Unità documentaria 02 - SalvuSchembri_part2_audiointerview

1 digital surrogate of audio cassette

In the second part of the interview Salvu explains the type of tools they used for the fields. Most work was done by hand tools and beasts of burden. They stood by this system for a long time and did not change to modern machinery immediately. He narrated his memories of the second world war, the horror and hardships they faced. He also exclaimed how much of their produce they had to hand over to the government because of lack of food during the war and after. Salvu stated that changes have to take place, but we must be cautious of the dangers they hold.

• maltese

Duration of the interview: from 25:10 - 50.19 mins. Format dimensions: Size MP3: 15.7 MB. The audio is quite distorted, but audible.

The original audio cassette is preserved at the Department of History at the University of Malta

Interviewer: Jennifer Bugeja, Public Memory Archive

General keywords: food, agriculture, modern farming equipment, change in technology, animal husbandry, beasts of burden, land, Pitkalija, 'it-Talja', tools, male

Unique keywords: family, second world war, British Navy, emigration, shelters, air-raids

Date of cataloguing: 18/11/2020