Cafes, Shops & Cinemas

Diamanta was originally from Stathianika, but move to Karvounades. She recently celebrated her 94th birthday, on the 19th of April. The Calokerinos family were honoured to have Hieromonk father Johnfrom the Russian Ortho...

Lake Midgeon Station woolshed, Narrandera. Shearing at the turn of the century, c.1900. [Nicholas and his brother George had become partners in cinemas, and in Windella station in the period before, during, and after WWI...

The inscription reads, Vanges Park, In memory of Mr and Mrs E J Vanges. And their untiring work for Nyngan and District. Jack Vanges was born in Kythera on the 17th January, 1913. He came to Nyngan when only about 16 yea...

Photograph showing the relationship between the Vanges Park, and the Nyngan Museum. For a close-up photograph of the Vanges memorial, see the next entry in this section. It lies directly behind the clock tower to the lef...

The Vanges family established a shoe store in Nyngan - the California Shoe Store. This is the site of the original Vanges shoe store. Nyngan's most famous Kytherian son was Evangalos Jack Vanges. Jack was born in Kythera...

This is the site of the original California Cafe, Nyngan. To see the California Cafe in its prime, see entries in this section, or go to People, subsection, High Achievers and see the entry for Jack Vanges. Nyngan's most...

Very well maintained with an attractive treescape. A perpetual tribute to Jack Vanges and family. Nyngan's most famous Kytherian son was Evangalos Jack Vanges. Jack was born in Kythera on the 17th January, 1913. He came...

Nyngan Treescape, looking south towards the main street. A perpetual tribute to Jack Vanges and family. Nyngan's most famous Kytherian son was Evangalos Jack Vanges. Jack was born in Kythera on the 17th January, 1913. He...

Nyngan Treescape, 2005. A perpetual tribute to Jack Vanges and family. Nyngan's most famous Kytherian son was Evangalos Jack Vanges. Jack was born in Kythera on the 17th January, 1913. He came to Nyngan when only about 1...

Housed in the well appointed Nyngan Museum, incorporating parts of the Nyngan Railway station. It lies directly opposite the main street. [See one of the previous entries in this section for a 2005 photograph of the Muse...

Housed in the well appointed Nyngan Museum, incorporating parts of the Nyngan Railway station. It lies directly opposite the main street. [See one of the previous entries in this section for a 2005 photograph of the Muse...

Housed in the appointed Nyngan Museum, incorporating parts of the Railway station. It lies directly opposite the main street. The History of Nyngan, the sign over the entrance proclaims. It houses a number of California...

The first panel of the travelling exhibition Milkshakes, Sundaes and Café Culture, which toured New South Wales in 2004 concentrated on the California Cafe in Nyngan. Originally owned by Nicholas Cretha, it was later pur...

Sam Nomarhis (second from left) was the proprietor. Providing a regular, reasonable income, potential material improvement, independence, maintenance of the family unit and requiring only limited education and knowledge...

Kevin Cork. During the 1990's KEVIN CORK undertook extensive research into cinema's in Australia. Tragically, he died before completing his work, but most of the chapters of his Ph.D Thesis, were completed. His wife and...

This, and a number of photographs that have been posted in sequence, are photo's that were given to Professor Ross Thorne, Department of Architecture, Sydney University, by Peter Laurantus, son of George Laurantus; and t...

This, and a number of photographs that have been posted in sequence, are photo's that were given to Professor Ross Thorne, Department of Architecture, Sydney University, by Peter Laurantus, son of George Laurantus. All t...

This, and a number of photographs that have been posted in sequence, are photo's that were given to Professor Ross Thorne, Department of Architecture, Sydney University, by Peter Laurantus, son of George Laurantus; and t...

Promotion for the Dad and Dave movie, On Our Selection. Again, these promotions would have had a very positive impact on small townships like Junee. This, and a number of photographs that have been posted in sequence, ar...

This, and a number of photographs that have been posted in sequence, are photo's that were given to Professor Ross Thorne, Department of Architecture, Sydney University, by Peter Laurantus, son of George Laurantus. All t...