submitted by Vasilia Uhrweiss (nee Margetis) on 21.06.2012
The Life story of George and Agapi Lianos The Lianos Comino Odyssey My Grandparents were Agapi and George Lianos from Kythera,Greece. Papou was born on the 9th June1873 in the village of Liananika to Emmanuel and Relia, farm owners. He was the only son and had four sisters, Irene, Kerani, Marigo and Stavroula. Agapi's birth date was in 1867. He worked on the farm with his parents and at the age of twenty four married Agapi the seventeen year ...
submitted by Vasilia Uhrweiss (nee Margetis) on 20.06.2012
My mother Theodora was the eldest, and Diana, the youngest in this photograph Standing: Stella and Coralia. Seated:Theodora, Diana, and Aspacia, and Diana (christened Diamantoula). The Life Story of Diana Rudkin (nee, Lianos) Diana ...
submitted by Vasilia Uhrweiss (nee Margetis) on 19.06.2012
The pharmacy was owned by his son George. Life Story of Bretos Margetis 24th November, 1889 - 12th November, 1961. Bretos Margetis as a young adullt, 1910's My father Bretos Margetis was named after his grandfather, who is pictured here with his daughters, and was probably born about 1850. His son George married Vasilia Galanis and they had three boys, Bretos, Dimitri and Minas, ...
Life Story of my father, Bretos Margetis. 24th November, 1889 - 12th November, 1961. Bretos Margetis as a young adullt, 1910's My father Bretos Margetis was named after his grandfather, who is pictured here with his daughters, and was probably born about 1850. His son George married Vasilia Galanis and they had three boys, Bretos, Dimitri and Minas, and three girls Maria, Panayiotitsa and Evangelia. ...
submitted by Vasilia Uhrweiss (nee Margetis) on 01.05.2012
in Canberra. Theodora is on the far right. Elena 4th from the right. 2nd from right: Mrs Harry Notaras 3rd from right: man unknown, (can you help identify him?) Far right: Mrs Aspacia Sophios. (Alex Sophios's mother) I have written the Life Story of my father, which features in the Notable Kytherians section. There I noted that "Mum was also instrumental in encouraging the Musical Society of Canberra to write to the A.B.C. in Sydney asking them ...
I have written the Life Story of my father, which features in the Notable Kytherians section. My father was a Founding Member of the Kytherian Association of Australia in 1922. He was also on the organising Committtee of Ayia Triatha church in Surry Hills. Bretos Margetis 24th November, 1889 - 12th November, 1961. My father Bretos Margetis was named after his grandfather, who is pictured here with his daughters,and was probably born about 1850. His son ...
submitted by Vasilia Uhrweiss (nee Margetis) on 30.04.2012
My father Bretos Margetis was named after his grandfather, who is pictured here with his daughters,and was probably born about 1850. His son George married Vasilia Galanis and they had three boys, Bretos, Dimitri and Minas, and three girls Maria,Panayiotitsa and Evangelia. Dad was born on the 24th November 1889 in Aroniathika and went to the village school with his brothers and sisters and was a keen student. (Of interest is the origin of the name. It appears to come from ...
Can you help, by identifying the person standing next to my father in these photographs? I have written the Life Story of my father, which features in the Notable Kytherians section. My father was a Founding Member of the Kytherian Association of Australia in 1922. He was also on the organising Committtee of Ayia Triatha church in Surry Hills. Bretos Margetis 24th November, 1889 - 12th November, 1961. My father Bretos Margetis was named ...
Photograph taken in Greece, when my father Bretos was about 14 years of age (approx, 1902), just prior before Bretos's departure for Australia. I have written the Life Story of my father, which features in the Notable Kytherians section. My father was a Founding Member of the Kytherian Association of Australia in 1922. He was also on the organising Committtee of Ayia Triatha church in Surry Hills. Bretos Margetis 24th November, 1889 - 12th November, 1961.
submitted by Vasilia Uhrweiss (nee Margetis) on 03.11.2011
Bretos Margetis, was featured in Life in Australia, and was a founding member of the Kytherian Association of Australia. Evangelia later married Sam Coroneo and moved to Grenfell.
From left to right: Bretos holding son George, standing next to his wife Theodora (nee Lianos). In front Diana and Socrates, younger siblings of Theodora.
Taken in Sydney in 1920's.
Taken in Sydney, in a natural enviroment.
From Left to Right: Minas Margetis, Bretos Margetis, George Margetis (father), and Dimitri (Jim) Margetis. Photograph c. 1903.
Entry from Life in Australia, published in 1916, page 201. 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 profitable shops standing in the most central locations in the great city of Sydney. These shops afford work to many fellow Greeks. Bretos ...
submitted by Peter (Panagiotis) Prineas on 02.12.2007
16th April 2007 - driving back to Sydney with Manuel Aroney from a Kytherian event in Brisbane, we took the back roads so that Manuel [and Dr Archie Kalokerinos who was travelling with George Poulos] could visit the Roxy Theatre in Bingara NSW, part of the story in "Katsehamos and the Great Idea".
submitted by George Poulos on 26.10.2004
Arthur is 92 years of age and lives in Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia. His parents were Panayiotis, and Maria (nee, Trifilis) from Aroniathika. The family's parachoukli was "Ksipolitos". The nickname proabably derived from the famiy's poverty - not having sufficient funds in order to buy shoes - or from an ancestor who refused to wear shoes - whilst performing his day to day activities. It would be great to have Athur's more detailed ...
submitted by Kiriaki Orfanos on 10.06.2004
Images of Nick Theodore Aroney outside the cafe he built in 1930.
submitted by Alexandra Ermolaeff on 02.12.2003
Manuel J Aroney with his parents Jim and Stamatia Aroney in the front yard of their home in Mackay, circa 1949-50
The Central Café, Mackay, North Queensland. Photo taken circa 1930. Pictured left to right: the café cook, Dimitrios Aroney, Andy and Peter Aroney, and the café waitresses
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