La Tenda
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<p>Weekly magazine produced by Italian prisoners in the British Camp 147, Oran, Algeria. Includes stories, humour, crosswords, etc., in Italian. "Direttore resp.: C. Leporati; Redattore capo: G.M. Lodato". <em>[Director: C. Leporati; Chief editor: G. M. Lodato]</em> Bound with a single issue of Esquette, a newsletter in English from the 51st Station Hospital , Oran, Jan. 1 1944. Includes portrait in pencil of Mario F. Mori , signed Merton 1943. Camp newsletter <em>La Tenda</em>, Issue N.1: 11 May 1944. (Australian War Memorial)</p> <div>The document includes a note by one of the editors of the newsletter Mario F. Mori: "Il giornalino del campo 147. Il quale mi ha fatto passare qualche ora un po' meno triste e penosa. Quando sarò tornato nella mia vita civile; libero cittadino, rileggendo queste pagine mi ricorderò dei miei diciotto mesi di prigionia, trascorsi in terra straniera. Mario Mori. Campo 147. Lunedì 4 dicembre 1944. Orano. Algeria" <em>[Camp 147 newspaper. Which made me spend a few hours a little less sad and painful. When I return to my civilian life; a free citizen, rereading these pages will remind me of my eighteen months of captivity, spent in a foreign land. Mario Mori. Camp 147. Monday, December 4, 1944. Oran. Algeria]</em></div> <div> </div> <div>Another note in the document reads "Disegno eseguito da Merton Siegel. <em>[Drawing by Merton Siegel]</em>. 2842 Grand Concourse, Brony, New York, N.Y. U.S.A. (51st Station Hospital) A.P.O. 600. Oran. Algeria". </div> |
| Subject | Newsletter |
| Creative Work Type | Camp newsletters |
| Material | paper |
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| Place Created | Oran |
| Place Held | Australian War Memorial |
| Creator(s) | Mario F., Mori |
| G. M., Lodato | |
| C., Leporati | |
| Date Of Creation | May 11, 1944 |
| URL(s) | https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/LIB51331 |