Frank Rusconi (20 August 1874 - 21 May 1964) was a quarry owner and monumental.

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  • Frank Rusconi (20 August 1874 - 21 May 1964) was a quarry owner and monumental. He was born near Braidwood, New South Wales, the son of a Swiss goldminer and monumental mason. After his mother's death, the family returned to Switzerland while Frank was a child. At age 15, he was apprenticed in first Italy and then Switzerland in the marble trade. Rusconi returned to New South Wales in 1901. he worked with his brother and father near Orange, New South Wales in a marble quarry they had discovered and developed. *tombstones are at Gundagai, Orange, Cudal and Galong cemeteries; the largest and most dramatic is a pair of white marble monuments to the Ryan family at Galong, *two war memorials at Gundagai *the marble altar in Tumut Catholic church Image:Galong Cemetery Rusconi Angel for child.jpg|A monument for a child at Galong Image:Gundagai cemetery Rusconi Angel.jpg|Monument at Gundagai Image:Gundagai cemetery Rusconi monument.jpg|Monument at Gundagai Image:GundagaiCenotaph.jpg|Cenotaph at Gundagai, designed and built by Rusconi Image:DogonTuckerbox.jpg|The Dog on the Tuckerbox Image:Gundagai Rusconi's Marble Masterpiece 001.jpg|Rusconi's "Marble masterpiece" Image:Gundagai Rusconi's Marble Masterpiece 006.jpg|Detail of masterpiece Image:Gundagai museum Rusconi's tools.jpg|Tools used by Rusconi to carve his masterpiece, now in Gundagai Historical Museum Image:Gundagai Rusconi's House 'Araluen'.jpg|Rusconi's house in Gundagai, 'Araluen' on Sheridan Street near the cenotaph Image:Gundagai cemetery Rusconi graves.jpg|Rusconi's own grave at Gundagai cemetery (en)
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  • Frank Rusconi (20 August 1874 - 21 May 1964) was a quarry owner and monumental. (en)
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