AuthorAbrugiato, Franco, 1924-2000; Cristofaro in Abrugiato, SebastianaDescriptionFrancesco Abrugiato, nicknamed Cecchino, was born 24th February 1924. He was the fourth child of Carmine Abrugiato and Clorinda Finizio, a farming family in the Abruzzo. The family later moved to Libya. After the war, Cecchino had a job as a cook in Tripoli where he met Nella. In 1952 he came to Western Australia where he was joined by his wife in 1953. They moved to Fremantle and started a restaurant, the Roma. After a very successful life in Fremantle, Franco died 10th June 2000. ImprintFremantle : Abrugiato, c2003Collation45 p. : ill.; 26 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published2003NotesIn Italian and English. English translation by Stefano Santacaterina.Dewey ClassB/ABRPublication FormatBook
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Abrugiato, Franco, 1924-2000; Cristofaro in Abrugiato, Sebastiana, G'Day mate : my story of Franco Abrugiato. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/23791
