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There, the strong, young
A TRIUMPH Italian was quick to reward
the Badgerys’ kindness
and trust with hard work
and dedication to any task
OVER allocated to him.
He was repatriated in 1948
after seven years as a
ADVERSITY Prisoner of War in Australia.
After working 18 months on
the farm at Sutton Forest,
he travelled to Sydney
hile most people Mussolini’s impossible in order to progress and
on their life’s dream of capturing the prosper on his own.
Wjourney have to prized possession of Egypt He got a real estate
triumph over one or more from the British. license and got involved
major adversities, those The Italian troops had little not only in selling houses Mandalong Park, cattle and
encountered by remarkable hope of success against but also in purchasing semen were exported to
Italian-born Australian much better equipped and houses, renovating and most countries of the world.
legend, Riccardo (Rick) highly mobile British forces, reselling them.
Pisaturo, would have giving the demoralised Rick’s dream and ambition In 1968, he formed
loomed so insurmountable young Italians little choice was to one day become the Charolais Cattle
as to blunt and break the but to surrender in a series a cattle breeder like his Association of Australia
will of lesser men. of battles in huge numbers. mentor, Mr Badgery. and had the fi rst Charolais
sale in Australia at
Born in rural Italy and Rick’s story describes the This came to fruition when Mandalong Park.
growing up under the horrors of his fi rst internment he purchased 121 hectares
repressive heel of fascist camp where unfriendly and (300 acres) on Mamre Road, Rick had developed three
new breeds of cattle called
dictator, Benito Mussolini, often drunk guards added now known as Mandalong the Mandalong Specials,
young Riccardo joined the to the fear and misery, then Park plus another 141ha Square Meaters and the
Italian Army as a volunteer the relief of being shipped (350ac) a few years later. Tropicana.
to avoid later compulsory along with other prisoners In 1964, he showed his
military service, only to fi nd of war on the former Cunard fi rst Poll Shorthorns at the Today he still promotes
himself thrown into deadly luxury liner, Queen Mary, Sydney Royal Easter Show, Australian cattle overseas
hostilities when Mussolini to Australia to the far more winning a blue ribbon. and truly is a great
joined the German Axis agreeable conditions in ambassador of the beef
forces to declare war on Australian prison camps, Within four years, Rick’s cattle industry.
Great Britain and its allies, and then the enormous Poll shorthorns were The inspirational life story
including Australia. relief of being allocated as acclaimed the best of this high achiever is
Shorthorns in the world.
He was sent with workers on Australian farms. captured with vibrant clarity
thousands of other young Fortune smiled on the young Overseas visitors and in his epic book, ‘Australia,
Italian men to the strategic Rick with his allocation to buyers continuously visited My Love’.
centres of Benghazi, the farm of Reay Badgery
Tripoli and Tobruk to fi ght and his wife, a kindly couple Visit: rickpisaturo.com.au
British forces and pursue at Sutton Forest.

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