The decision to write a book about my obersavtion of people and events in my life journey from my native Italy to Austraila was taken when coming out of my work life, I was suddenly made aware that the tools of literacy required were somewhat different from the tools of my trade where sharpness was essential as bluntness was for the book. I apologize on behalf of my tools while I defend the message they convey: I love both Italy and Austraila. But being born in a particular part of the world should not impede or curtail our criticism of it, man's history is a tragic testimony of that where sons and daughters have continued conflicts initiated by their fathers with their own criticism muted by the unquestioned love for the parent couple: Father-Land; thus sadly neglecting the apoltically stateless Mother-Nature.

Spine title: Muirhead's Southern Italy.

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