There is a history in all men's lives.
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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It was the winter of 1973 and it was my first trip to the island of Kythera. At once I was drawn to the intriguing history and architecture of this island and to the beautiful vistas of what was then a cold and wind-swep...
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The following photos depict some of the Greek café paraphernalia held in the treasure chest of an avid collector of Lismore memorabilia, who wishes to remain anonymous. All the crockery was manufactured at various times...
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Bingara Advovate, pages 1 & 2, Vol. 73. No. 11, Tuesday April 4, 2006. 'Katsehamos and The Great Idea' is an engaging book that taps into topics and experiences which are close to my own passions. It pulls together famil...
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Front Page, Bingara Advocate, Vol 73, No. 11., Tuesday April 4, 2006. A book launch, the presentation of photographs and a plaque commemorating the three men who built the Roxy, a ball, and free screening of films, comb...
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At the Sydney launch of Peter Prineas' book, Katsehamos and the Great Idea. See also: Speech introducing Bob Carr at the Sydney launch Review(s) of the book Professor Janis Wiltons' speech, Bingara book launch Details o...
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Inverell Times, Wednesday, 29 March 2006 BINGARA will this week play host to some world-class theatre and a whole range of Weather. The Railway Street Theatre Company begins its NSW tour of Weather after the successful p...
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Peter Prineas at the launch of his book 'Katsehamos and the Great Idea ' in the Roxy Theatre NSW Australia. Saturday 1 April 2006 See also: Speech introducing Bob Carr at the Sydney launch Review(s) of the book Professo...
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Gilgandra's Kytherian business history. 1910-2000 The Seven Ages of Man All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many par...
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The Gollan Milk Bar (85 Woodlark) George Sargent is now the longest running Greek proprietor in Woodlark, having taken up residence in 1936, but a relative youngster in the long run of Woodlark machinations. His shop is...
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The Crethar Hamburger Harry and his dad wasted no time in adding a series of mod cons, the culmination of which was the introduction of music selection boxes at each cubicle where the latest pop tunes could be chosen at...
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The Feros Fruit Shop (54 Magellan) Peter George Feros (Pikouli) had been doing a good trade here, mainly fruit but with a milk bar sideline, since 1946 when he came up from Ballina to go into partnership with his cousin,...
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The year is 1955 and 18yr old Harry Eric Crethar is doing his usual run around ‘The Block’, the local name for the major retail portion of Lismore’s CBD, sussing out the café competition in preparation for the launch of...
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Kytherians at War Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 7/39 April 2002 ANZAC Day Feature Compiled (with the help of many others) and edited by Ann Coward No, this is not an article about feuding families. It is about Australia...
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First section of Chapter XI Australians and Greeks 1 The Early Years Halstead Press Sydney 1992 pp.190-222 [Part B - Continuation of previous entry] From Kythira, too, came several unrelated Kasimatis families. Antonios...
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Kythera GREECE to Sydney AUSTRALIA A CENTURY OF CHANGE As we enter the 21st century it is taken for granted that somebody, usually our parents will shelter protect and guide us through our early life. Today, basic needs,...
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From, Peter Vanges. Kythera. A History. 1993. Chapter 52 Kytherian Brotherhood of Australia (NSW) Committees, 1922-2005. Seventy years ago, the Kytherian pioneers in Australia saw the need to unite the Kytherian communit...
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From, Peter Vanges. Kythera. A History. 1993. Chapter 52 Kytherian Brotherhood of Australia (NSW) Seventy years ago, the Kytherian pioneers in Australia saw the need to unite the Kytherian community within a formal assoc...
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Angelo Victor Crethar of Lismore had the honour of leading the rejoicing on the North Coast of NSW over the liberation of Kythera in Sep1944. Quoting him on 3Oct44 the Northern Star, under the prominent heading North Coa...
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The NSW State election of 1925 had the ‘riff raff of Southern Europe’ ducking for cover, and demonstrated how hard economic times let the racism genie out of the bottle. Here’s how it panned out at Murwillumbah. The peri...
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