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There, the strong, young
A triumph over Italian was quick to reward
the Badgerys’ kindness
and trust with hard work
adversity and dedication to any task
allocated to him.
He was repatriated in
1948 after seven years

Australia.
After working 18 months
HILE most people dream of capturing the on the farm at Sutton
on their life’s prized possession of Egypt
Wjourney have to from the British. Forest, he travelled to
triumph over one or more The Italian troops had Sydney in order to progress
major adversities, those little hope of success and prosper on his own.
encountered by remarkable against much better He got a real estate Overseas visitors and
Italian-born Australian equipped and highly mobile buyers continuously visited
legend, Riccardo (Rick) British forces, giving the only in selling houses but Mandalong Park, cattle and
Pisaturo, would have demoralised young Italians also in purchasing houses, semen were exported to
loomed so insurmountable little choice but to surrender renovating and reselling
as to blunt and break the in a series of battles in them. In 1968, he formed the
will of lesser men. huge numbers. Rick’s dream and Charolais Cattle Association
Born in rural Italy and Rick’s story describes ambition was to one day
growing up under the rst become a cattle breeder Charolais sale in Australia
repressive heel of fascist internment camp where like his mentor, Mr Badgery. at Mandalong Park.
dictator, Benito Mussolini, unfriendly and often drunk This came to fruition Rick had developed three
young Riccardo joined the guards added to the fear when he purchased 121 new breeds of cattle called
Italian Army as a volunteer and misery, then the relief hectares (300 acres) on the Mandalong Specials,
to avoid later compulsory of being shipped along Mamre Road, now known Square Meaters and the
nd with other prisoners of as Mandalong Park plus Tropicana.
himself thrown into deadly war on the former Cunard another 141ha (350ac) a Today he still promotes
hostilities when Mussolini luxury liner, Queen Mary, to few years later. Australian cattle overseas
joined the German Axis Australia to the far more In 1964, he showed his and truly is a great
forces to declare war on agreeable conditions in ambassador of the beef
Great Britain and its allies, Australian prison camps, Sydney Royal Easter Show, cattle industry.
including Australia. and then the enormous winning a blue ribbon. The inspirational life story
He was sent with relief of being allocated as Within four years, of this high achiever is
thousands of other young workers on Australian farms. Rick’s Poll shorthorns captured with vibrant clarity
Italian men to the strategic Fortune smiled on the were acclaimed the best in his epic book, ‘Australia,
centres of Benghazi, young Rick with his allocation Shorthorns in the world. My Love’.
to the farm of Reay Badgery
British forces and pursue and his wife, a kindly couple VISIT rickpisaturo.com.au
Mussolini’s impossible at Sutton Forest.

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