Diaspora Vintage Portraits/ People

This picture is from Smyrna, taken before the 1923 problem. My Mother Helen Panaretos, lower right. Her Sister Mary Panaretos upper right with 2 unknown friends or relatives

My Father, far left, and 2 unknown on the return visit to Kythera in 1929, on a boat

My uncle Alex Panaretos with my cousin Ted Panaretos, his son, and one of their creamery trucks from the 1920's.

3 of the 6 Gavriles brothers in 1920's. Detroit , Michigan left to right: Peter D., Theodore D., and my father, Nicholas D. Gavriles.

My Uncle Theodore Gavrilys on right with Mr. and Mrs Emanuel Georgopoulos (Tzortzopoulos), with child, probably one of my cousins. In Detroit Michigan 1920's

My mother and her 2 sisters with brother-in-law. Standing are my mother's eldest sister Aspacia Panaretos and her husband John Nomecos. Seated are my mother Helen Panaretos and her sister Mary Panaretos. Taken in Detroit...

My mother's brother Alex Panaretos and his son Theodore. All dressed up for something or just the photo? Detroit, Michigan 1920's. Alex was married to Foto Feros from Kythera. Born in 1893, died in 1962. Owned a restaura...

My uncle John.D.Gavriles who was a wrestler in his youth in Chicago. He was know as John Gabriel with the nickname of "Brokos". Not sure what the nickname was about? He was my father's eldest brother. Born in Logothetian...

Theodore D. Gavrilys in the teens. My father's second oldest brother. Detroit, Michigan. Born in 1892 in Logothetinica, died in 1973. Had 3 children: Pauline, James, and Zaharias (Jack). Was married to Mary Coucoulis, al...

Nick Comino and his wife Margarita (nee Galanis). Read about them in the oral history section of this website. Simply click here: http://www.kythera-family.net/index.php?nav=5-11&cid=1&did=40&pageflip=1

Stamatia (Matty) Notaras (nee Tzortzopoulos) pictured here in Greek national dress. This studio photograph was taken in Greece circa 1937, when Stamatia and her family returned to Kythera for seven years. The Tzortzopoul...

Theodoros Tzortzopoulos (left) and friend standing in city street, maybe in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Theodoros was born in Karavas, Kythera. He migrated to Australia around 1919. Initially he settled in Sydney, NSW, and l...

L to R: Emmanuel Dimitrios Notaras and his first cousins Anthony and John Lambrinos Notaras, at Grafton 1912. Twenty three year old Emmanuel, in partnership with 20yr old Nick Harry Flaskas, took over the Olympia Cafe in...

This fine photo is in my collection but I am not sure of the subjects. I think the man sitting on the right is Adonis Prineas (Dimitrelou). Can anyone help me with the others? It was probably taken in the 1930s in Austra...

Kyriakos Baveas was born on the island of Kythera (Cerigo) 25 December 1880. His father was John Baveas who lived at Potamos. Kyriakos together with son John Kyriakos Baveas arrived on a German ship the Roon at Sydney in...

Lismore ~1908. L to R: Stan, David and Con Andronicos, the sons of Fr Theo Andronicos of Kousounari. They were in partnership with their brother-in-law, Peter Emmanuel Comino (Gialdelis), in the Olympia Cafe, Lismore, 19...

Murwillumbah 1918. Jack Cosma Aroney married Stavroula George Lianos 1917 Sydney. They sold their Murbah shops to Nick Antonios Koukoulis 1921 and after ventures at Southport, Goulburn, Bundarra, Talwood and Cooroy final...

Murwillumbah 1910. L to R: Peter, Jim and Jack Cosma Aroney (Theodoropoulos) with cousin Anthi Minucoe. Anthi married Tony Manuel Theodorakakis (Cordatos) at Casino in 1916 in the first Greek Orthodox wedding on the Nort...

This wedding portrait celebrates the marriage of Maria Aroney to Dimitri Dorbis. The wedding took place at St Thomas’ Church in Port Macquarie on the 27th June 1951. Father Klavidis was brought up from St Sofia’s Greek O...

This portrait of Efrosini Aroney in Greek costume was taken in 1939 at a fundraising event organised by the Greek community in Port Macquarie, N.S.W, to raise money for the war effort. Efrosini was 16 years of age at the...