He married Margaret Stubbs in 1866 and they had five children in Araluen and three born at Young. Perter and his family moved to Young prior to 1880.

The children attended the school at McHenry's creek before coming into Young. Peter was employed on the local council before becoming an orchardist.

All four boys were civic minded and became interested in local government.

Lois, who was born in 1869, was a farmer and storekeeper in Murrumburrah and was an alderman on the Murrumburrah council in the 1920s.

Herbert who was a tailor by trade, married Margaret Taylor at St Marys Catholic Church in Young on November 24, 1898.

In 1895 he opened a tailoring business in Boorowa Street next door to Armstrong's chemist shop. Being interested in politics he stood for election for council in 1914. His first attempt failed, but he persisted and succeeded in 1917.

Overall he served five terms on the Young Municipal Council including Mayor from 1930 to 1931. Carlo, or Charlie as he was known, was born at Wombat in 1880.

He was educated at the Young Convent School and the Young Superior School, before becoming a tailor's apprentice.

He was active in the Union movement and joined the Labour Party.

He was secretary and president of the Young Labour League and was campaign secretary for Chris Watson in the 1898 NSW election and the first federal election in 1901. Chris Watson went on to be Australia's first Labour Prime Minister.

Carlo Lazzarini moved to Sydney and became secretary and President of the Federated Clothing Trades Union.

He was a member of the moderate faction and strongly against conscription during the first world war. His group were responsible for the expulsion from the Labour Party of the conscription advocates Billy Hughes and William Holman.

At the 1917 State election he was elected as the Member for Marrickville, being the first member with a Italian name to be elected to state parliament.

In 1919 he married Myra Hurly at St. Brigid's church in Marrickville. Lazzarini was appointed to Lang's first cabinet as chief secretary in 1925.

He clashed with Lang over proposed regulations and was dropped from cabinet in 1927. Labour lost government in 1932 when the governor withdrew Lang's commission.

Lazzarini maintained his opposition to Lang and his dictatorial style and he and others were expelled from the Labour Party in 1936 only to be readmitted in 1937.

He maintained his opposition to Lang, who was eventually ousted in 1939.

Carlo held various positions in state labour and was in his 13th term when he died n 1952.

Hubert (Bert) Lazzarini was born in Young in 1884 and was educated in Catholic Schools.

He worked as a draper in German Town (Holbrook) and married Constance Williams in 1916.

In 1919 he moved to Dulwich Hill, a Sydney suburb and stood for Federal parliament.

He won the seat of Werriwa which at the time was a rural electorate in which Young was included.

Like his brother he was the first person with an Italian name to be elected to federal parliament.

He was re-elected at the 1922, 1925 ,1928 and 1929 elections.

He lost the seat in 1931 but regained it in 1934.

He was minister for home security and minister for assisting the Treasurer in John Curtin's first and second ministry.

The Chifley government was defeated in the 1949 elections, but Lazzarini was re-elected for Werriwa.

He died in the Sydney Suburb of Fairfield in 1952 one month before his brother Carlo.

Gough Whitlam succeeded him in the seat of Werriwa at the 1952 by-election.

A parkland reserve, located behind the Young Golf Corse, was named Lazzarini Park in honour of the Lazzarini family.

The information for this article was sourced from Wikipedia and Young 120 years of local Government.