Marrickville

Marrickville Fruit Shop

Address: 
235 Marrickville Road
Suburb: 
Postcode: 
2204
Fruitshop Start Year: 
1895
Fruitshop End Year: 
1916
Owners Name: 
Angelino Virgona

Angelino Virgona came to Australia from Salina, Isole Eolie, Messina.  He arrived in NSW in 1895 and opened a fruit shop at 235 Marrickville Road, Marrickville between 1895 and 1916.

Marrickville Fruit Shop

Address: 
235-7 Marrickville Road
Suburb: 
Postcode: 
2204
Fruitshop Start Year: 
1911
Fruitshop End Year: 
1916
Owners Name: 
Bartolomeo Morsillo

Bartolomeo Morsillo came to Australia from Salina, Isole Eolie, Messina.  He arrived in NSW on 14 February 1911 and opened a fruit shop at 235-7 Marrickville Road, Marrickville between 1911 and 1916.  He left Australia in 1918.

Marrickville Fruit Shop

Address: 
236 Marrickville Road
Suburb: 
Postcode: 
2204
Fruitshop Start Year: 
1913
Fruitshop End Year: 
1916
Owners Name: 
Felice Favaloro

Felice Favaloro came to Australia from Salina, Isole Eolie, Messina.  He arrived in NSW on 21 July 1913 and opened a fruit shop at 236 Marrickville Road, Marrickville between 1913 and 1916.

Megna Marrickville Fruit Shop

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Address: 
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Suburb: 
Postcode: 
2204
Fruitshop Start Year: 
1945
Fruitshop End Year: 
1952
Owners Name: 
Maria Antonia Megna
Owners Name: 
Angelina Natoli
Employees Name: 
Giuseppe Megna
Employees Name: 
Amedeo Megna

 "Maria-Antonia Megna’s experiences as proprietor of a fruit shop in Marrickville Sydney, from 1945-1952, are remembered by her grandson, Michael Megna:

When Giuseppe Megna died in a tram accident in 1942, his wife, Maria-Antonia Megna had to make a living.  Her sister, Angelina Natoli, arrived from Italy, and [together] they worked the fruit shop, with Maria-Antonia’s sons, Amedeo, aged eighteen, and Giuseppe Jr., aged fourteen.

(Michael Megna has provided information on several fruit shops.

JOHN'S CORNER

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Address: 
392 Illawarra Rd
Suburb: 
Postcode: 
2204
Fruitshop Start Year: 
1958
Fruitshop End Year: 
1968
Owners Name: 
Giovanni Casamento
Owners Name: 
Grace Casamento
Employees Name: 
Toni Pitronaci
Employees Name: 
Winn Quigley
Employees Name: 
Benito Biscotto
Employees Name: 
John Barbuto
Employees Name: 
Glades
Employees Name: 
Ethel

"Giovanni and Grace Casamento’s experiences as proprietors of John’s Corner, Marrickville, Sydney, from 1958-1968, are remembered by their son, John Casamento:

Saffioti Marrickville Fruitshop

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Address: 
433 Illawarra Rd
Suburb: 
Postcode: 
2204
Fruitshop Start Year: 
1953
Fruitshop End Year: 
1957
Owners Name: 
Saverio Saffioti
Owners Name: 
Nicoletta Saffioti

Owner Saverio Saffioti arrived in Australia in 1927 at age 16 from Reggio Calabria, followed by his wife Nicoletta and mother in 1937. Together with 3 children, the Saffioti family lived above the shop. For after dinner entertainment Saverio would play the guitar and the family would sing along. The shop operated as fruit and vegetable and grocery store.

This is just a small but very special story about my parents and their fruit shops.....by Francesca Pisciteli.

Marrickville Fruitshop Raffaele

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Address: 
224 Marrickville Road
Suburb: 
Postcode: 
2204
Fruitshop Start Year: 
1932
Fruitshop End Year: 
1939
Owners Name: 
Giovanni Battista Raffaele
Owners Name: 
Kathleen Rafaele (from 1935)
Employees Name: 
Kathleen Raffaele
Employees Name: 
Antonio Raffaele (Brother)
Employees Name: 
Giuseppe Raffaele (Cousin)

 

 
 
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