Hurstville
ELASI FRUIT SHOP HURSTVILLE
Address:
FOREST ROAD
Suburb:
Hurstville
Postcode:
2220
Fruitshop Start Year:
1950
Fruitshop End Year:
0
Owners Name:
PASQUALE ELASI Severino Fruitshop Hurstville
Address:
Forest Rd
Suburb:
Hurstville
Postcode:
2220
Fruitshop Start Year:
0
Fruitshop End Year:
1942
Owners Name:
George Severino Born 1906 in Martone, Calabria, George Severino migrated to Australia in 1935. Both George and his wife worked in their fruit shop in Hurstville, selling fresh fruit and vegetables. Their daily routine involved 5am visits to the markets and long opening hours, from 7:30 in the morning, until six at night. When World War Two broke out, the shop was closed down because George was not naturalised. George was then sent to the Nullabor Plains, in South Australia, to work on the rail line. Sciacca & Barba Fruit Shop
Address:
232 Forest Rd
Suburb:
Hurstville
Postcode:
2220
Fruitshop Start Year:
1935
Fruitshop End Year:
1951
Owners Name:
Giuseppe Sciacca
Owners Name:
Venerando Barbagallo The shop was purchased in 1935 with the money the family received from the sale of their QLD sugar farm and the business was partnered by Giuseppe Sciacca and his brother in law Venerando Barbagallo (anglicised to Vic Barba). The shop stood opposite the Commonwealth Bank and an office building which remains today. |
