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La Fiamma is a daily Italian language newspaper. It began in Sydney in 1947. 'Being the only source of news for an entire generation of Italo-Australians for many years, La Fiamma, today remains at the heart of the Italian community in NSW, ACT and QUEENSLAND.' (From the newspaper's webpage)
The creation of La Fiamma has been attributed to the Cappuccini friars of Sydney who edited and published the newspaper. Francesco Ricatti has argued, however, that Guiseppe La Rosa, an Italian priest, suggested the idea and the characteristics of the paper, which was designed in reaction to the socialist newspaper Il Risveglio [see Embodying Migrants, p. 34, n. 18]
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In the 1950s and 1960s La Fiamma ran three columns edited and written by Lena Gustin: 'Inchiostro simpatico' (1957-1964), 'Il salotto di Lena' (1957-1961) and 'Di tutto un po'' (1959-1961). The first of these published edited versions of letters from readers along with the author's response and reflections, as well as information relating to charitable activities and initiatives for Italian migrants. The second column invited readers to submit true stories which would be selected and edited for publication. Francesco Ricatti argues that these stories were often rewritten by Gustin to such an exent that they predominantly reflect her Catholic and conservative ideology. [Source: Francesco Ricatti, Embodying Migrants pp. 34-39.
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Embodying Migrants : Italians in Postwar Australia
Berne
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Peter Lang
,
2011
Z1787995
2011
single work
criticism
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Sexual and Ethnic Identity in a Migratory Context : Letters to an Italo-Australian Newspaper
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literary and Social Diasporas : An Italian Australian Perspective 2007; (p. 203-218) -
'Australia Cane' - Fifty Years Later
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literary and Social Diasporas : An Italian Australian Perspective 2007; (p. 31-38) -
Italian Language Print Media in Sydney : A Short History of La Fiamma Newspaper
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Italian Historical Society Journal , July-December vol. 9 no. 2 2001; (p. 10-13) -
Aspects of the History of the Italian Language Press in Australia 1885-1985
1993
single work
essay
— Appears in: Italians in Australia : Historical and Social Perspectives : Proceedings of the Conference on the Italians in Australia, the first 200 years, held at the University of Wollongong and Macquarie University, 27-29 August 1988 1993; (p. 197-214)
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'Australia Cane' - Fifty Years Later
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literary and Social Diasporas : An Italian Australian Perspective 2007; (p. 31-38) -
Sexual and Ethnic Identity in a Migratory Context : Letters to an Italo-Australian Newspaper
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literary and Social Diasporas : An Italian Australian Perspective 2007; (p. 203-218) -
Italian Language Print Media in Sydney : A Short History of La Fiamma Newspaper
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Italian Historical Society Journal , July-December vol. 9 no. 2 2001; (p. 10-13) -
y
Embodying Migrants : Italians in Postwar Australia
Berne
:
Peter Lang
,
2011
Z1787995
2011
single work
criticism
-
Aspects of the History of the Italian Language Press in Australia 1885-1985
1993
single work
essay
— Appears in: Italians in Australia : Historical and Social Perspectives : Proceedings of the Conference on the Italians in Australia, the first 200 years, held at the University of Wollongong and Macquarie University, 27-29 August 1988 1993; (p. 197-214)
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