With the help of former President of the Kytherian Association of Australia, John Prineas, and and Vassi Uhrweiss (nee, Margetis) – we can now determine that the photo attached was taken in 1972 – on the occasion of the...
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The Peters Enigma The name Peter has a long association with the naming style of Greek Oyster Saloons and Cafes in eastern Australia. The name Peter and Peters with and without an apostrophe, continued as part of the Gre...
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Written by Hugh Gilchrist, and initially published in Australians and Greeks: Volume II. The Middle Years. Ghilchrist section Epilogue.pdf Hugh Gilchrist kindly gave permission for this background history of the book, Li...
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In 2004 the Kythera-Family.net website team in colaboration with Vassiliki Chryssanthopoulou who is a research fellow at the Hellenic Folklore Research Centre of the Academy of Athens. Below are the results of the more t...
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A True Hellenic and Australian story from the beginning of the 20th century. (Greek) A review of Peter Prineas' book. http://www.neoskosmos.com.au/060413/nk/apopseis/apopseis_03.shtml Details of the Sydney booklaunch. (G...
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Sydney launch of Katesehamos and the Great Idea. Written by Peter Prineas. Wednesday April 12, 2006 at 7.00 pm at 'Alexanders On The Park', 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney, ground floor American Express Building, opposite H...
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Peter Prineas, as an Australian of Kytherian Greek ancestry, has written Katsehamos and the Great Idea to tell the story of his ancestors’ migrations in the early 1900s' from Kythera in Greece to the United States, and s...
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Professor Janis Wilton and author, Peter Prineas, outside the Roxy Theatre, April 1, 2006. 'Katsehamos and the Great Idea' by Peter Prineas, published by Plateia, Sydney, 2006. An address given at the book launch, Roxy...
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By Peter Prineas A Review I have just read a book that fits neatly into that nexus where man meets history. Peter Prineas’ Katsehamos and the Great Idea tells a tale of struggle, courage, stoicism, doggedness and pride...
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This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Hailing from the village of Mitata on Kythera, Mr. Ioannis Prineas, who is full of the desire for betterment in life, is to be classed among the extremely...
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For the record, in early 1945 the British identified 76 Australian citizens (aka British Subjects) and their families marooned on Kythera. Numbers were greater than this, but these were the ones who requested assistance...
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Last updated 26Mar2007 1915 CALOPEDIS, Benetos Nick, b. 14Oct1890, landed 22May1915 per ‘Oysterley’ after 18yrs Egypt. CHRISTIANOS, Menas Nick Theo, b. 2May1881, landed with wife Maria 27Jul1915 per ‘Orentes.’ (Maria and...
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Last updated 26Mar2007 1854 KRITHARIS, Emmanuel George, b. 1832/34, landed somewhere Aust 1854, allegedly after leaving Kythera ~1850. [Apparently left Aust at some stage and relanded Melbourne from Liverpool 21Feb1872 p...
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1916 Greek Census of QLD (Extracted from National Archives Document A385/1/9) Letters H - P Name, Age, Occupation, Street No, Street, Town Helentsos, George, 31, labourer, Babinda Hellenic Club, 39, 41, 43, Adelaide St,...
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1916 Greek Census of NSW (Extracted from National Archives Document A385/1/8) Letters H - P Name, Age, Occupation, Street No, Street, Town Haniotis, Oyster Saloon, 787, George St, Sydney Hantzantana, Con, 21, Shop Assist...
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This list was apparently compiled by an American publishing company which was bringing out a world-wide Greek business directory in the late 1930s. It is extensive but by no means complete - there are definitely some tow...
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