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- 27/06/2017 (Creation)
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1 born-digital audio recording (split in 3 parts)
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Dates covered: 1927-2017. In her interview, Mikelina Vella described her wartime experiences in Mosta. She talked about the air raids, the Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.), the scarcity of food, the black market and the Operation Pedestal convoy. She finished off by singing a wartime song from her childhood.
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- Malti
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Duration of the interview: 01:18:10 hours; Format dimensions: Size MP3: 71.5 MB, Size WAV: 789 MB
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Internal relationship: Related to Mikelina Vella photographic materials
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The interview was recorded in Mosta by James Baldacchino, National Archives of Malta
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General keywords: Mosta, Shelters, Black market, Victory Kitchens, Hunger, Food, Ration, Convoys, Soldiers, Prisoners of War, Mosta Rotunda, Wartime songs
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Date of cataloguing: 01/08/2019