"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity." Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Pro Publio Sestio There are many categories in this section - they are now visible in the navigation on the left. By choosing any one of them you can view the entries, and by clicking on the add to... links at the top right of each category page, you can easily submit your own entry. Please note! There are dozens of historic and fascinating photographs to be found in the Kythera Cultural Archive section of this site.
submitted by Joshua Kepreotis on 31.01.2015
My name is Argiro (Lily) Drakou and it became Argiro Crithary when I married my late husband John. I shouldn’t tell you my age (she joked with a cheeky grin that was characteristic of her light-hearted nature). I was born in 1926 in Karava, Kythera; in the family home with the help of a midwife because in those days there was no doctor. My mother was quite capable in looking after sick people, as well as wrapping bandages and so she would often assist the midwife. I can’t remember ...
submitted by Gaye Hegeman on 07.03.2011
The picturesque village of Karavas, at the northern end of the Island of Kythera, was home to the Crethar family until 1933 when they migrated to Australia. George, who was a boy of seven when they left, still has memories of their home in the village, his grandparents, their church and the school he attended. However his formative growing years were spent in the bush at Stanthorpe, a town south west of Brisbane, Queensland, where the family finally settled. George loves to yarn, ...
submitted by George Poulos on 29.09.2005
As a young man in his 20's. Taken whilst he was acting as a groomsman at his Uncle Dimitri's wedding. Theothosios Triunduphilos Koroneos, Theo Corones, was born in Karavas, Kythera, on the 29th January 1926. He died in the North Queensland coastal town of Bargara, on the 13th September 1998. His parents were Triunduphilos Theothosios Koroneos Belos from Karavas, and ...
submitted by George Poulos on 07.12.2006
in the other Kytherian Cafe. When I was young, I spent a great deal of time working in the Gilgandra Fruit Mart. Gilgandra Fruit Mart, 1960's, complete with milkbar, counter, and stools Every so often I would feel like a milkshake. I was allowed to make one, and drink it whenever I liked. Which I often did. But I always felt ...
submitted by George Poulos on 28.08.2005
When my father, Con George Poulos moved to the central western New South Wales town of Gilgandra, we lived in a house in the upper part of Myrtle Street. The house had a large lounge room, with gramaphone player against one wall. It was the type of gramaphone player which had an arm which picked up records, placed above the central mechanism, and played them sequentially. The records were "78's". Kytherian visitors would often come to visit us in the house. One such visitor was Theothoros ...
submitted by Con George (Tzortzo)Poulos on 28.08.2005
Lose Con's truck,....and almost lose their lives - in the Gilgandra flood, 1955. In 1955, we owned a very large Federation style house on the Western end of Myrtle Street, (the furthest end from the main street - Miller Street), in Gilgandra NSW. It was in the highest part of Gilgandra. In January 1955, a great deal of rain fell in Gilgandra. Throughout January and February, rain fell consistently. By 23rd February 1955, monsoon rains made it inevitable that ...
submitted by George Poulos on 20.08.2005
My father's brother Panayoti (Peter) had been living in Australia from 1928. He was 12 years of age when he arrived in Australia. Eventually he settled in the far western New South Wales town of Warren, and married Aryiro (Sylvia) Aloizios. When my father migrated to Australia in 1949, he was relatively old (33 years of age). He eventually chose to establish himself in Gilgandra, NSW, a town about ...
submitted by George Poulos on 24.12.2004
From: Janis Wilton. Immigrants in the Bush. Cafes and Cafe Owners. Armidale College of Advanced Education. 1989. 81 x A4 pages. Peter Tsicalas (see, Culture, subsection, Bibliography), desribes this book in the following way: "...mainly compiled from taped interviews she did with four Greeks on the New England Tablelands in 1983. She’s put together a great story accompanied by many old photos ...
submitted by George Poulos on 31.05.2004
I have appropriated the following Oral History transcript from the site - http://www.cybernaut.com.au/greeksinoz/interviews/interviews.htm#FIRST%20GENERATION%20KYTHERIANS The site includes transcripts of lengthy interviews with 5 Kytherians. Another feature of the site is access to sound recordings of the interviews. In May, 2004, I noted that this facility had "broken down". In fact the site gave the impression that it had not been maintained for some ...
submitted by Alexandra Ermolaeff on 20.01.2004
Sophie Poulos (Tzortzopoulos) was born in Gladstone, QLD, Australia to a Kytherian father and an Australian mother. In 1978 her father Nikolas Tzortzopoulos took his family to live on Kythera. They lived in the scholi (the former agricultural school) in Karavas. Sophie was 14 years old at the time. This is what she remembers about the early days of living on the island. (This story is transcribed from an audio interview with Alex Ermolaeff recorded in 2000)
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Interviewed during his visit to Australia, 2013.
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Brisbane kytherians at paliochora excursion ..exploring the wonderful site and seeing all the churches .. this one is called ' e...
Gorgeous Ruby! Ruby's father was Evangelo Megaloconomos born 7 September 1891, died 29 January 1983 Ruby was born 16 September...
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