Life Stories

The Australian Financial Review Magazine. pp. 48-52. October Magazine. Friday 27th October, 2013 Drawing is a crucial tool in an architect’s kit, but it’s use goes way beyond drafting building plans. Six (prominent Austr...

Alexander Spyridon Fatseas (ΦΑΤΣΕΑΣ) ‘and thereby hangs a tale’ or two. (apologies to William Shakespeare and Jeffrey Archer) Born Fatsadika Kythera, Greece, 5 May 1888. Alexander Phacheas (ΦΑΤΣΕΑΣ) arrived at Fremantle...

My acquaintance with Kyria Janoula goes back to summer 1962 when I, as a technical student, worked for Mr. Koksma’s World Council of Churches Team at Kythera. She and her husband were the proud owners of Ameriali in Kara...

Now in its 7th year, the Sydney Magazine’s annual Food Hall of Fame continues to shine a light on the often unsung heroes of the local food revolution. This year’s inductees have been selected by the expert panel of Hele...

Note the self grown and self prepared olives in the foreground, on the counter. Some are full, some halved. Paul sells them in large jars in the shop. They are both "horyutika" and beautiful tasting. Paul has operated t...

Introduction In the first half of the 20th century, the largest group within the Greek community in Queensland were the Kytherians. They played a vital role in the formation and leadership of Greek communities in Brisban...

Aroney Cafe. Junction Street, Nowra. Nicholas was a very hard worker and the business was quite successful but after taking over full control of the business was finding it hard to manage the shop on his own, so he wrote...

Some current Australian names bare little resemblance to their original Greek names and some none at all. e.g. we almost had a Greek Don Bradman! A Greek who had difficulty with his surname decided to change his name to...

Reproduced by permission from the author. From "Katsehamos and the Great Idea" by Peter Prineas, pages 181-182: "George Feros, the younger son of Peter Feros, unexpectedly found himself working at the Q Cafe in 1948. 'I...