The Albert Street Milkbar on Albert Street in Brunswick was located opposite the East Brunswick High School and down the road from the Kortex Knitwear factory. We bought the milkbar business when we moved back from the USA in 1978. We opened the shop every morning at 7.30am and closed at 11pm every night. The […]
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Caledonian Hotel
211 Weston Street The Caledonian Hotel was built in 1866/7 of bluestone from the nearby quarries which it served. It was rebuilt in brick in 1925. The word “Caledonian” means “Scotsman” but if this is a clue to the origins of the hotel then the connection is now obscure. The establishment is in a quiet […]
Massima Calgaro (b. 1922, Marano Vicentino, Italy)
Date of birth: 7 December 1922 Place of birth: Marano Vicentino, province of Vicenza Arrived in Australia: 1 November 1957 Occupation: Factory Worker and Out Worker Marano lies at the feet of Mt. Pasubio. My town is a country town. Back then the majority of the people were farmers but they had children who went […]
Cristina Luisetto (b. 1928, Asiago, Italy)
Date of birth: 25 January 1928 Arrived in Australia: 28 November 1958 Occupation: Spray Painter, Housewife, Machinist I went to school until I was twelve years old, I did form one. Then I stopped because dad was an invalid. He had worked for many years in the mines – he even went to America but […]
Franco Schiavoni (b. 1957, Calvello, Italy)
Date of birth: 9 May 1939 Place of birth: Calvello, province of Potenza Arrived in Australia: 1957 Occupation: Teacher My first major shock here was, when [on] a Saturday night a friend and I were assaulted on the corner of glenlyon road and Sydney road in Brunswick, by some australian youths. This was compensated by […]
Nancy Torresi (b. 1937, Marsicovetere, Italy)
Date of birth: 23 March 1937 Place of birth: Marsicovetere, province of Potenza, Italy Arrived in Australia: 10 April 1958 Occupation: Professional Dressmaker and Factory Proprietor My town is a small one, situated on a little mountain where it always snows in winter. We lived as tenant farmers, we had a small house with […]
Maria Piccardini (b. 1938 Noto, Italy)
Date of birth: 5 May 1938 Place of birth: Noto, province of Syracuse, Italy Arrived in Australia: 19 December 1966 Occupation: Dressmaker/Factory Worker/Housewife [Noto] is a beautiful town. When I left it, there were 45,000 inhabitants, but unfortunately we had to leave, because our small town was more for the rich than for the poor. […]
Ruggiero Sernia (b. 1916 San Severo, province of Foggia, Italy)
Date of birth: 16 March 1916 Place of birth: San Severo, province of Foggia Arrived in Australia: 2 February 1956 My father was a guitarist and he also knew how to play the mandolin. My grandfather, his father, also played the violin, so music was hereditary in our house. When I reached my tenth […]
Paul De Angelis (b. 1907, Capoliveri, Isola d’Elba, Italy)
Date of birth: 11 March 1907 Place of birth: Capoliveri, Isola d’Elba Arrived in Australia: November 1924 Occupation: Men’s Hairdresser Six was the age to start school. When I finished primary school I was pretty old, I was about twelve years old. I wanted to continue and my grandfather was ambitious to make me […]
Labrini Genoglou, (b. 1929, Skepasto, province of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece)
Date of birth: 21 May 1929 Place of birth: Skepasto, province of Thessaloniki, Macedonia Arrived in Australia: 3 July 1969 Occupation: Factory Worker My village is small but very beautiful. It is situated next to a mountain and has a large valley. In the spring time we used to go to the mountain and admire […]