1922 On March 13, the foundation stone of the Government (now Commonwealth) Savings Bank building in Martin Place was laid and work began (with architects HE Ross and H Ruskin Rowe) on one of Melocco Brothers’ great monumental public buildings.

Peter and Zeppa’s eldest daughter, Helen Therese, was born on December 26. Earlier that year, Tony had married Victoria della Rosa, a school teacher from the far northern Italian town of San Giorgio.

Melocco Bros was the first private company to use mechanical concrete mixers. The half cubic yard Smith Mixer was used in the early twenties for the Dental Hospital building in Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

“Uncle Peter insisted Dad ‘earn his stripes’ working from the ground up and save what he could from his wages to buy his third of the business.” — Graham Melocco