Unità archivistica 01 - Maria Stella Formosa_1_04.04.2018

1 born-digital audio recording (split in 2 parts)

Dates covered: 1931-1945. After the outbreak of war, Maria Stella 'Esther' Formosa and her family had to move to Rabat as refugees where they ended up staying with another three families. She recalled the air-raid warnings and a radio programme on the Rediffusion. She discussed the shelters they used to stay at and how they spent their time there. She described the hunger, the food rations they were allocated, the Victory Kitchens and the black market. She then explained how many including herself were infected with scabies. During the interview she sometimes broke into wartime songs and riddles.

• maltese

Duration of the interview: 01:08:42 hours; Format dimensions: Size MP3: 92.9 MB, Size WAV: 693 MB

Internal relationship: Related to Maria Stella 'Esther' Formosa photographic materials and ephemera

The interview was recorded at the APAP Institute - Home for the Elderly Home in Santa Venera, by James Baldacchino, National Archives of Malta

General keywords: Second World War, Air-raids, Hamrun, Rabat, Shelters, Scabies, Ration, Victory Kitchen, Black market, Soldiers, Hunger

Date of cataloguing: 06/11/2019