Making Lives

Making Lives is a ten minute film that gives an impression of the life and community that Italians created in Carlton from the earliest days of settlement.

Nineteenth century arrivals made significant contributions to the development of the city. Italian presence in Melbourne was already strong by the turn of the twentieth century as musicians from Viggiano settled in and around Argyle Square. This film traces the history of settlement to Carlton and the later move to the suburbs.

The material drawn from many sources includes many, many beautiful images from the Italian Historical Society collection.