Story: Italians All images & media From page 1 – Leaving Italy Leaving Italy for a better life, 1890s Sciascia reunion From page 2 – Immigration 1860–1880 Working the West Coast goldfields Jackson Bay Arrowtown in the 1880s From page 3 – Migration chains Chain migrations from Italy, 1890s–1970s The Dellabarca family, Island Bay Members of Club Italia, Nelson, 1937 From page 4 – 1940s–present day New Zealand officers in Trieste Fish shop owners, Wellington Antonio Cacace From page 5 – Customs and culture A Nelson tomato-growing family Letter from Somes Island Italian festival The Island Bay community