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In 1952 Carmelo started a wine-making industry, still in existence, in the city of Orange. Married with Antonina Liuzzo from Bronte, had a son, Illuminato, now a lawyer in Griffith, and a daughter called Vincenzina.

Carmelo died at Griffith at a hundred years of age the 11th of November 2002.

A little later came Giuseppe Prestianni.

In 1930 arrived Antonino Meli-Pecorino (the surname should have been Pecorino, but because of a mistake during the transcription at the Bronte’s Council, this family now has the wrong name of Meli), and Mario D’Aquino, a brother of the above mentioned Carmelo.

Subsequently came Angelo Buttiglieri, whose daughter Nunzina shall marry Mario D’Aquino.

After the second world war came to Australia Ignazio Liuzzo, brother in law to Carmelo D’Aquino, Giuseppe Cariola, carpenter and Salvatore (Sam) Di Bella, who, after 40 years in Australia has gone back to Bronte and is now one of the creators and collaborator of the Web-site “Bronte Insieme”.

And then arrived Francesco Saitta (Vannazza) and family.

The professor Nunzio Ponzo, Di Sano Salvatore, the brothers Giuseppe, Biagio and Nino Capizzi, Alfio and Nunzio Bellia, all of them called over by Giuseppe Prestianni.

Followed the sister of the Capizzi brothers, Giuseppina Maugeri and then Rosetta Bombaci and Alfio Bonaccorsi.

The 19^th of December 1953, from the ship “Sorrento”, landed in Sydney Francesco Liuzzo, brother of Ignazio and Antonina, with his wife Maria Imbrosciano and his three years old daughter Ignazina. They had left Bronte 31 days before.

Afterwards came Ignazio Bonaccorsi with his wife Agatina and his sister Nunzia Bonaccorsi married to Biagio Ponzio. Followed Elena Bonaccorsi, Alfio Rubino with 2 brothers and 2 sisters and the Gatto family.

At the end of years ’50 arrive the Greco families: Alfina Greco, married to Vincenzino Pace, called over also his brother Giuseppe Greco.

Subsequently arrived Maria Proto, wife of Giuseppe Greco and their daughter Anna, Giuseppe Greco’s sisters: Gina, wife of Giuseppe Azzarello, Nunziatina, wife of Nino Caudullo, and Maria married to Ciraldo.

And arrived also the Gangi family and Mrs. Longhitano, Francesco Saitta’s sister in law.

In October 1962 arrived Nunzio Imbrosciano with his wife Nunziatina Liuzzo and their son Antonino (now professor of scholastic philosophy at Sydney).

Followed the Parrinelli, the Ciaramiddaro and the Calcagno.

Next arrived Antonino and Giuseppe Sciacca.

In 1972 arrived Biagio Meli with his wife Nunziatina Sanfilippo, their daughter Alfina and the brother in law Illuminato Sanfilippo.

Nunziato Sciacca with his wife Nunziata and their sons Francesco and Alfredo arrived at the end of 1972 and were the last persons to get beneficiary travel help.

The 15th January 1973 landed in Sydney Bruno Spedalieri who seemed to have closed the brontese migratory flow towards Australia.

 

Carmelo D’Aquino’s family and, to the right, the same Carmelo cutting the cake of the 100 years, assisted by his son Illuminato.

November 1953, on the ship “Sorrento” bound for Australia: Francesco Liuzzo, his wife Ma­ria Imbrosciano and his small daughter Igna­zina. To the right, ten years after in 1964: Fran­ce­sco Liuzzo, the wife Maria and the sons. Igna­zina, Antonio and Salvatore at Cre­morne of Sydney.

Photo above: The two fruit sellers, the brothers Francesco and Ignazio Liuzzo, sons of Antonio and Ignazia Fallico, in their fruit and vegetable shop ("Liuzzo Bros" the sign) in Kirribilli in 1985. They were proud to have been chosen as Providers of the Australian Prime Minister's residence in Sydney.