Kogarah
Kogarah Fruit Shop
Address:
Ramsgate Road
Suburb:
Kogarah
Postcode:
2217
Fruitshop Start Year:
1898
Fruitshop End Year:
1916
Owners Name:
Giuseppe Pittorino Giuseppe Pittorino came to Australia from Leni, Isole Eolie, Messina. He arrived in NSW in 1898 and opened a fruit shop at Ramsgate Road, Kogarah between 1898 and 1916. Arena's Fruit Shop
Address:
158 Railway Parade
Suburb:
Kogarah
Postcode:
2217
Fruitshop Start Year:
1962
Fruitshop End Year:
0
Owners Name:
Andrew Scipelliti
Owners Name:
Leo and Sebastian Arena
Employees Name:
Mrs Pickin Kogarah Fruit Shop Pittorino
Address:
890 Rocky Pt Rd
Suburb:
Kogarah
Postcode:
2217
Fruitshop Start Year:
1928
Fruitshop End Year:
1945
Owners Name:
Giuseppe Pittorino
Employees Name:
Anna Pittorino Giuseppe Pittorino first arrived in Australia when he was twelve years old, after a three month voyage on a cargo ship from the Aeolian Islands, in 1897. Soon thereafter, he worked in a shop in North Sydney, a position he held for five years. Giuseppe worked an eighteen-hour day, yet slept on a stretcher and had a wooden box as a dressing table. After his first seven weeks, he was paid 21 shillings. However, that night, his sovereign was stolen from him. Despite this misfortune, and one shilling to his name, he continued to keep in touch with his brother who wa |
