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As the century progressed and the Vanzetta children grew older, they retained
close employment links wdth the family, AttUio who, at ten years of age m 1913 had
been a registered baker and ovmer of two lots of land valued at eight pounds, was
among its chief operators,"** His name, despite Italian speakers having lived in Victoria
for over 60 years, was recorded in the local rates books as Tiglio, the Anglo-Celtic
record keepers still apparently stmggling with the strange names of 'foreigners'.
Reflecting commonly held attitudes about acknowledging the abiUties and efforts of
women, his mother Luisa's contribution to the bakery was overlooked in the official
records with her being Usted simply as a housewife. Although Attilio, as the eldest
son, had possibly been destined to inherit the business on his father's death, this was
prevented when his life was cut short by a farming accident, '**
His sister Margherita was also given land by her parents (five hectares but with
the same eight pound value),"*' possibly as a wedding gift prior to her marriage to
Italian speaker Bemard Ploza in 1924, When her brother Frank wed Maddelaine
Sartori in March 1934, it was another example of Italian speakers inter-marrying into
the twentieth century, Ferdinando built a home opposite his bakery for Margherita and
her husband, its proximity to his own residence a translation of the traditional family
estate (see also Vanina section), Frank, who also owned a house nearby, remained in
the family business for many years, although a family argument eventually led to his
departure. The other children both married English speakers, Osvaldo becoming the
husband of Myrtle Evans on 1 March 1932 and Louise the wdfe of George GriUespie in
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