It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
Anthony Robbins (1968-)
This is where people of Kytherian decent who have contributed to their community in an extraordinary way will be featured. They need not be "famous" is the usual sense of the world, simply extraordinary.
James (Jim) Coroneos Jim was born on 1st May 1925 in Gunning, NSW near Goulbourn. His parents were Christophoros Melasofaos Coroneos & Melopomeni Comino from Karava in Kythera, who came to Australia, where they started a...
Louisa Psaltis was born Louisa Kritharis (Crithary) on 25 September, 1906 in the village of Karavas, Kythera. Her father was Evangelis Ieros Kritharis from Karavas and her mother Stamatouia Panarettos from Potamos, Kythe...
Milton E. Mazarick Memorial Park, located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, was named after a Kytherian Immigrant's son. Milton's father, Michael Mazarick, left Hora Kythera to make a life in America. Milton grew up in V...
John (left) & Angelo Notaras with some of their patented inventions, together with a few of their Australian and International awards. Also, view / download a more recent (2014) appraisal of Angelo Notaras' life: Angelo...
Jack Vanges was born in Kythera on the 17th January, 1913. He came to Nyngan when only about 16 years old. He worked at the California Cafe for Mr Nicholas Crethar for many years, eventually acquiring ownership of the Ca...
Koukla’s 285 Gravelly Beach Rd Gravelly Beach Tasmania 7276 AUSTRALIA Catherine McCarthy established this business March 2004 continuing a tradition of Greek business in the hospitality industry. Her great grandfather’s...
James Kalokerinos was born on 3 June 1926 in Glen Innes, a town in northern New South Wales, the second son of Nicholas and Mary Kalokerinos, migrants from the Greek island of Kythera. In those days Kythera was poverty-s...
Nicholas is married to Lisa Gwenneth (nee Grant). They have four children: Michelle Maree (12), Samuel Theodore (10), Nathaniel Thomas (7) and Josiah Emmanuel (2). Kytherian heritage "I'm the son of Theodore Nicholas Ar...
See also - Wikipedia entry From the Greek Australian Vema. November 2003. 12/34. 1 million gift to boost medical research. In 1908 Anthony (Tony) Lambros Notaras arrived In Australia. [See entry for Tony in this section...
From the National Archaeology Week website: http://archaeologyweek.com/mta/mta.php?id=027 What is your current position? Director, Cosmos Archaeology Pty Ltd - a consultancy, which specialises in maritime archaeology. Wh...
From the Queensland Government site: http://cwpp.slq.qld.gov.au/cominos/cominosf.htm In 1927, a Greek migrant, George Emanuel Cominos (1884-1962) became the new owner of the the building now known as "Cominos House". Bo...
Lambros Conomos (Megalokonomos) came to Australia from Kalamos, Kythera in 1911 aged fourteen. He was employed at Aroney's Café at 9 Alfred St, Circular Quay the very first day he arrived. At that time, Circular Quay was...
Peter Corones Mayor Gladstone Council From: http://www.gladstone-online.com.au/council/themayor.htm [Knowledge of the web-links supplied by Ellena Galtos.] First elected to council in 1985 as an Alderman for two terms a...
Text from; Hugh Gilchrist, Australians and Greeks. Volume 1: The Early Years. Halstead Press. Sydney. 1992. pp. 260-261. "Australia's most notable Greek sportsman....was Ioannis Gerakitis. Born on Kythera about 1893, he...
Word Champion An Olympian's Record Stands: Hubba-Hubba! By Peter Carlson Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 22, 2004; Page D01 ATHENS -- With his big, thick right hand, Pete Clentzos slaps his belly. The hand b...
Antonius Notaras, was one of the fascinating characters interviewed by Suzanne Falkiner for her 1985 book, Australians Today. (Publisher, George Allen and Unwin). Also reproduced in the Sydney Morning Heralds' Good Week...
Nicholas Samios grew up in Livadi and graduated from the Kythera “Gymnasion” about 1949, then left for the United States to study Physics at New York’s Columbia University. He graduated from Columbia in 1953 and in 1957...
Chris Samios Chris Samios was born in Perth, Western Australia, on the 24th April, 1962. He has over 20 years experience teaching wrestling in W.A.. Wrestling got a grip on Chris 30 years ago when his father, George intr...
[Information supplied by son, Steve Samios.] GEORGE SAMIOS, Champion wrestler. 1916-1993 A BIOGRAPHY George Samios was born on the Greek island of Kythera on 20th February 1916. His parents, Menas and Dimitra worked har...
