), Counsellor (Trade Policy and Trade Relations Sections (1995), and Minister/Counsellor (Australian Embassy, Tokyo, 1997). Subsequently she held positions of Assistant Secretary, Mainland South East Asia Branch (1998) and later as Ambassador to Cambodia and Minister/Counsellor in the Australian Embassy in Washington (2001).<br />
Glenda died in 2006 at the age of 47 from mesothelioma, a tumour most likely resulting from inhalation of asbestos fibres brought home on his clothing by her father while she was still a young girl, a clear illustration of the tragedy resulting from poor working conditions suffered by children of the first migrants. <br />
She was married to David Love and has a son, Dominic (b 1987) and a daughter, Imogen (b 1990).<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2006]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Joe_Forace&diff=6418Joe Forace2013-05-13T07:23:24Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Forace, Joe OAM, KM''' '''High Commissioner''' Joe was born in Valletta,(7.10.1925). He spent some years as a seaman in the merchant navy, then as journalist for Il-Ber..."</p>
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'''High Commissioner'''<br />
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Joe was born in Valletta,(7.10.1925). He spent some years as a seaman in the merchant navy, then as journalist for Il-Berqa - a daily newspaper in Maltese. In Malta he was a trade-union and political activist.<br />
He migrated to Sydney in 1954 and lived in Gilmore, Canberra. He was active within the Maltese community, involved with the Phoenician Club, the Maltese Guild of Australia, the Maltese Settlers Association, and the Maltese Association in Canberra and Queanbeyan. He worked with Australia Post, and other jobs including work with the railways and in a refrigerator factory. He then became involved in real estate and became sales manager with L .J. Hooker.<br />
He joined the Australian Labor Party and become one of a small number of non-English speaking persons to hold office in an ALP branch (Paddington- Woollahra).<br />
In 1971, when Labor returned to power in Malta, he became High Commissioner in Australia, with duties as Roving Ambassador to sixteen countries, including China and the Arab world. In 1978 he was Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Canberra. He resigned for personal reasons in 1979. <br />
He is best remembered for diplomatic involvement with China. He made several visits to the People’s Republic of China in 1972 and became a friend and confidant of Premier Zhou En Lai. Forace says: “I looked on him as if he was my father, and he used to look at me as if I was his son.” This friendship enabled him to become a go-between in talks between China and Australia and other Commonwealth countries.<br />
In 1996 he was awarded the OAM for his services to the Maltese community. He was a member of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta). <br />
He was married to Frances Troisi and had two children, Lina & Rose. He died on the 27th of April, 2005.<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2005]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Xmun_Chetcuti&diff=6417Xmun Chetcuti2013-05-13T07:16:46Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Sam Chetcuti (Xmun)''' '''Boxer''' Xmun was born in Mosta (28.10.1906) and came to Australia in 1926 (aged 20). He is the first known Maltese boxer in Australia. He sta..."</p>
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<div>'''Sam Chetcuti (Xmun)''' <br />
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Xmun was born in Mosta (28.10.1906) and came to Australia in 1926 (aged 20). He is the first known Maltese boxer in Australia. He started as light weight and middle weight sometimes fighting three times a day watched by a crowd of Maltese compatriots in the cane-cutting towns of Queensland where he was known as ‘Sam Chaffcutter’ (a word play based on his surname). He fought the heavyweight champion Tommy Nevins in 1937 in Townsville, North Queensland where he was disqualified.<br />
Sam passed away on the 21st May 1984.<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1984]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Joe_Caruana_(diplomat)&diff=6416Joe Caruana (diplomat)2013-05-13T07:11:20Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Joe Caruana''' '''Diplomat''' Joe entered the Malta Government service in September 1939 and served in various government departments, including Labour & Emigration and P..."</p>
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<div>'''Joe Caruana'''<br />
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'''Diplomat'''<br />
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Joe entered the Malta Government service in September 1939 and served in various government departments, including Labour & Emigration and Public Relations. From 1948 till 1950 he served as Secretary to successive Ministers for Labour & Emigration.<br />
In 1950 he was seconded to the Office of the Commissioner for Malta in Melbourne. He was appointed Secretary to the Malta Mission in Australia, until 1961 when he was recalled back to Malta and reverted to a substantive post of Higher Executive Officer. In 1964 he joined the newly-established Ministry for Commonwealth & Foreign Affairs and was promoted to Principal Office and appointed Chief of Protocol.<br />
He was member of the first Malta Government Delegation to the United Nations (1965). From 1967-1982 he was posted to Malta High Commission in Canberra. He was promoted to Deputy High Commissioner and acted as High Commissioner from January 1978 to July 1982.<br />
He retired from the Public Service in 1982. He was awarded the Governor Citation for Meritorious War Service and the Defence Medal. He served on various committees of the Malta Emigrants’ Commission (1961-1967), and was Interim Chairman of the Maltese Federal Council of Australia (1986-1988).<br />
Joe was married to Theresa and had two sons and five daughters. He died on 4th October 2003.<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2003]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Dr_Anthony_Ronald_Buhagiar&diff=6415Dr Anthony Ronald Buhagiar2013-05-13T07:04:59Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Anthony Ronald Buhagiar, OAM''' '''General Practitioner & Trade Unionist''' Anthony practised as a GP in Wentworthville, NSW from 1957. He was always regarded as a very..."</p>
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<div>'''Anthony Ronald Buhagiar, OAM'''<br />
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'''General Practitioner & Trade Unionist'''<br />
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Anthony practised as a GP in Wentworthville, NSW from 1957. He was always regarded as a very capable doctor, who worked hard for the community.<br />
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In addition, he was involved in various other activities, including:<br />
• medical: He was honorary Chairman, Medical Board of Parramatta Hospital Medical Board, Affiliate Physician Westmead-Parramatta Hospital, and Executive member of the Medical Staff Council. He was also Consultant in Palliative Care at Westmead Hospital.<br />
• Australian Medical Association executive: He was President of the AMA in NSW (1984-84).<br />
• Academic: He was Founding Fellow and President of the College of General Practitioners, an examiner and member of the NSW Faculty of RACGP Foundation and President of the Western District Division of General Practice. He was also an examiner in obstetrics for the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists,<br />
• Maltese Welfare: He was one of the original members of the committee ‘Villaġġ San Duminku’ in Blacktown, (1985-88). He was also a member of the Maltese sub-committee, Transcultural Mental Health.<br />
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He was honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1999 for his services to medicine in the field of General Practice and to the Maltese community<br />
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He died on the 25th of July, 1999.<br />
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Sources:<br />
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1. ''The Maltese Herald'', January 26, 1999, Gorg Boffa: ‘Apprezzament’<br />
2. ''The Maltese Herald'', August 3, 1999]. <br />
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[[Category:Died in 1999]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Dr_Gaetan_Briffa&diff=6414Dr Gaetan Briffa2013-05-13T06:59:29Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with " '''Gaetan Briffa (1928-1990)''' '''General Practitioner''' Dr Briffa was born in Sliema on the 31st March, 1928. His primary education was at De La Salle Brothers at Sliem..."</p>
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'''Gaetan Briffa (1928-1990)'''<br />
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'''General Practitioner''' <br />
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Dr Briffa was born in Sliema on the 31st March, 1928. His primary education was at De La Salle Brothers at Sliema. He graduated with an M.D. from the Royal University of Malta in 1956 and after getting married to Josephine (nee Vassallo) he proceeded to the UK to gain further experience.<br />
He migrated with his family to Australia arriving at Essendon Airport, Melbourne on Boxing Day, 1960. He worked as a locum in Preston, Pascoe Vale, Maidstone, Strathmore and other places for some time, until he decided to join a local doctor in Sunshine. After a few months, Gaetan bought a practice in Droop Street, Footscray, where he had a considerable number of clients from the Maltese community. At Footscray he befriended not only the locals and the local Maltese but also a number of Maltese who lived in the surrounding suburbs. Gaetan worked in Droop Street until 1973 and then joined a partnership in Essendon. A lot of his patients followed him there and later even to Ascot Vale<br />
He was a very dedicated doctor who sacrificed his time and energy for the welfare of his patients. He was very generous and understanding and often he would write “no charge” on their card if the patient was struggling to make ends meet..<br />
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Gaetan was a strong supporter of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria. He attended meetings and was also on the committee. His main interest, however, was the social welfare of the community and together with Fr Victor Shields and others he was among the first group who started the MCCV, at that time in the old house run by the Maltese priests in Parkville.<br />
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Gaetan was likewise keen to see the start of a Maltese library. In his travels to Malta he worked hard trying to collect books for the Maltese library at the Maltese Community Centre in Parkville.<br />
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Before the present community centre was built, on several occasions the family home welcomed people like Mons. Phillip Calleja, Bishop Nikol Cauchi, the Superior General of the Society of St Paul, and the Prime Minister of Malta, Dr Fenech Adami. A few other social functions and gatherings took place when he helped raise money for a kidney machine which was first used on a Maltese patient here in Melbourne and was then sent to Malta. Gaetan always came across as a warm and friendly host to all. <br />
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Although comparatively young in his late fifties, hard work and responsibility affected his health. He suffered from high blood pressure, heart trouble and leukaemia. Despite these illnesses, he continued to work in his profession with other doctors and on his own.<br />
Gaetan died on the 4th of March 1990 at the age of 61. He is survived by his wife and four children, three boys and a girl.<br />
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Sources:<br />
Interviews with Mrs Josephine Briffa (his wife) and Mr Josie Briffa (his brother)<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1990]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Joseph_Anthony_Bartolo&diff=6413Joseph Anthony Bartolo2013-05-13T06:47:10Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Bartolo Joseph Anthony (1928 – 2005), OAM''' '''Businessman, Community Worker''' Joe was born in Mosta (1.2.1928) and arrived in Australia in 1950. He worked most of h..."</p>
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<div>'''Bartolo Joseph Anthony (1928 – 2005), OAM'''<br />
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'''Businessman, Community Worker'''<br />
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Joe was born in Mosta (1.2.1928) and arrived in Australia in 1950. He worked most of his life as a furniture retailer, but will be remembered for his involvement in the community. Within the Maltese Community he was very active, particularly through the Maltese Community Council of Victoria, where he served as Vice-President for many years and was Chairman of the Annual Fete sub-committee raising funds for the MCCV.<br />
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He was very involved in community volunteer work for which he received many awards, including the Keilor Citizen of the Year Award (1990), the Brimbank Council’s Australia Day Mayor’s Recognition Award, the Manoel de Vilhena Award (1999), but the one that gave him the most pleasure was the award of the Order of Australia medal (OAM, June 1992) for his service to migrants, multicultural affairs and the Maltese community of Victoria. Joe was the founding member and inaugural chairperson of the Migrant Resource Centre North West Region. He worked for many years at Victoria University, starting when it was the Western Institute, and helped to increase the number of Maltese students. He was one of the top soccer referees in Victoria for a good number of years.<br />
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He was married to Patricia and had seven children, sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He passed away on 1st June 2005. His main hobbies were soccer, golf and socialising.<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2005]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Valentin_Barbara&diff=6412Valentin Barbara2013-05-13T06:40:26Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Barbara, Valentin Vinc. (1920-2005) E.P., B.Mus., J.P.''' '''Translator and Poet''' Valentin was born in Cospicua (29th March, 1920) and was educated at the Lyceum and a..."</p>
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<div>'''Barbara, Valentin Vinc. (1920-2005) E.P., B.Mus., J.P.''' <br />
<br />
'''Translator and Poet'''<br />
<br />
Valentin was born in Cospicua (29th March, 1920) and was educated at the Lyceum and at St Thomas Aquinas College (Rabat) where he studied philosophy and theology for the priesthood, and was ordained a priest in 1942. He continued his studies in Rome, at the Istituto Pontificio di Musica Sacra where he studied sacred music and graduated Mus.S. Bacc. (Vatican, 1948). He returned to Malta to teach Maltese at St Albert the Great College in Valletta (1948-1964). He was also chaplain of St Joseph Institute in Zabbar (1961).<br />
He left Malta in October 1974 and settled in Sydney. He left the priesthood in 1976 and married Agnes Leong.<br />
He was one of the first group of broadcasters in Maltese on radio 2EA in Sydney with Mrs Josephine Zammit. This involved the preparation of a weekly literary programme. He was also involved in translating pamphlets on health for the Health Department of NSW. He was a member of the Liturgical Commission of the Maltese ecclesiastical province and was the official translator of new liturgical books from Latin into Maltese.<br />
He started writing poetry when he was in his twenties and won several literary competitions. He became an academic member of the Akkademja tal-Malti (1944) and was regularly elected to the council. He was also editor of the Dominican publication, Ir-Rużarju, (1953).<br />
He combined poetry with music when he composed the Maltese lyrics to the tune of Waltzing Matilda. This seems to be the only occasion when he put to use his extensive music education. <br />
He was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontefice (P.E.P.) decoration from Pope Paul VI (in 1974) for his translations of material of a religious nature. In 1993 he was awarded the 1993 Cultural Prize by the Maltese Cultural Society of NSW. <br />
Publications:<br />
His poetry, written in a traditional style, is to be found in various magazines in Maltese and in two unpublished anthologies Intietef and Intietef Oħra. Some were translated into Italian by V. M. Pellegrini. In these poems he shows great technical skill.<br />
Perhaps even more impressive is his output of translations from various languages including Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek versions of the Bible, Latin, Italian, French, and English. <br />
Translations:<br />
a) From Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek:<br />
Translations from the Bible, including the story of Daniel and the minor prophets, <br />
The Song of Songs (from Hebrew and Aramaic), <br />
The Four Gospels, <br />
The Letters of St John and St James, <br />
The Apocalypse (from Greek). <br />
<br />
b) From Latin:<br />
G. Frachet's Vitae Fratrum (1968), edifying passages from the biography and thought of Dominicans, <br />
Fuq il-Formazzjoni Saċerdotali (1969), Vatican Council II's decree Optatum Totius, <br />
Fuq il-Ministeru u l-Ħajja tas-Sacerdoti (1969), Vatican Council II's decree Presbyterorum Ordinis, <br />
Liturgical books published by the Liturgical Commission,<br />
Għaqda fl-Imħabba (1970), the sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Matrimony (co-authored with Fr. Gwann Frendo), <br />
Liturġija tas-Sigħat (1988),<br />
L-Istqarrijiet (1989), St Augustine's Confessions,<br />
Innijiet Liturġiċi (1990) for use in Malaysia,<br />
L-Ewwel Żminijiet ta' l-Ordni tal-Predikaturi (1991), <br />
Six volumes of Innijiet Liturġici (1992) for use in Australia. <br />
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c) From English:<br />
M.V.Woodgate's Lacordaire (1955), <br />
Shakespeare's Ġulju Cesri (1970), <br />
H. Ibsen's Dar ta' Pupa (1990).<br />
<br />
d) From Italian <br />
G. Schryvers' Il-Habib Divin (1964), <br />
Ommi Marija (1965), <br />
Agħtini Ruħek (1966), <br />
Erwieħ ta' Fiduċja (1969), <br />
Il-Ħajja ta' S. Martin de Porres (1969). <br />
Silvio Pellico's Għaxar Snin Ħabs (1965), <br />
Carlo Goldoni's Il-Lukandiera (1992), <br />
St Augustine's The City of God (1996). <br />
<br />
d) From French:<br />
M. Philippon's Fis-Skiet Quddiem Alla.<br />
<br />
e) From Spanish:<br />
J.M. Escriva de Balaguer's It-Triq (1971) and <br />
M. Descalzo's Agħtini x-Xita. <br />
<br />
He also published Min Kienu (1997).<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
1. ''Maltese Biographies of the Twentieth Century'', eds. Michael J. Schiavone & Louis J. Scerri<br />
2. Prof J. Aquilina, ''The Sunday Times'', October 16, 1994<br />
3. Frank Zammit, ''The Maltese Herald'', August 17, 1993<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2005]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Laura_Attard&diff=6411Laura Attard2013-05-13T06:35:06Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Laura Attard''' '''Australian Rules Footballer''' Laura Attard is one of the women who has made a significant contribution to the Victorian Women’s Football League. Sh..."</p>
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<div>'''Laura Attard'''<br />
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'''Australian Rules Footballer'''<br />
<br />
Laura Attard is one of the women who has made a significant contribution to the Victorian Women’s Football League. She was named the Female Coach of the Year at the awards night sponsored by the Northern Australian Football Coaches Association in 2011.<br />
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She has played with the Diamond Creek Demons for several years and is also the team’s vice president. In 2012, she was a member of the “Creekers” premiership team, the first time the club has won the flag. <br />
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[[Category:Australian Rules Football]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Baldass_Armato&diff=6410Baldass Armato2013-05-13T06:29:20Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Baldass Armato (1909-1992)''' '''Poet''' Baldass was born in Naxxar, Malta on the 13th of June, 1909 and lived in Birkirkara. From an early age he helped his father in h..."</p>
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<div>'''Baldass Armato (1909-1992)'''<br />
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'''Poet'''<br />
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Baldass was born in Naxxar, Malta on the 13th of June, 1909 and lived in Birkirkara. From an early age he helped his father in his hairdressing saloon, a profession he practised throughout his life.<br />
From an early age, he was attracted to literature and poetry in particular. His first attempts at poetry writing were to be seen in the Pronostku Malti. He was encouraged in this by his friend Erin Serracino Inglott. In 1954 at the age of 45 years, he migrated to Australia on the mv Castel Felice to join his brothers in Melbourne, where he continued his trade as a hairdresser. He retired in 1973 and this was followed by a visit to Malta for the first time, which was repeated in 1975, and 1978. <br />
He joined the Maltese Literature Group on the insistence of Dr Joe Abela, and this was instrumental in his devoting more time to writing poetry. Joe Saliba was also extremely helpful in encouraging and aiding the publication of his poetry.<br />
His poetry has a heavy religious element, with frequent reference to religious topics, saints, religion, as well as poems celebrating special occasions. He writes in a traditional form, and in general deals with traditional topics. He says: “I am a traditionalist both in thought as well as in style…In traditional poetry I see something beautiful in uniform verses, a musical rhythm which pleases the ear, elevates the soul up to the stars”.<br />
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Publications:<br />
• 1982: ''Werqtejn mis-Siġra tal-Muża'' [‘A couple of leaves from the tree of the muse’, Lion Press, Melbourne.<br />
• 1984: ''Strofi ta’ Mħabba'' [‘Stanzas of love’] – a chain poem of 231 stanzas.<br />
• 1986: ''Ġirja Lejn il-Bnazzi'' [A run towards fine weather’]. Gozo Press,<br />
• 1989: ''Mat-Tren tal-Ħsieb'' [‘By the mind’s train’] Gozo Press.<br />
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His poetry is also included in a number of anthologies, including ''Irjieħ'', and ''Mill-qalb ta’ Poeta'' [‘From the poet’s heart’].<br />
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Source: Joseph Chetcuti, ''Intervisti'', p.23<br />
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[[Category:Died in 1992]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Anthony_Agius&diff=6409Anthony Agius2013-05-13T06:15:54Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: Created page with "'''Anthony L Agius (1931 – 2008)''' '''Community Worker''' Tony led a very full and successful life in Malta before emigrating to Australia in 1985. Born in Sliema, he be..."</p>
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<div>'''Anthony L Agius (1931 – 2008)'''<br />
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'''Community Worker'''<br />
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Tony led a very full and successful life in Malta before emigrating to Australia in 1985. Born in Sliema, he began work as an apprentice in the Maltese Dockyards, was a Sergeant in the Armed Services, then became a contract electrician and plumber who eventually employed about 120 workers. He was active in the Chamber of Commerce and industrial associations in Malta. He played football with Gzira United and was president of the Ta’ Giorni Wolves and St Julian’s (Balluta) Water Polo Club.<br />
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Tony and his wife Lina, came to Australia to help their daughter, Marie Louise Muscat, with her first child. They liked Australia so much that they decided to emigrate in October 1985.<br />
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Tony’s major achievements in Australia involve his work with the church. He designed the new Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Varroville, NSW which was built under his supervision, and he also handcrafted the main altar. He also designed the Josephite Sisters Chapel in Lakemba, followed by the convent and church at Warrawong in whose parish he was actively involved for many years. In April 2008, Maltese Welfare Inc (NSW) awarded Tony the “Quiet Achiever Award” in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the religious community.<br />
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Tony died in 2008 and is survived by his wife Lina, three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.<br />
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Source: ''Ahbarijiet mill-Awstralja'' ma' Lawrence Dimech, 7 ta' Lulju, 2008<br />
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==External links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.allmalta.com]<br />
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[[Category:Died in 2008]][[Category:A-Z ]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Professor_Maurice_Cauchi&diff=6395Professor Maurice Cauchi2013-05-07T06:05:32Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
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<div>'''Maurice Cauchi, AM, MQR, MD, MSc, PhD, DPH, FRCPA, FRCPath'''<br />
<br />
'''Professor of Pathology, Community Leader'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Maurice Cauchi was born in Gharb, Gozo, in 1936 and was educated at the Lyceum Gozo and [the Royal] University of Malta from where he graduated as an MD in 1961. In 1962 he proceeded to further his education in the UK, where he studied at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, and the Royal Cancer Hospital, obtaining an MSc (1964), a DPH (1965) and a PhD (1967). He was then appointed a Lecturer in Pathology at the University of Malta (1968).<br />
Maurice migrated to Australia with his family in 1969 on his appointment as a senior lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne. In 1976 he moved to the Royal Women's Hospital as a haematologist and was later appointed Director of Haematology and Immunology, as well as Associate Professor of Pathology at both Melbourne University and Monash University.<br />
Maurice returned to Malta in 1992 as Professor of Pathology at the University of Malta and Director of Pathology, St Luke’s Hospital. He was also chairman of the Bioethics Consultative Committee (Ministry of Health), and chairman of the Gozo Health Council (Ministry for Gozo). He left Malta and returned to Australia in 2003.<br />
<br />
The career of Professor Cauchi may be divided into two major sections. The following is a brief outline of his activities.<br />
<br />
'''A: Involvement with Maltese Culture'''<br />
<br />
His interest in Maltese cultural issues started in the 1980s with his involvement in the Maltese Literature Group (MLG) with Dr Joe Abela. Later on he became the president of this association, during which time he was instrumental in publishing Irjieħ, an anthology of poetry in Maltese written by members of the MLG. He was also chairman of the Education Committee, and president of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1989 -1991), and again in 2004 when he returned from his 11-year stay in Malta. From 1989 to 1991 he was chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV). <br />
During this time he also started ''Il-Maltija'', a monthly paper for the Maltese community in Victoria, as well as ''The Ethnic Voice'', a monthly newsletter for the ECCV. He also organised the reprinting of the classic ''Malta and the Maltese – A Study in Nineteenth Century Migration'' by Charles A Price (1989).<br />
Together with Victoria University he was instrumental in setting up a Youth Forum in 1999 and published its proceedings. He has also contributed to the medical education of the community, through his talks on radio, as well as his well-attended courses of lectures on topics of medical interest.<br />
One of Maurice’s major interests has been to document empirical data gleaned from census information and other sources about issues relating to Maltese migrants in Australia. His monograph ''Maltese Migrants in Australia'' (1990) is a unique collection of information about Maltese migrants, and deals with topics including education, health, economic performance, etc. His second book in this genre, ''The Maltese Migrant Experience'' (1999), is less empirical in approach, and is in effect a collection of articles and editorials written at various times. It includes articles written originally for The Ethnic Voice, a monthly magazine which he produced for the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (1989-1990), and ''Il-Maltija'' the official paper of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria, as well as relevant articles from ''The Times of Malta''. Most recently he has published ''Worlds Apart'', which is a study of migration as seen in English literature in the second half of the 20th century. He has published a large number of articles in newspapers in both Australia and Malta.<br />
<br />
Among his commitments one may include:<br />
<br />
• President, Maltese Literature Group (1984 -1986)<br />
• Chairman, Education Committee, Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1983-1989) <br />
• Member, Multicultural Studies Courses Advisory Committee, Phillip Institute of Technology, Victoria (1985-1989)<br />
• Member, Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission. (1987-1991) <br />
• President, Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1987-1992, 2004-2006, 2010+ )<br />
• Member, Ministerial Advisory Council on Multicultural Affairs (1990-1991)<br />
• Chairman, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (1998-1991)<br />
• President, Federated Maltese Council of Australia (1998-1991)<br />
• Member, Victoria Reference Group of the Bureau of Immigration Research (1990-1991)<br />
• Member, Council of Maltese Living Abroad (2012+)<br />
• President, Federation of Maltese Living Abroad (2010-2013)<br />
<br />
During his time in Malta (1992-2003) he was chairman of the Commission for Maltese Abroad (Ministry for Social Policy, Malta, 1992-1994), as well as chairman of the Malta Migration Museum (2001-2003). During this time he was largely responsible for establishing a website for this virtual museum, which is the most comprehensive collection of information about Maltese migrant issues. For his services to the community he was made a Member of the Order of Australia, (AM,1991) and was awarded the Medalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika, (‘Medal for Services to the Republic’ of Malta, MQR ,1992).<br />
He has written extensively on various aspects of migration. His range of topics includes statistical analyses of migrant movements, health issues, educational issues of second generation Maltese, racism, Maltese language preservation, returning migrants, and xenophobia, to name just a few.<br />
He has been instrumental in establishing an MCCV initiative, the Bishop Joe Grech Memorial Fund, which was established in 2011. The Fund offers an annual scholarship to younger generations of Maltese Australians from Victoria to take a more active interest in Maltese history, culture and language by experiencing them first hand during a visit to Malta. The inaugural scholarship was awarded in 2012.<br />
<br />
The following is a list of his books relating to migrant issues:<br />
<br />
• 1982: ''Is-Saħħa'', (second edition, 1997)<br />
• 1983: ''Meta Jofroħ il-Baħar'', (ed.) G.Abela and M. Cauchi<br />
• 1986: ''Irjieħ'', Anthology of Poetry from Australia (ed. M. Cauchi, M. Cassar, J. Saliba, Maltese Literature Group, Melbourne <br />
• 1990: ''Maltese Migrants in Australia,'' M. Cauchi<br />
• 1999: ''Maltese Background Youth'', (ed.) M. Cauchi, H. Borland, R. Adams, Victoria University, (Proceedings of Conference organised in Melbourne)<br />
• 1999: ''The Maltese Migrant Experience''<br />
• 2002: ''Worlds Apart – Migration in Modern English Literature'', Europe-Australia Institute, Melbourne<br />
• 2006: ''Maltese Achievers in Australia,'' MCCV Publication, Melbourne 2006<br />
• 2008: ''A Who's Who of Maltese-Background Persons in Australia and New Zealand'', Maltese Historical Association (Aust) Inc<br />
• 2009: ''Under one Umbrella: A History of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria'', 1958-2008, Maltese Community Council of Victoria<br />
<br />
<br />
'''B: Involvement in Medical Issues'''<br />
<br />
For the early years as a senior lecturer at Monash University Medical School (1969-1976), he was heavily involved in lecturing, and research, supervising several students undertaking higher degrees. As Director of Haematology and Immunology (1976-1991) he was involved not only with running a busy hospital department, but also in research and teaching medical students at both Monash University and Melbourne University. During this time also he was involved with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (RCPA) and for several years he was the representative of the RCPA in Victoria.<br />
<br />
During his time in Australia Maurice has been involved in a number of issues, including:<br />
<br />
• President of the Thalassaemia Association of Victoria<br />
• Chairman of the Victorian Branch of the Royal College of Pathology of Australia, involved in the training and examining of pathology trainees<br />
• Member of the Pathology Services Accreditation Board<br />
<br />
The following lists his monographs that relate to medical or scientific issues:<br />
<br />
* ''Obstetric and Perinatal Immunology,'' Edward Arnold, 1981. ISBN 0-7131-4384-3<br />
Translations of this book:<br />
Into Italian: ''Immunologia Ostetrica Perinatale,'' 1983<br />
Into Russian: 1986.<br />
* ''The Clinical Pathology of Pregnancy and the Newborn Infant'', (ed. M.N. Cauchi, G.L. Gilbert. & J.B. Brown) Edward Arnold, 1984. ISBN: 0-7131-4433-5<br />
* ''Trends in Pathology in Malta,'' (ed.), University of Malta, 1996<br />
* ''Life is a Miracle: The Human Body in Health and Disease'', Mireva Publications, 1998<br />
* ''Informed Consent: Proceedings of a Symposium for Medical and Paramedical Practitioners,'' (ed.), 1998<br />
* ''Proceedings of the Conference on Bioethics and Disability,'' (ed.), 1999<br />
* ''Ix-Xjenza u s-Soċjeta'', Malta 2000<br />
* ''Publications in Pathology'', (ed.), University of Malta 2000<br />
* ''Bijoetika fl-Ewropa Illum,'' M.N.Cauchi, PEG Publications, 2002<br />
* ''Patients’ Rights, Reproductive Technology, Transplantation'', (ed.), M.N. Cauchi The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2000<br />
* ''Inter-professional Ethics in Health Care'', (ed.), M.N. Cauchi, The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2001<br />
* ''Bioethics Issues at the Beginning and End of Life,'' (ed.), M.N. Cauchi, The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2002<br />
* ''The University of Gozo Centre: From Vision to Reality'', (ed.), M. N. Cauchi, 2002.<br />
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He has published over a hundred research papers in scientific journals. He has also published numerous articles relating to science, medicine and ethics in Maltese newspapers. Since 2006, he has contributed about 80 published articles to the Sunday Times in Malta, mostly but not exclusively on medical and scientific issues, covering a wide variety of topics such as prostate problems, the biology of divorce, and cancer prevention.<br />
<br />
Apart from medical and migration issues, he has written articles on topics such as Maltese women writers in Australia, young Maltese scientists in Australia, and a new deal for Maltese living overseas. In all, he has contributed well over 100 articles covering a huge range of topics.<br />
<br />
In addition to his distinguished medical career, Maurice has been a tireless worker in promoting the Maltese community in Australia. He is married to Agnes (nee Gatt) and they have two children (Denise and Stephanie) and two grandchildren (Andrés and Leila).<br />
<br />
''Source:''<br />
Personal communication with Professor M. Cauchi<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.maltamigration.com]<br />
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[[Category:Medical]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Professor_Maurice_Cauchi&diff=6394Professor Maurice Cauchi2013-05-07T02:40:11Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
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<div>'''Maurice Cauchi, AM, MQR, MD, MSc, PhD, DPH, FRCPA, FRCPath'''<br />
<br />
'''Professor of Pathology'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Maurice Cauchi was born in Gharb, Gozo, in 1936 and was educated at the Lyceum Gozo and [the Royal] University of Malta from where he graduated as an MD in 1961. In 1962 he proceeded to further his education in the UK, where he studied at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, and the Royal Cancer Hospital, obtaining an MSc (1964), a DPH (1965) and a PhD (1967). He was then appointed a Lecturer in Pathology at the University of Malta (1968).<br />
Maurice migrated to Australia with his family in 1969 on his appointment as a senior lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne. In 1976 he moved to the Royal Women's Hospital as a haematologist and was later appointed Director of Haematology and Immunology, as well as Associate Professor of Pathology at both Melbourne University and Monash University.<br />
Maurice returned to Malta in 1992 as Professor of Pathology at the University of Malta and Director of Pathology, St Luke’s Hospital. He was also chairman of the Bioethics Consultative Committee (Ministry of Health), and chairman of the Gozo Health Council (Ministry for Gozo). He left Malta and returned to Australia in 2003.<br />
<br />
The career of Professor Cauchi may be divided into two major sections. The following is a brief outline of his activities.<br />
<br />
'''A: Involvement with Maltese Culture'''<br />
<br />
His interest in Maltese cultural issues started in the 1980s with his involvement in the Maltese Literature Group (MLG) with Dr Joe Abela. Later on he became the president of this association, during which time he was instrumental in publishing Irjieħ, an anthology of poetry in Maltese written by members of the MLG. He was also chairman of the Education Committee, and president of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1989 -1991), and again in 2004 when he returned from his 11-year stay in Malta. From 1989 to 1991 he was chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV). <br />
During this time he also started ''Il-Maltija'', a monthly paper for the Maltese community in Victoria, as well as ''The Ethnic Voice'', a monthly newsletter for the ECCV. He also organised the reprinting of the classic ''Malta and the Maltese – A Study in Nineteenth Century Migration'' by Charles A Price (1989).<br />
Together with Victoria University he was instrumental in setting up a Youth Forum in 1999 and published its proceedings. He has also contributed to the medical education of the community, through his talks on radio, as well as his well-attended courses of lectures on topics of medical interest.<br />
One of Maurice’s major interests has been to document empirical data gleaned from census information and other sources about issues relating to Maltese migrants in Australia. His monograph ''Maltese Migrants in Australia'' (1990) is a unique collection of information about Maltese migrants, and deals with topics including education, health, economic performance, etc. His second book in this genre, ''The Maltese Migrant Experience'' (1999), is less empirical in approach, and is in effect a collection of articles and editorials written at various times. It includes articles written originally for The Ethnic Voice, a monthly magazine which he produced for the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (1989-1990), and ''Il-Maltija'' the official paper of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria, as well as relevant articles from ''The Times of Malta''. Most recently he has published ''Worlds Apart'', which is a study of migration as seen in English literature in the second half of the 20th century. He has published a large number of articles in newspapers in both Australia and Malta.<br />
<br />
Among his commitments one may include:<br />
<br />
• President, Maltese Literature Group (1984 -1986)<br />
• Chairman, Education Committee, Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1983-1989) <br />
• Member, Multicultural Studies Courses Advisory Committee, Phillip Institute of Technology, Victoria (1985-1989)<br />
• Member, Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission. (1987-1991) <br />
• President, Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1987-1992, 2004-2006, 2010+ )<br />
• Member, Ministerial Advisory Council on Multicultural Affairs (1990-1991)<br />
• Chairman, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (1998-1991)<br />
• President, Federated Maltese Council of Australia (1998-1991)<br />
• Member, Victoria Reference Group of the Bureau of Immigration Research (1990-1991)<br />
• Member, Council of Maltese Living Abroad (2012+)<br />
• President, Federation of Maltese Living Abroad (2010-2013)<br />
<br />
During his time in Malta (1992-2003) he was chairman of the Commission for Maltese Abroad (Ministry for Social Policy, Malta, 1992-1994), as well as chairman of the Malta Migration Museum (2001-2003). During this time he was largely responsible for establishing a website for this virtual museum, which is the most comprehensive collection of information about Maltese migrant issues. For his services to the community he was made a Member of the Order of Australia, (AM,1991) and was awarded the Medalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika, (‘Medal for Services to the Republic’ of Malta, MQR ,1992).<br />
He has written extensively on various aspects of migration. His range of topics includes statistical analyses of migrant movements, health issues, educational issues of second generation Maltese, racism, Maltese language preservation, returning migrants, and xenophobia, to name just a few.<br />
He has been instrumental in establishing an MCCV initiative, the Bishop Joe Grech Memorial Fund, which was established in 2011. The Fund offers an annual scholarship to younger generations of Maltese Australians from Victoria to take a more active interest in Maltese history, culture and language by experiencing them first hand during a visit to Malta. The inaugural scholarship was awarded in 2012.<br />
<br />
The following is a list of his books relating to migrant issues:<br />
<br />
• 1982: ''Is-Saħħa'', (second edition, 1997)<br />
• 1983: ''Meta Jofroħ il-Baħar'', (ed.) G.Abela and M. Cauchi<br />
• 1986: ''Irjieħ'', Anthology of Poetry from Australia (ed. M. Cauchi, M. Cassar, J. Saliba, Maltese Literature Group, Melbourne <br />
• 1990: ''Maltese Migrants in Australia,'' M. Cauchi<br />
• 1999: ''Maltese Background Youth'', (ed.) M. Cauchi, H. Borland, R. Adams, Victoria University, (Proceedings of Conference organised in Melbourne)<br />
• 1999: ''The Maltese Migrant Experience''<br />
• 2002: ''Worlds Apart – Migration in Modern English Literature'', Europe-Australia Institute, Melbourne<br />
• 2006: ''Maltese Achievers in Australia,'' MCCV Publication, Melbourne 2006<br />
• 2008: ''A Who's Who of Maltese-Background Persons in Australia and New Zealand'', Maltese Historical Association (Aust) Inc<br />
• 2009: ''Under one Umbrella: A History of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria'', 1958-2008, Maltese Community Council of Victoria<br />
<br />
<br />
'''B: Involvement in Medical Issues'''<br />
<br />
For the early years as a senior lecturer at Monash University Medical School (1969-1976), he was heavily involved in lecturing, and research, supervising several students undertaking higher degrees. As Director of Haematology and Immunology (1976-1991) he was involved not only with running a busy hospital department, but also in research and teaching medical students at both Monash University and Melbourne University. During this time also he was involved with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (RCPA) and for several years he was the representative of the RCPA in Victoria.<br />
<br />
During his time in Australia Maurice has been involved in a number of issues, including:<br />
<br />
• President of the Thalassaemia Association of Victoria<br />
• Chairman of the Victorian Branch of the Royal College of Pathology of Australia, involved in the training and examining of pathology trainees<br />
• Member of the Pathology Services Accreditation Board<br />
<br />
The following lists his monographs that relate to medical or scientific issues:<br />
<br />
* ''Obstetric and Perinatal Immunology,'' Edward Arnold, 1981. ISBN 0-7131-4384-3<br />
Translations of this book:<br />
Into Italian: ''Immunologia Ostetrica Perinatale,'' 1983<br />
Into Russian: 1986.<br />
* ''The Clinical Pathology of Pregnancy and the Newborn Infant'', (ed. M.N. Cauchi, G.L. Gilbert. & J.B. Brown) Edward Arnold, 1984. ISBN: 0-7131-4433-5<br />
* ''Trends in Pathology in Malta,'' (ed.), University of Malta, 1996<br />
* ''Life is a Miracle: The Human Body in Health and Disease'', Mireva Publications, 1998<br />
* ''Informed Consent: Proceedings of a Symposium for Medical and Paramedical Practitioners,'' (ed.), 1998<br />
* ''Proceedings of the Conference on Bioethics and Disability,'' (ed.), 1999<br />
* ''Ix-Xjenza u s-Soċjeta'', Malta 2000<br />
* ''Publications in Pathology'', (ed.), University of Malta 2000<br />
* ''Bijoetika fl-Ewropa Illum,'' M.N.Cauchi, PEG Publications, 2002<br />
* ''Patients’ Rights, Reproductive Technology, Transplantation'', (ed.), M.N. Cauchi The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2000<br />
* ''Inter-professional Ethics in Health Care'', (ed.), M.N. Cauchi, The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2001<br />
* ''Bioethics Issues at the Beginning and End of Life,'' (ed.), M.N. Cauchi, The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2002<br />
* ''The University of Gozo Centre: From Vision to Reality'', (ed.), M. N. Cauchi, 2002.<br />
<br />
He has published over a hundred research papers in scientific journals. He has also published numerous articles relating to science, medicine and ethics in Maltese newspapers. Since 2006, he has contributed about 80 published articles to the Sunday Times in Malta, mostly but not exclusively on medical and scientific issues, covering a wide variety of topics such as prostate problems, the biology of divorce, and cancer prevention.<br />
<br />
Apart from medical and migration issues, he has written articles on topics such as Maltese women writers in Australia, young Maltese scientists in Australia, and a new deal for Maltese living overseas. In all, he has contributed well over 100 articles covering a huge range of topics.<br />
<br />
In addition to his distinguished medical career, Maurice has been a tireless worker in promoting the Maltese community in Australia. He is married to Agnes (nee Gatt) and they have two children (Denise and Stephanie) and two grandchildren (Andrés and Leila).<br />
<br />
''Source:''<br />
Personal communication with Professor M. Cauchi<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.maltamigration.com]<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cauchi, Maurice Professor}}<br />
[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]<br />
[[Category:Medical]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Professor_Maurice_Cauchi&diff=6393Professor Maurice Cauchi2013-05-07T02:39:07Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Maurice Cauchi, AM, MQR, MD, MSc, PhD, DPH, FRCPA, FRCPath<br />
<br />
'''Professor of Pathology''''''<br />
<br />
Maurice Cauchi was born in Gharb, Gozo, in 1936 and was educated at the Lyceum Gozo and [the Royal] University of Malta from where he graduated as an MD in 1961. In 1962 he proceeded to further his education in the UK, where he studied at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, and the Royal Cancer Hospital, obtaining an MSc (1964), a DPH (1965) and a PhD (1967). He was then appointed a Lecturer in Pathology at the University of Malta (1968).<br />
Maurice migrated to Australia with his family in 1969 on his appointment as a senior lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne. In 1976 he moved to the Royal Women's Hospital as a haematologist and was later appointed Director of Haematology and Immunology, as well as Associate Professor of Pathology at both Melbourne University and Monash University.<br />
Maurice returned to Malta in 1992 as Professor of Pathology at the University of Malta and Director of Pathology, St Luke’s Hospital. He was also chairman of the Bioethics Consultative Committee (Ministry of Health), and chairman of the Gozo Health Council (Ministry for Gozo). He left Malta and returned to Australia in 2003.<br />
<br />
The career of Professor Cauchi may be divided into two major sections. The following is a brief outline of his activities.<br />
<br />
'''A: Involvement with Maltese Culture'''<br />
<br />
His interest in Maltese cultural issues started in the 1980s with his involvement in the Maltese Literature Group (MLG) with Dr Joe Abela. Later on he became the president of this association, during which time he was instrumental in publishing Irjieħ, an anthology of poetry in Maltese written by members of the MLG. He was also chairman of the Education Committee, and president of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1989 -1991), and again in 2004 when he returned from his 11-year stay in Malta. From 1989 to 1991 he was chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV). <br />
During this time he also started ''Il-Maltija'', a monthly paper for the Maltese community in Victoria, as well as ''The Ethnic Voice'', a monthly newsletter for the ECCV. He also organised the reprinting of the classic ''Malta and the Maltese – A Study in Nineteenth Century Migration'' by Charles A Price (1989).<br />
Together with Victoria University he was instrumental in setting up a Youth Forum in 1999 and published its proceedings. He has also contributed to the medical education of the community, through his talks on radio, as well as his well-attended courses of lectures on topics of medical interest.<br />
One of Maurice’s major interests has been to document empirical data gleaned from census information and other sources about issues relating to Maltese migrants in Australia. His monograph ''Maltese Migrants in Australia'' (1990) is a unique collection of information about Maltese migrants, and deals with topics including education, health, economic performance, etc. His second book in this genre, ''The Maltese Migrant Experience'' (1999), is less empirical in approach, and is in effect a collection of articles and editorials written at various times. It includes articles written originally for The Ethnic Voice, a monthly magazine which he produced for the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (1989-1990), and ''Il-Maltija'' the official paper of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria, as well as relevant articles from ''The Times of Malta''. Most recently he has published ''Worlds Apart'', which is a study of migration as seen in English literature in the second half of the 20th century. He has published a large number of articles in newspapers in both Australia and Malta.<br />
<br />
Among his commitments one may include:<br />
<br />
• President, Maltese Literature Group (1984 -1986)<br />
• Chairman, Education Committee, Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1983-1989) <br />
• Member, Multicultural Studies Courses Advisory Committee, Phillip Institute of Technology, Victoria (1985-1989)<br />
• Member, Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission. (1987-1991) <br />
• President, Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1987-1992, 2004-2006, 2010+ )<br />
• Member, Ministerial Advisory Council on Multicultural Affairs (1990-1991)<br />
• Chairman, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (1998-1991)<br />
• President, Federated Maltese Council of Australia (1998-1991)<br />
• Member, Victoria Reference Group of the Bureau of Immigration Research (1990-1991)<br />
• Member, Council of Maltese Living Abroad (2012+)<br />
• President, Federation of Maltese Living Abroad (2010-2013)<br />
<br />
During his time in Malta (1992-2003) he was chairman of the Commission for Maltese Abroad (Ministry for Social Policy, Malta, 1992-1994), as well as chairman of the Malta Migration Museum (2001-2003). During this time he was largely responsible for establishing a website for this virtual museum, which is the most comprehensive collection of information about Maltese migrant issues. For his services to the community he was made a Member of the Order of Australia, (AM,1991) and was awarded the Medalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika, (‘Medal for Services to the Republic’ of Malta, MQR ,1992).<br />
He has written extensively on various aspects of migration. His range of topics includes statistical analyses of migrant movements, health issues, educational issues of second generation Maltese, racism, Maltese language preservation, returning migrants, and xenophobia, to name just a few.<br />
He has been instrumental in establishing an MCCV initiative, the Bishop Joe Grech Memorial Fund, which was established in 2011. The Fund offers an annual scholarship to younger generations of Maltese Australians from Victoria to take a more active interest in Maltese history, culture and language by experiencing them first hand during a visit to Malta. The inaugural scholarship was awarded in 2012.<br />
<br />
The following is a list of his books relating to migrant issues:<br />
<br />
• 1982: ''Is-Saħħa'', (second edition, 1997)<br />
• 1983: ''Meta Jofroħ il-Baħar'', (ed.) G.Abela and M. Cauchi<br />
• 1986: ''Irjieħ'', Anthology of Poetry from Australia (ed. M. Cauchi, M. Cassar, J. Saliba, Maltese Literature Group, Melbourne <br />
• 1990: ''Maltese Migrants in Australia,'' M. Cauchi<br />
• 1999: ''Maltese Background Youth'', (ed.) M. Cauchi, H. Borland, R. Adams, Victoria University, (Proceedings of Conference organised in Melbourne)<br />
• 1999: ''The Maltese Migrant Experience''<br />
• 2002: ''Worlds Apart – Migration in Modern English Literature'', Europe-Australia Institute, Melbourne<br />
• 2006: ''Maltese Achievers in Australia,'' MCCV Publication, Melbourne 2006<br />
• 2008: ''A Who's Who of Maltese-Background Persons in Australia and New Zealand'', Maltese Historical Association (Aust) Inc<br />
• 2009: ''Under one Umbrella: A History of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria'', 1958-2008, Maltese Community Council of Victoria<br />
<br />
<br />
'''B: Involvement in Medical Issues'''<br />
<br />
For the early years as a senior lecturer at Monash University Medical School (1969-1976), he was heavily involved in lecturing, and research, supervising several students undertaking higher degrees. As Director of Haematology and Immunology (1976-1991) he was involved not only with running a busy hospital department, but also in research and teaching medical students at both Monash University and Melbourne University. During this time also he was involved with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (RCPA) and for several years he was the representative of the RCPA in Victoria.<br />
<br />
During his time in Australia Maurice has been involved in a number of issues, including:<br />
<br />
• President of the Thalassaemia Association of Victoria<br />
• Chairman of the Victorian Branch of the Royal College of Pathology of Australia, involved in the training and examining of pathology trainees<br />
• Member of the Pathology Services Accreditation Board<br />
<br />
The following lists his monographs that relate to medical or scientific issues:<br />
<br />
* ''Obstetric and Perinatal Immunology,'' Edward Arnold, 1981. ISBN 0-7131-4384-3<br />
Translations of this book:<br />
Into Italian: ''Immunologia Ostetrica Perinatale,'' 1983<br />
Into Russian: 1986.<br />
* ''The Clinical Pathology of Pregnancy and the Newborn Infant'', (ed. M.N. Cauchi, G.L. Gilbert. & J.B. Brown) Edward Arnold, 1984. ISBN: 0-7131-4433-5<br />
* ''Trends in Pathology in Malta,'' (ed.), University of Malta, 1996<br />
* ''Life is a Miracle: The Human Body in Health and Disease'', Mireva Publications, 1998<br />
* ''Informed Consent: Proceedings of a Symposium for Medical and Paramedical Practitioners,'' (ed.), 1998<br />
* ''Proceedings of the Conference on Bioethics and Disability,'' (ed.), 1999<br />
* ''Ix-Xjenza u s-Soċjeta'', Malta 2000<br />
* ''Publications in Pathology'', (ed.), University of Malta 2000<br />
* ''Bijoetika fl-Ewropa Illum,'' M.N.Cauchi, PEG Publications, 2002<br />
* ''Patients’ Rights, Reproductive Technology, Transplantation'', (ed.), M.N. Cauchi The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2000<br />
* ''Inter-professional Ethics in Health Care'', (ed.), M.N. Cauchi, The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2001<br />
* ''Bioethics Issues at the Beginning and End of Life,'' (ed.), M.N. Cauchi, The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2002<br />
* ''The University of Gozo Centre: From Vision to Reality'', (ed.), M. N. Cauchi, 2002.<br />
<br />
He has published over a hundred research papers in scientific journals. He has also published numerous articles relating to science, medicine and ethics in Maltese newspapers. Since 2006, he has contributed about 80 published articles to the Sunday Times in Malta, mostly but not exclusively on medical and scientific issues, covering a wide variety of topics such as prostate problems, the biology of divorce, and cancer prevention.<br />
<br />
Apart from medical and migration issues, he has written articles on topics such as Maltese women writers in Australia, young Maltese scientists in Australia, and a new deal for Maltese living overseas. In all, he has contributed well over 100 articles covering a huge range of topics.<br />
<br />
In addition to his distinguished medical career, Maurice has been a tireless worker in promoting the Maltese community in Australia. He is married to Agnes (nee Gatt) and they have two children (Denise and Stephanie) and two grandchildren (Andrés and Leila).<br />
<br />
''Source:''<br />
Personal communication with Professor M. Cauchi<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.maltamigration.com]<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cauchi, Maurice Professor}}<br />
[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]<br />
[[Category:Medical]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Professor_Maurice_Cauchi&diff=6392Professor Maurice Cauchi2013-05-07T02:38:25Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Maurice Cauchi, AM, MQR, MD, MSc, PhD, DPH, FRCPA, FRCPath<br />
<br />
Professor of Pathology'''<br />
<br />
Maurice Cauchi was born in Gharb, Gozo, in 1936 and was educated at the Lyceum Gozo and [the Royal] University of Malta from where he graduated as an MD in 1961. In 1962 he proceeded to further his education in the UK, where he studied at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, and the Royal Cancer Hospital, obtaining an MSc (1964), a DPH (1965) and a PhD (1967). He was then appointed a Lecturer in Pathology at the University of Malta (1968).<br />
Maurice migrated to Australia with his family in 1969 on his appointment as a senior lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne. In 1976 he moved to the Royal Women's Hospital as a haematologist and was later appointed Director of Haematology and Immunology, as well as Associate Professor of Pathology at both Melbourne University and Monash University.<br />
Maurice returned to Malta in 1992 as Professor of Pathology at the University of Malta and Director of Pathology, St Luke’s Hospital. He was also chairman of the Bioethics Consultative Committee (Ministry of Health), and chairman of the Gozo Health Council (Ministry for Gozo). He left Malta and returned to Australia in 2003.<br />
<br />
The career of Professor Cauchi may be divided into two major sections. The following is a brief outline of his activities.<br />
<br />
'''A: Involvement with Maltese Culture'''<br />
<br />
His interest in Maltese cultural issues started in the 1980s with his involvement in the Maltese Literature Group (MLG) with Dr Joe Abela. Later on he became the president of this association, during which time he was instrumental in publishing Irjieħ, an anthology of poetry in Maltese written by members of the MLG. He was also chairman of the Education Committee, and president of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1989 -1991), and again in 2004 when he returned from his 11-year stay in Malta. From 1989 to 1991 he was chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV). <br />
During this time he also started ''Il-Maltija'', a monthly paper for the Maltese community in Victoria, as well as ''The Ethnic Voice'', a monthly newsletter for the ECCV. He also organised the reprinting of the classic ''Malta and the Maltese – A Study in Nineteenth Century Migration'' by Charles A Price (1989).<br />
Together with Victoria University he was instrumental in setting up a Youth Forum in 1999 and published its proceedings. He has also contributed to the medical education of the community, through his talks on radio, as well as his well-attended courses of lectures on topics of medical interest.<br />
One of Maurice’s major interests has been to document empirical data gleaned from census information and other sources about issues relating to Maltese migrants in Australia. His monograph ''Maltese Migrants in Australia'' (1990) is a unique collection of information about Maltese migrants, and deals with topics including education, health, economic performance, etc. His second book in this genre, ''The Maltese Migrant Experience'' (1999), is less empirical in approach, and is in effect a collection of articles and editorials written at various times. It includes articles written originally for The Ethnic Voice, a monthly magazine which he produced for the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (1989-1990), and ''Il-Maltija'' the official paper of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria, as well as relevant articles from ''The Times of Malta''. Most recently he has published ''Worlds Apart'', which is a study of migration as seen in English literature in the second half of the 20th century. He has published a large number of articles in newspapers in both Australia and Malta.<br />
<br />
Among his commitments one may include:<br />
<br />
• President, Maltese Literature Group (1984 -1986)<br />
• Chairman, Education Committee, Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1983-1989) <br />
• Member, Multicultural Studies Courses Advisory Committee, Phillip Institute of Technology, Victoria (1985-1989)<br />
• Member, Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission. (1987-1991) <br />
• President, Maltese Community Council of Victoria (1987-1992, 2004-2006, 2010+ )<br />
• Member, Ministerial Advisory Council on Multicultural Affairs (1990-1991)<br />
• Chairman, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (1998-1991)<br />
• President, Federated Maltese Council of Australia (1998-1991)<br />
• Member, Victoria Reference Group of the Bureau of Immigration Research (1990-1991)<br />
• Member, Council of Maltese Living Abroad (2012+)<br />
• President, Federation of Maltese Living Abroad (2010-2013)<br />
<br />
During his time in Malta (1992-2003) he was chairman of the Commission for Maltese Abroad (Ministry for Social Policy, Malta, 1992-1994), as well as chairman of the Malta Migration Museum (2001-2003). During this time he was largely responsible for establishing a website for this virtual museum, which is the most comprehensive collection of information about Maltese migrant issues. For his services to the community he was made a Member of the Order of Australia, (AM,1991) and was awarded the Medalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika, (‘Medal for Services to the Republic’ of Malta, MQR ,1992).<br />
He has written extensively on various aspects of migration. His range of topics includes statistical analyses of migrant movements, health issues, educational issues of second generation Maltese, racism, Maltese language preservation, returning migrants, and xenophobia, to name just a few.<br />
He has been instrumental in establishing an MCCV initiative, the Bishop Joe Grech Memorial Fund, which was established in 2011. The Fund offers an annual scholarship to younger generations of Maltese Australians from Victoria to take a more active interest in Maltese history, culture and language by experiencing them first hand during a visit to Malta. The inaugural scholarship was awarded in 2012.<br />
<br />
The following is a list of his books relating to migrant issues:<br />
<br />
• 1982: ''Is-Saħħa'', (second edition, 1997)<br />
• 1983: ''Meta Jofroħ il-Baħar'', (ed.) G.Abela and M. Cauchi<br />
• 1986: ''Irjieħ'', Anthology of Poetry from Australia (ed. M. Cauchi, M. Cassar, J. Saliba, Maltese Literature Group, Melbourne <br />
• 1990: ''Maltese Migrants in Australia,'' M. Cauchi<br />
• 1999: ''Maltese Background Youth'', (ed.) M. Cauchi, H. Borland, R. Adams, Victoria University, (Proceedings of Conference organised in Melbourne)<br />
• 1999: ''The Maltese Migrant Experience''<br />
• 2002: ''Worlds Apart – Migration in Modern English Literature'', Europe-Australia Institute, Melbourne<br />
• 2006: ''Maltese Achievers in Australia,'' MCCV Publication, Melbourne 2006<br />
• 2008: ''A Who's Who of Maltese-Background Persons in Australia and New Zealand'', Maltese Historical Association (Aust) Inc<br />
• 2009: ''Under one Umbrella: A History of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria'', 1958-2008, Maltese Community Council of Victoria<br />
<br />
<br />
'''B: Involvement in Medical Issues'''<br />
<br />
For the early years as a senior lecturer at Monash University Medical School (1969-1976), he was heavily involved in lecturing, and research, supervising several students undertaking higher degrees. As Director of Haematology and Immunology (1976-1991) he was involved not only with running a busy hospital department, but also in research and teaching medical students at both Monash University and Melbourne University. During this time also he was involved with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (RCPA) and for several years he was the representative of the RCPA in Victoria.<br />
<br />
During his time in Australia Maurice has been involved in a number of issues, including:<br />
<br />
• President of the Thalassaemia Association of Victoria<br />
• Chairman of the Victorian Branch of the Royal College of Pathology of Australia, involved in the training and examining of pathology trainees<br />
• Member of the Pathology Services Accreditation Board<br />
<br />
The following lists his monographs that relate to medical or scientific issues:<br />
<br />
* ''Obstetric and Perinatal Immunology,'' Edward Arnold, 1981. ISBN 0-7131-4384-3<br />
Translations of this book:<br />
Into Italian: ''Immunologia Ostetrica Perinatale,'' 1983<br />
Into Russian: 1986.<br />
* ''The Clinical Pathology of Pregnancy and the Newborn Infant'', (ed. M.N. Cauchi, G.L. Gilbert. & J.B. Brown) Edward Arnold, 1984. ISBN: 0-7131-4433-5<br />
* ''Trends in Pathology in Malta,'' (ed.), University of Malta, 1996<br />
* ''Life is a Miracle: The Human Body in Health and Disease'', Mireva Publications, 1998<br />
* ''Informed Consent: Proceedings of a Symposium for Medical and Paramedical Practitioners,'' (ed.), 1998<br />
* ''Proceedings of the Conference on Bioethics and Disability,'' (ed.), 1999<br />
* ''Ix-Xjenza u s-Soċjeta'', Malta 2000<br />
* ''Publications in Pathology'', (ed.), University of Malta 2000<br />
* ''Bijoetika fl-Ewropa Illum,'' M.N.Cauchi, PEG Publications, 2002<br />
* ''Patients’ Rights, Reproductive Technology, Transplantation'', (ed.), M.N. Cauchi The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2000<br />
* ''Inter-professional Ethics in Health Care'', (ed.), M.N. Cauchi, The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2001<br />
* ''Bioethics Issues at the Beginning and End of Life,'' (ed.), M.N. Cauchi, The Bioethics Consultative Committee, Malta 2002<br />
* ''The University of Gozo Centre: From Vision to Reality'', (ed.), M. N. Cauchi, 2002.<br />
<br />
He has published over a hundred research papers in scientific journals. He has also published numerous articles relating to science, medicine and ethics in Maltese newspapers. Since 2006, he has contributed about 80 published articles to the Sunday Times in Malta, mostly but not exclusively on medical and scientific issues, covering a wide variety of topics such as prostate problems, the biology of divorce, and cancer prevention.<br />
<br />
Apart from medical and migration issues, he has written articles on topics such as Maltese women writers in Australia, young Maltese scientists in Australia, and a new deal for Maltese living overseas. In all, he has contributed well over 100 articles covering a huge range of topics.<br />
<br />
In addition to his distinguished medical career, Maurice has been a tireless worker in promoting the Maltese community in Australia. He is married to Agnes (nee Gatt) and they have two children (Denise and Stephanie) and two grandchildren (Andrés and Leila).<br />
<br />
''Source:''<br />
Personal communication with Professor M. Cauchi<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.maltamigration.com]<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cauchi, Maurice Professor}}<br />
[[Category:Maltese-background Who's Who in AU & NZ]]<br />
[[Category:Medical]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Adam_Hills&diff=6346Adam Hills2013-05-02T01:58:36Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Adam Hills<br />
<br />
Entertainer: Comedian and TV Presenter'''<br />
<br />
Adam Hills is one of Australia’s most popular performers. He is probably best known in Australia as the host of ABC TV’s long running Spicks and Specks and in the UK as the host of The Last Leg.<br />
<br />
Born in Sydney in 1970, he developed an interest in comedy at the age of 8, according to Wikipedia, while listening to an inflight comedy channel. He completed a B.A. in Communications at Macquarie University and graduated in 1991. He began performing stand-up comedy at the age of 19. His solo shows have been regular highlights at many festivals all over the world for over 15 years - the Adelaide Fringe, the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, the US Comedy Arts Festival, the Cat Laughs Kilkenny Comedy Festival in Ireland and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.<br />
<br />
He knew only a little about his Maltese heritage before he was invited to feature in an episode of the SBS TV series Who Do You Think You Are? The older of two brothers, he grew up in Australia, went to an all-boys school and, in his words, had “a really warm upbringing”. His father, Robert Hills, married Judith Kluckhenn, so his grandparents on that side of the family were Oscar Kluckhenn and his Scottish wife Vera. Their son Ron married Mary Vassallo (described by Vera as “very dark”). So Adam’s heritage was Scottish, and the Kluckhenn family were Austrian nationals who came from the Bohemian region.<br />
<br />
Adam’s grandparents on the other side were Giuseppe “Joseph” Vassallo who was married to Rosina “Rosa” Borg. Joseph took out a loan which enabled him to emigrate to Australia in 1912 and Rosa followed him two years later. Their daughter Mary grew up in Woolloomooloo so that Joseph could obtain work on the docks. The men presented every day and the strongest were chosen to work on the wharves. The Maltese-Australian historian Barry York says that the Maltese were classed as “semi-white” and were listed as “Italian” even though they were British citizens. York cited one description of “the dirty diseased Maltese”.<br />
<br />
SBS flew Adam to Malta to trace his Maltese forebears, and a medievalist at Siggiewi found that Joseph was from Birkirkara and was able to trace his family history, 11 generations further back from Adam’s great-grandfather, to Matteo Vassallo who was born in 1463. Matteo was a notary public (something like a lawyer in those days) who became a criminal court judge and was a very rich man. But even Matteo had to travel to Mdina once for ditch-digging duties, as all citizens had to contribute to fortifying the capital city. Other records reveal that Matteo was owed money, that he owned one house and part of another, and revealed an impressive list of assets. <br />
<br />
Matteo was one of the armatori, that class of citizens who owned boats and their crews (almost certainly slaves), and participated in the legalised trade of slavery. Matteo had a share in a pirate ship which was involved in “corsairing”. Adam was particularly chuffed that Matteo was involved in piracy for the reason that Adam was born without a right foot and wears a prosthesis (which often features as part of his comedy act).<br />
<br />
Adam has won many awards and distinctions, including:<br />
1. Perrier Award nominations at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2001, 2002, 2003.<br />
2. The inaugural Best of the Fest Award in Edinburgh, 2002.<br />
3. Radio Forth Award for best comedy, Cut Loose.<br />
4. Chortie Award for best compere in the UK.<br />
5. Helpmann Award for Joymonger, best comedy performance in Australia, 2007.<br />
6. Nominations for 4 Logie Awards including one Gold Logie nomination.<br />
7. Most Popular Presenter at the 2012 Logies.<br />
<br />
In all, he has been nominated for 13 awards in Australian TV between 2006 and 2013. There are numerous other achievements in his stellar career. He toured Australia with Spicks and Specks. He has released CDs, been a newspaper columnist and has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. He hosted the opening and closing ceremonies at the Beijing Paralympics broadcasts screened in Australia, Hong Kong and South Africa. He has featured in numerous TV and radio programs in the UK, often as host. He hosted his own Australian TV series, Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight. He has also acted on stage and contributed to magazines and websites. In 2012 he announced that was going to concentrate exclusively on stand-up comedy.<br />
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Adam is married to opera singer Ali McGregor and they have two children. <br />
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Sources: <br />
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1. ''Who Do You Think You Are'', SBS TV, April 2, 2013<br />
2. ''The Age Green Guide'', March 28, 2013<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Hills]<br />
* [http://www.adamhills.com]<br />
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[[Category:Entertainers]]</div>Ian and Vivienne Fryhttp://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Adam_Hills&diff=6345Adam Hills2013-05-02T01:50:44Z<p>Ian and Vivienne Fry: </p>
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<div>'''Adam Hills<br />
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Entertainer: Comedian and TV Presenter'''<br />
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Adam Hills is one of Australia’s most popular performers. He is probably best known in Australia as the host of ABC TV’s long running Spicks and Specks and in the UK as the host of The Last Leg.<br />
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Born in Sydney in 1970, he developed an interest in comedy at the age of 8, according to Wikipedia, while listening to an inflight comedy channel. He completed a B.A. in Communications at Macquarie University and graduated in 1991. He began performing stand-up comedy at the age of 19. His solo shows have been regular highlights at many festivals all over the world for over 15 years - the Adelaide Fringe, the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, the US Comedy Arts Festival, the Cat Laughs Kilkenny Comedy Festival in Ireland and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.<br />
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He knew only a little about his Maltese heritage before he was invited to feature in an episode of the SBS TV series Who Do You Think You Are? The older of two brothers, he grew up in Australia, went to an all-boys school and, in his words, had “a really warm upbringing”. His father, Robert Hills, married Judith Kluckhenn, so his grandparents on that side of the family were Oscar Kluckhenn and his Scottish wife Vera. Their son Ron married Mary Vassallo (described by Vera as “very dark”). So Adam’s heritage was Scottish, and the Kluckhenn family were Austrian nationals who came from the Bohemian region.<br />
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Adam’s grandparents on the other side were Giuseppe “Joseph” Vassallo who was married to Rosina “Rosa” Borg. Joseph took out a loan which enabled him to emigrate to Australia in 1912 and Rosa followed him two years later. Their daughter Mary grew up in Woolloomooloo so that Joseph could obtain work on the docks. The men presented every day and the strongest were chosen to work on the wharves. The Maltese-Australian historian Barry York says that the Maltese were classed as “semi-white” and were listed as “Italian” even though they were British citizens. York cited one description of “the dirty diseased Maltese”.<br />
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SBS flew Adam to Malta to trace his Maltese forebears, and a medievalist at Siggiewi found that Joseph was from Birkirkara and was able to trace his family history, 11 generations further back from Adam’s great-grandfather, to Matteo Vassallo who was born in 1463. Matteo was a notary public (something like a lawyer in those days) who became a criminal court judge and was a very rich man. But even Matteo had to travel to Mdina once for ditch-digging duties, as all citizens had to contribute to fortifying the capital city. Other records reveal that Matteo was owed money, that he owned one house and part of another, and revealed an impressive list of assets. <br />
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Matteo was one of the armatori, that class of citizens who owned boats and their crews (almost certainly slaves), and participated in the legalised trade of slavery. Matteo had a share in a pirate ship which was involved in “corsairing”. Adam was particularly chuffed that Matteo was involved in piracy for the reason that Adam was born without a right foot and wears a prosthesis (which often features as part of his comedy act).<br />
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Adam has won many awards and distinctions, including:<br />
1. Perrier Award nominations at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2001, 2002, 2003.<br />
2. The inaugural Best of the Fest Award in Edinburgh, 2002.<br />
3. Radio Forth Award for best comedy, Cut Loose.<br />
4. Chortie Award for best compere in the UK.<br />
5. Helpmann Award for Joymonger, best comedy performance in Australia, 2007.<br />
6. Nominations for 4 Logie Awards including one Gold Logie nomination.<br />
7. Most Popular Presenter at the 2012 Logies.<br />
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In all, he has been nominated for 13 awards in Australian TV between 2006 and 2013. There are numerous other achievements in his stellar career. He toured Australia with Spicks and Specks. He has released CDs, been a newspaper columnist and has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. He hosted the opening and closing ceremonies at the Beijing Paralympics broadcasts screened in Australia, Hong Kong and South Africa. He has featured in numerous TV and radio programs in the UK, often as host. He hosted his own Australian TV series, Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight. He has also acted on stage and contributed to magazines and websites. In 2012 he announced that was going to concentrate exclusively on stand-up comedy.<br />
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Adam is married to opera singer Ali McGregor and they have two children. <br />
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Sources: <br />
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1. ''Who Do You Think You Are'', SBS TV, April 2, 2013<br />
2. ''The Age Green Guide'', March 28, 2013<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Hills]<br />
* [http://www.adamhills.com]<br />
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