Archive/Research

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Mr. Vretos G. Margetis, who hails from Kythera, is extremely young, but capable and full of drive. He is today owner and manager of two splendid and profi...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Messrs. the brothers Georgios and Sotirios Th. Cominos were educated in Athens and come from Kythera. They are very young and came to Australia but a few...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Southeast of Sydney and connected to it by train lies the attractive country town of Hay, in New South Wales. Through Hay flows a navigable river, spanned...

Hobart’s Greek Orthodox Church was built on land donated by Gregory, Anthony and Basil Casimaty. Mr George Haros, brother in law of Gregory and Anthony, was responsible for the modification of plans and erecting the buil...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : In the small country town of Harden, in New South Wales, stand two profitable establishments. One of them belongs to Mr. Vretos N. Kypriotis, who hails fr...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Mr. Panayiotis K. Motis is one never to refuse his help to any goal of national interest or to any aim that helps benefit society. Instead, he willingly h...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : A railway line south of the large country town of Cootamundra leads to the small country town of Tumut, where Mr. Theodoros I. Christianos bought a shop a...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Messrs. Stavros D. Marselos and Ioannis A. Marentos, who are both from Kythera, have a shop in the country town of Walcha, in New South Wales, which is ho...

Researching has some lighter moments none more so than the variations of the spelling of Kythera and Cerigo. To date I have been able to isolate no less than 18 variations of Cerigo and 17 variations Kythera from officia...

BULLETIN OF THE HELLENIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. Volume 17. No. 64. Fourth Quarter, 1986. pp.62-67. [ISSN 0950-3102] by Damian N Andronicus Map 1. The Seventh Island. Map of the island of Cerigo, the souther...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Hailing from Potamos, on Kythera and already in his 50th year, Mr. Ioannis G. Potamos came to Australia in 1901. He is deserving of particular admiration,...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : The life of Mr. N. I. Veneris, who comes from Kythera, is replete with moral instruction and the perfect example of the successful struggle to survive and...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : In the inland country town of Quirindi in New South Wales, stands the shop of Mr. Panayiotis Zach. Kypriotis, who comes from Kythera. Mr. Kypriotis settle...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Mr. Ioannis Tambakis is one of the few persons of his age who are typified by a strong will and unceasing diligence. He is an extremely sympathetic person...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" . Mr Kyriakos Ioan. Baveas is one of those who abandoned their work and hearkened to the call of the fatherland during the last two glorious wars. He left A...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Three men, full of the desire to progress in life and Kythereans by descent, Messrs. Sarantos and Leonidas D. Diakopoulos and Sarantos G. Zantiotis, at th...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Mr. Panayiotis Mazarakis, who come from Potamos in Kythera, is a distinguished athlete in boxing and highly renowned for the number of the prizes awarded...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Mr. Ioannis Makris, who comes from Valtetsi in Arcadia, is a valuable protector of, and advisor, as it were, to the Greeks settled in the coastal suburb o...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Three centrally located shops stand in the great city of Newcastle, in New South Wales, belonging to the brothers Messrs. Phokas and Efstathios Sp. Paizis...

This biography is part of a collection from "Life in Australia" : Kindly, gentle, direct, peaceable, sweet natured and the complete philanthrope – such is the sympathetic 50-year old Mr. Georgios Paxinos, son of Efstathi...