submitted by George Poulos on 15.10.2004
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 Thesis, were completed. His wife and children have kindly given permission for his work to be reproduced. Most Australian's would be unaware of the degree to which Greeks, and particularly Kytherian Greeks dominated cinema ownership in Australia - especially in New South Wales. This is Appendix 1 of Kevin Cork's previously unpublished Ph.D thesis. In Appendix 1 , Kevin Cork provides a brief background history for the 66 Greek, and Greek-Kytherian cinema owners he chose to be the subject of his study. He managed, whilst writing his Ph.D to follow most until their demise, or return to Greece. The importance of the Hellenic and Kytherian contribution to Australian cinema ownership and history is clearly demonstrated in Appendix 1. It is difficult to know how to pass on to Kytherians the results of Kevin Cork's important research's. In the end, I felt that the results should be passed on in the most extensive way - i.e. in full re-publication of all Chapter's and Appendices. Eventually all Chapters and Appendices will appear on the kythera-family web-site. Other entries can be sourced by searching under "Cork" on the internal search engine. I have also placed him under People, subsection, High Achievers, for reasons that become obvious once you have read the contents of his thesis. You will notice that information for some entries is incomplete. If you can provide information that will complete such entries please post to the kythera-family web-site. Appendix 1: NSW GREEK-AUSTRALIAN CINEMA EXHIBITORS known to have existed in the years before television reached country areas in c1962/63. Compiled by Kevin Cork © 1996 The following pages represent a composite list of known New South Wales Greek-Australian cinema exhibitors in pre-television times (ie to c1962/63). It will easily be noted that the bulk of the exhibitors were situated in country areas. Only four (two in partnership) screened in Sydney suburbs, having come to Sydney after years of exhibiting in the country. These pages do not include the names of theatre managers who were employed by the exhibitors. This task would be far too difficult to undertake. The data is presented under the following headings: Name; Born (ie date of birth); Born Where; To Aust. (date of arrival in Australia); Died & Where; Years in Cinema; Places & Cinemas. Codes used: F = information supplied by family; A = information from archival material. Other codes should be self-explanatory. In some cases, conflicting information (usually regarding dates) has arisen. In each case, all information has been given and notes as to origin. Regarding names: Sometimes family spellings differ from other sources. When this has occurred, the spelling presented in official documents has been taken over family recollections. With surnames, a number of them were altered either before the people came to Australia or sometime after arrival. Where known, both names have been given, the person being listed under the name most commonly used. The years of cinema operation/exhibition have been extracted from a variety of sources including official documents, film trade journals and family memorabilia/records and, in a few cases, memories. It is possible that there were other NSW Greek-Australians involved with cinema exhibition. Hopefully, these people will be discovered in the near future. NAME & PERSONAL DETAILS ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA CINEMA YEARS PLACES AND CINEMAS ANDRONICOS, JANIS (John) Born: 1872 Soucre: F Where: Mylopotamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 1936 Source: F Where: Moree, NSW Source: F 1912 (F) 1933 - 1936 EAST MOREE DANCELAND & OPEN AIR ANDRONICOS, NICHOLAS JANIS Born: 20.5.1912 Source: F Where: Mylopotamos, Kyth Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Bondi, NSW Source: N/A 1925 (F) 1933 - 1938 EAST MOREE DANCELAND & OPEN AIR ARONEY, EMANUEL Born: c1890 Source: F Where: Aroniadika, Kyth Source: F Died: 1972 (aged 82) Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1926 (F) 1936 BINGARA ROXY BYLOS, (CHLENTZOS) CONSTANTINE (Con) Born: 20.2.1895 Source: A Where: Potamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 5.5.1971 Source: F / newspaper Where: West Wyalong, NSW Source: F / newspaper 28.11.1911 (A) 1928 - 1930 1930 - 1967 1934 - 1964 WEST WYALONG RIO & OPEN AIR WEST WYALONG TIVOLI (1930 as a picture show) WEST WYALONG REO GARDENS NAME & PERSONAL DETAILS ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA CINEMA YEARS PLACES AND CINEMAS CALLIGEROS/ KALIGEROS, PANAYIOTIS GEORGEOS (Peter George) Born: 6.8.1889 Source: F Where: Potamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 25.9.1962 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 14.8.1909 (F) by 1924 - 1927 1927 - 1947 TEMORA CROWN TEMORA STRAND [Suggestion that he also had Star and its Open Air from c1922 - to fire 1924 but J Kouvelis was acknowledged as having it by newspaper at time of fire.] COMINO, ANDREAS ("Little Andy") (brother of Theodore) Born: 11.2.1897 Source: A Where:Perleggianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 16.11.1969 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 25.12.1911 (A) by 1924 - 1927 1927 - 1961/62 WEE WAA STAR (fire 1927) WEE WAA STAR (School of Arts) COMINO, THEODORE (brother of Andreas) Born: 12.5.1901 Source: F Where: Potamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 20.6.1996 Source: F Where: Inverell, NSW Source: F U/N 1933 - 1936 BELLINGEN MEMORIAL TALKIES (Soldiers Memorial Hall) CONOMOS, (MEGALOKONOMOS) ANDREAS ("Big Andy") (cousin Andreas Comino) Born: 4.10.1895 Source: F Where: Mylopotamos, Kyth Source: F Died: July 1959 Source: F Where: Wee Waa, NSW Source: F 1912 (F) by 1924 - 1927 1927 - 1959 WEE WAA STAR (fire 1927) WEE WAA STAR (School of Arts) CONOMOS, (MEGALOCONOMOS) DIMITRIOS GEORGEOS (Jim) (brother of Lambros and Emmanuel) Born: 1908 ? Source: F Where: Kalamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 13.7.1973 Source: A (newspaper) Where: Sydney, NSW Source: A (newspaper) 1924 (F) 1927 - 1937 1937 - 1970 WALGETT POPULAR PICTURES (School of Arts) WALGETT LUXURY THEATRE CONOMOS, (MEGALOCONOMOS) EMMANUEL GEORGES (Hector) (brother of Lambros and Dimitrios) Born: 18.12.1901 Source: F Where: Kalamos, Kyth Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Randwick, NSW Source: N/A 1914 (F) 1927 - 1937 1937 - 1970 WALGETT POPULAR PICTURES (School of Arts) WALGETT LUXURY THEATRE CONOMOS, (MEGALOCONOMOS) LAMBROS GEORGEOS (brother of Emmanuel and Dimitrios) Born: 5.4.1898 Source: A Where: Kalamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 18.3.1960 Source: A (newspaper) Where: Sydney, NSW Source: A (newspaper) 13.6.1913 (A) 1927 - 1937 1937 - 1960 WALGETT POPULAR PICTURES (School of Arts) WALGETT LUXURY THEATRE CONOMOS, (MEGALOCONOMOS) THEODORE EMMANUEL (brother of Vassilis) Born: 12.5.1902 Source: F Where: Kalamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 29.8.1987 Source: F Where: Brisbane, Qld (buried Guerie, NSW) Source: F 1927 (F) 1937 - 1971 CARINDA MEGALO THEATRE CONOMOS, (MEGALOCONOMOS) VASSILIS EMMANUEL (Bill) (brother of Theodore) Born: --- Source: Where: Kalamos, Kyth Source: F Died: --- Source: Where: Greece Source: F U/N 1937 - 1950 CARINDA MEGALO THEATRE CONSON, (GEORGEANTOPOULOS) GEORGEOS (George) CONSTANTINOU Born: Sept. 1889 Source: F Where: Akrata Source: F Died: Dec 1981 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1907 (F) c1923 - by 1926 1936 - 1938 1935 - 1975 1935 - c1965 1930 - 1972 1936 - c1962 LEETON GLOBE AND OPEN AIR MAJESTIC HAY (with Canakis) YENDA REGENT (*) GRIFFITH LYCEUM (*) GRIFFITH RIO (2nd) (*) LEETON ROXY LEETON ROXY GARDENS (*) [Managing Director Riverina Theatres Pty Ltd (*) - 1935 - 1972.] CORONEO/CORONEOS, ALEXANDROS ANDREAS (brother of Sam) Born: 23.3.1895 Source: A Where: Potamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 21.11.1970 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 23.10.1907 (A) 1921 - c1936 c1929? -c1936 1943/44 1943/44 1943 -1947 1947 - 1958 ARMIDALE ARCADIA ARMIDALE CAPITOL (no proof) GLEN INNES GRAND GLEN INNES ROXY SCONE CIVIC ROSE BAY NORTH KINGS CORONEO/CORONEOS, SPIRO (Sam) ANDREAS (brother of Alexandros) Born: 8.8.1893 Source: F Where: Potamos, Kyth Source: F Died: 14.8.1977 Source: F Where: Fairfield, NSW Source: F c1906 (F) 1924 - 1925 1925 - 1928 1928 - 1929 CESSNOCK STRAND (1st) CESSNOCK STRAND (2nd) TAMWORTH STRAND CORONEO/CORONEOS, THEODORE MENA (cousin of Alex and Sam) Born: 15.7.1907 / c1909 Source: A / F Where: Potamos, Kyth Source: F Died: April 1973 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F c1923 (F) 1947 - 1970 SCONE CIVIC CRONES (CORONIS/ CORONCES), ANGELO (Alfred) Born: 1890 Source: A Where: New Jersey, USA Source: A Died: U/N Source: Where: U/N Source: U/N April 1915 1915 - 1916 WALGETT AMERICAN ELECTRIC PICTURES (at School of Arts) WALGETT AMERICAN PICTURE PALACE (aka Walgett Picture Palace) Then Sydney by 1917. FATSEAS, EMMANUEL Born: 15.2.1901 Source: A Where: Potamos, Kyth Source: F Died: i. 30.12.1968; ii. 26.12.1968 Source:i Cemetery records; ii. newspaper Where: Condobolin, NSW Source: Mrs D Press, Condobolin, 1996 U/N 1946 - 1968 1946 - 1964 CONDOBOLIN CENTRAL / RENOWN CONDOBOLIN AUSSIE OPEN AIR FATZEUS, E Born: Source: Where: Source: Died: Source: Where: Source: U/N Dec 1915 - 1916; 1917 WEST MAITLAND RINK PICTURES and LYCEUM HALL FEROS, PANAYIOTIS JANIS (Peter) Born: c1890 Source: F Where: Mitata, Kyth Source: F Died: 19.12.1954 Source: Newspaper Where: Junee, NSW Source: Newspaper/F 1921 -Newspaper 1936 BINGARA ROXY HATSATOURIS, EVANGELOS (father of Peter & George) Born: c1870 Source: Newspaper Where: Kastellorizo Source: F Died: 18.9.1948 (aged 78) Source: Newspaper Where: Pt Macquarie,NSW Source: F 1911 (F) 1926 - 1938 1938 - 1948 c1938 - 1946 PT MACQUARIE EMPIRE PT MACQUARIE RITZ PT MACQUARIE CIVIC HATSATOURIS, GEORGEOS EVANGELOS (George) (brother of Peter) Born: 5.12.1906 /5.12.1905 Source: F / A Where: Kastellorizo Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Taree, NSW Source: N/A 10.8.1918 (F) 1926 - 1938 1938 - 1955 1938/39 - 1967 1941 - 1971 1940 1942 - 1947 1946 - 1959 1959 - 1971 1961 - 1968 PT MACQUARIE EMPIRE PT MACQUARIE RITZ PT MACQUARIE CIVIC TAREE BOWER / CIVIC WALCHA CIVIC KEMPSEY WEST ROXY LAURIETON SCHOOL OF ARTS LAURIETON PLAZA TAREE SAVOY NAME & PERSONAL DETAILS ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA CINEMA YEARS PLACES AND CINEMAS HATSATOURIS, PANAYIOTIS EVANGELOS (Peter) (brother of George) Born: 3.6.1905 Source: A Where: Kastellorizo Source: F Died: i. 20.7.1990; ii. 22.7.1990 Source: 1. F; ii Newspaper Where: Pt Macquarie,NSW Source: F 1917 (F) 1926 - 1938 1938 - 1972 1938/39 - 1967 1941 - 1955 1940 1942 - 1947 1946 - 1959 1959 - 1971 PT MACQUARIE EMPIRE PT MACQUARIE RITZ PT MACQUARIE CIVIC TAREE BOWER / CIVIC WALCHA CIVIC KEMPSEY WEST ROXY LAURIETON SCHOOL OF ARTS LAURIETON PLAZA HLENTZOS, PANAYIOTIS (Peter) Born: 1896 Source: F Where: Christoforianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 27.6.1982 Source: Pine Grove Memorial Park records Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1913 (F) c1930 - 1935 1935 - 1938 COOMA VICTOR TALKIES COOMA CAPITOL (lease expired 1.11.1938) JAMES (CHRYSANTHOS), DEMETRIOS (Chris) Born: 20.12.1910 Source: F Where: Aglantzia, Cyprus Source: F Died: 22.8.1994 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1917 (F) 1946 - 1984 1946 - 1959 1946 - 1965/66 NYNGAN PALAIS AND OPEN AIR COBAR EMPIRE (Masonic Hall) AND OPEN AIR COBAR REGENT AND OPEN AIR JOHNSON (IOANNIDES), DEMETRIOS (Jim) Born: 15.11.1899 Source: F Where: Smyrna Source: F Died: 28.2.1970 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1922 (F) 1932 - 1965 GUNDAGAI THEATRE NAME & PERSONAL DETAILS ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA CINEMA YEARS PLACES AND CINEMAS KALLIGERIS, CONSTANTINOS GEORGEOS (Con) Born: 17.2.1914 Source: A Where: Smyrna Source: F Died: 13.10.1989 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F c1939? (F) 1952 - 1966 1952 - 1966 BOGGABRI LYRIC OPEN AIR BOGGABRI ROYAL (both, with Anthony Hassab) KALLIGERIS, PANAYIOTIS GEORGEOS (Peter) Born: 15.8.1918 or 1919 (He is not sure of year.) Source: F Where: Smyrna Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Strathfield, NSW Source: N/A 1936 1952 - 1954 1952 - 1954 BOGGABRI LYRIC OPEN AIR BOGGABRI ROYAL (both, with Anthony Hassab) KATSOOLIS, DEMETRIOS NICKOLOS (James Nicholas) Born: 22.8.1897 Source: Aliens / Nat'ion file Where: Kythera Source: A Died: 15.8.1960 Source: F Where: Griffith, NSW Source: F 24.10.1910 (Aliens / Natural'ion file) Naturalised 19.8.1919 at Lockhart. (A) 1946 -1948/49 YENDA REGENT (with S Bortolazzo) KOOVOUSIS, ATHANASIOS (Arthur) Born: 3.10.1933 Source: A & F Where: Dokana, Kyth Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Belfield, NSW Source: N/A 10.9.1949 (A & F) 1957 - 1960 1957 - 1959 BINGARA REGENT AND OPEN AIR BINGARA ROXY NAME & PERSONAL DETAILS ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA CINEMA YEARS PLACES AND CINEMAS KOOVOUSIS, VASILIOS (Bill) (spelling ex Nat'ion file) Born: 9.7.1932 Source: A Where: Dokana, Kyth Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Brisbane, Qld Source: N/A 2.2.1948 (A) 1957 - 1965 1957 - 1959 BINGARA REGENT AND OPEN AIR BINGARA ROXY KOUVELIS, ANDREAS SPYRON Born: Source: Where: Akrata Source: F Died: Source: Where: Source: U/N c1919 - 1922 c1919 - 1922 c1919 - 1922 COWRA LYRIC COWRA PALACE COWRA CENTENNIAL HALL KOUVELIS, PANAYIOTIS SPYRON (Peter) Born: 1.2.1884 Source: A Where: Akrata Source: F Died: Source: Where: Greece (Patras?) Source: F 1.11.1911 (A) 1918 - 1923 1918 - 1919? 1918 - 1919? 1918 - 1919? YOUNG IMPERIAL PICTURES (open air) AND LYCEUM HALL COWRA LYRIC COWRA PALACE COWRA CENTENNIAL HALL [After returning to Greece, he operated cinemas in Patras.] NAME & PERSONAL DETAILS ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA CINEMA YEARS PLACES AND CINEMAS KOUVELIS, ZACHARIAH SPRYON (Jack) Born: 21.3.1892 / 7.1.1896 Source: A / F Where: Akrata Source: F Died: 6.3.1973 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F [Trading as J K Capitol Theatres Pty Ltd. Theatres remaining by 1946 were taken over by Hoyts and became Hoyts Country Theatres Pty Ltd.] 31.9.1910 (A) 1918 - 1923 1923 - 1925 1930s - 1946 1921? - 1922 1921? - 1922 1921? - 1922 c1921 - 1922 c1921 - 1922 1923 - 1924 1927 - 1946 1928 - 1946 1929 - 1930 1935 - 1946 1931 - 1946 1930 - 1946 1932 - 1933 by 1932 - 1933 1933 - 1946 1935- 1946 1935 - 1946 1938 - 1946 1939 - 1946 YOUNG IMPERIAL PICS (open air) and LYCEUM HALL YOUNG STRAND YOUNG STRAND COWRA LYRIC COWRA PALACE COWRA CENTENNIAL HALL TEMORA STAR AND OPEN AIR TEMORA CROWN HARDEN LYCEUM TAMWORTH CAPITOL ARMIDALE ARCADIA WAGGA WAGGA WONDERLAND ARMIDALE CAPITOL WAGGA WAGGA CAPITOL INVERELL CAPITOL WAGGA WAGGA CAPITOL GARDENS (form. Southern Cross Gdns open air) WAGGA WAGGA STRAND WAGGA WAGGA PLAZA MOREE CAPITOL MOREE CAPITOL GARDENS TAMWORTH REGENT EAST MOREE THEATRE & OPEN AIR LAURANTUS (LOURANTOS), GEORGEOS (George) Born: 10.6.1894 Source: F Where: Kalisperianika,Kyth Source: F Died: 3.6.1980 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1.11.1908 (F) 1923 - 1929 1929 (lease) 1929 - 1939 1930 - 1962 1947 - 1957 COOTAMUNDRA ARCADIA JUNEE LYCEUM JUNEE ATHENEUM TUMUT MONTREAL (not run by him - leased to P Stathis) LIVERPOOL REGAL LAURANTUS (LOURANTOS), NICHOLAS (later Sir) Born: 9.3.1980 Source: F Where: Kalisperianika,Kyth Source: F Died: 26.7.1980 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1.11.1908 (F) 1922 -1925 1925/26 - 1934 1922 - ? 1925; 1934 -35 pre1931 - 1932 by 1934 - 1934 1932 - 1938 1929 1929 - c1940 1934 - 1938 1935 - 1940/41 1945/46 - 1947 1936 - 1938 1936 - 1937 1930 - 1962 NARRANDERA GLOBE (1st) NARRANDERA GLOBE (2nd) NARRANDERA OPEN AIR NARRANDERA CRITERION HALL LOCKHART SCHOOL OF ARTS LOCKHART OPEN AIR PICTURES GUNDAGAI THEATRE (leased to Jim Johnson) JUNEE LYCEUM (lease only) JUNEE ATHENEUM NARRANDERA PLAZA (form. Globe 2) LOCKHART RIO LOCKHART RIO COROWA REX HILLSTON ROXY TUMUT MONTREAL (leased to Stathis) LIMBERS (LYMBERIDES), PETROS (Peter) Born: 15.6.1894 Source: A Where: Maidos / Salonika Source: F A Where : Sarkis (Dardenelle peninsula - Gilchrist p 218) [Family state MAIDOS.] Died: 1963 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F Jan'y 1911 1922 - c1930 1922 - 1948 1922 - 1932 1924 - 1928 COWRA PALACE COWRA CENTENNIAL HALL/ THEATRE COWRA COWRA LYRIC COWRA GLOBE LOGUS, HARRY Born: Source: Where: Source: Died: Source: Where: Source: by 1925 - 1929 HAY FEDERAL HALL LOURAN (LAURANDOS), PANAYIOTIS FRATSESKOS (Peter) Born: c1909 Source: F Where: Livadi, Kyth (Mrs Louran) Kalamos, Kyth (Mr Rosso) Source: see above Died: 1978 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F c1922 (F) 1941 - 1961 GOODOOGA DE-LUXE LUCAS, PHILIP Born: 14.11.1908 / 1908 Source: A (Nat'ion file) / F Where: Kastellorizo Source: F Died: 6.12.1975 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1920s 1940 - 1972 c1940 - c1943 WALCHA CIVIC WALCHA THEATRE MARGETIS, BRETOS Born: 24.11.1889 Source: F Where: Aroniadika, Kyth. Source: F / Gilchrist p209 Died: 11.11.1961 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1903 (F - age 12) (Gilchrist p209) 1924 - 1928 1924 - 1928 FAIRFIELD CRESCENT [still owned to 1931) FAIRFIELD BUTTERFLY [leased] MOTTEE, DIMITRIOS (Jim) CONSTANTINE Born: 6.10.1890 Source: F Where: Lianianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 3.2.1962 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1912 Newspaper 1928 - 1935 (1930 as cinema) 1931? - 1935 1931? - 1935 KEMPSEY RENDEZVOUS DANCE HALL (MACLEAY TALKIES) KEMPSEY VICTORIA WEST KEMPSEY ADELPHI MOTTEE, EMANUEL CONSTANTINE Born: 5.1.1896 Source: F Where: Lianianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 1987 Source: F Where: Kempsey, NSW Source: F 1922 Newspaper 1928 - 1935 (1930 as cinema) 1931? - 1935 1931? - 1935 KEMPSEY RENDEZVOUS DANCE HALL (MACLEAY TALKIES) KEMPSEY VICTORIA WEST KEMPSEY ADELPHI MOTTEE, GEORGEOS (George) CONSTANTINE Born: 3.11.1894 Source: F Where: Lianianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 5.8.1960 Source: Newspaper / F Where: Kempsey, NSW Source: F 1908 Newspaper 1928 - 1935 (1930 as cinema) 1931? - 1935 1931? - 1935 KEMPSEY RENDEZVOUS DANCE HALL (MACLEAY TALKIES) KEMPSEY VICTORIA WEST KEMPSEY ADELPHI MOTTEE, PANAYIOTIS (Peter) CONSTANTINE Born: 5.8.1885 Source: F Where: Lianianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 4.5.1942 Source: Newspaper / F Where: Kempsey, NSW Source: F March 1898 (F) 1928 - 1935 (1930 as cinema) 1931? - 1935 1931? - 1935 KEMPSEY RENDEZVOUS DANCE HALL (MACLEAY TALKIES) KEMPSEY VICTORIA WEST KEMPSEY ADELPHI NICHOLAS (PAPANICHOLAU), SAVVA (Sam) (brother of George) Born: c1890 Source: F Where: Messina, Pelop. Source: F Died: 1948 Source: F Where: Newcastle, NSW Source: F c1908 1928 - 1940 MERRIWA ASTROS NICHOLAS (PAPANICHOLAU), GEORGEOS (George) (brother of Sam) Born: Source: Where: Messina, Pelop Source: F Died: c1934/35 Source: F Where: Merriwa, NSW Source: F c1909 1928 - 1934/35 MERRIWA ASTROS NOTARAS, ANTONIOS LAMBRINOS (Anthony) (son of Lambrinos) Born: 1895 Source: A Where: Friliggianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 1991 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1908 (Gilchrist p 207) 1926 - U/N 1926 - c1929 1951 - 1965 GRAFTON SARATON (owned building but leased to Dorgan) GRAFTON FITZROY WOOLGOOLGA SEAVIEW NOTARAS, IOANNIS LAMBRINOS (John) Born: 20.7.1892 Source: A Where: Friliggianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 1961 Source: F Where: Grafton, NSW Source: F 20.5.1905 (A) 1926 - U/N 1926 - c1929 GRAFTON SARATON (owned building but leased to Dorgan) GRAFTON FITZROY PASPALAS, ARCHIVIADIS (Archibald) Born: 19.2.1898 Source: A Where: Kythera Source: A Died: Source: Where: Source: 5.11.1912 (A) 1919 - 1921 WALGETT OLYMPIA PICTURES (trading as Paspal & Co) PETERS (PETRACOS), PANAYIOTIS (Peter) Born: Source: Where: Source: Died: Source: Where: Source: 1927 WALGETT VICTORIA THEATRE PETERS (PIZIMOLAS), ANTONIOS PANAYIOTIS (Anthony) Born: 14.1.1914 Source: F Where: Gianadi, Rhodes Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Brisbane, Qld Source: N/A 1934 (F) 1945 - 1965 MULLUMBIMBY EMPIRE NAME & PERSONAL DETAILS ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA CINEMA YEARS PLACES AND CINEMAS POULOS (TZORTZOPOULOS), ALEXANDROS Born: 15.8.1901 Source: F Where: Karavas, Kyth Source: F Died: 1977 Source: F Where: Greece Source: F 1928 (F) 1939 - 1945 WARIALDA SCHOOL OF ARTS [Took over cinemas in Qld after.] PSALTIS, GEORGEOS (George) Born: c1900 Source: Relative Where: Friliggianika, Kyth Source: Relative Died: c1970s Source: Relative Where: Adelaide, SA Source: Relative c1923-25 (Relative) 1936 BINGARA ROXY ROSSO (GIANNIOTIS), GEORGEOS (George) Born: 1.9.1923 Source: F Where: Kalamos, Kyth Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Sydney, NSW Source: N/A Jan'y 1928 (F) 1948 - 1950 1952; 1956 MT VICTORIA PICTURES (with Reece Beetson) CARINDA MEGALO (while Theo Conomos was overseas) ROUFOGALIS, ANGELOS KOSTAS Born: 21.5.1904 Source: A Where: Akrata Source: F Died: 1976 Source: F Where: Akrata, Greece Source: F early 1920s (F) 1929 - 1944 1944 BARELLAN ROYAL (School of Arts) (From 1938, assisted by nephew Arthur Roufogalis) LOCKHART RIO (managed theatre for about 6 months for N Laurantus) ROUFOGALIS, ARTHUR Born: 24.12.1919 Source: F Where: Akrata Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Sydney, NSW Source: N/A 1938 (F) 1938 - 1948 BARELLAN ROYAL (School of Arts) (From 1938, assisted his uncle, Angelo Roufogalis. When Angelo left the business, Arthur continued by himself.) SIMOS, DEMETRIOS PANAYIOTIS (Also spelt Dimetrius) (James) Born: c1896 Source: F Where: Messagros, Lesbos Source: F Died: 15.9.1938 Source: Newspaper Where: Spit Bridge, NSW Source: Newspaper 1911? (F) 1923 - 1938 1936 - 1938 COOTAMUNDRA ARCADIA COOTAMUNDRA ROXY SOTIROS (SOTIROPOULOS), ANDREAS Born: 30.11.1901 Source: F Where: Balkoubina, Pelop. Source: F Died: 7.8.1978 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F c1924 (F)(Also, see Law Report 1931 p127 - said been here for 7 years.) 1933 - 1937 1937 - 1964 LAKE CARGELLIGO STAR (fire 1937) (lease in wife's name) LAKE CARGELLIGO CIVIC SOURRY (SOURIS), PANAYIOTIS KOSMAS (Peter) Born: 15.10.1884 Source: A Where: Agia Anastasia, Kyth Source: Gilchrist p 209 Died: 1958 (after Kings at Rose Bay North closed) Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F c1899 (F) returned to Greec 1911. 1897 (Gilchrist p209) 8.11.1914 (A) 1921 - C1936 c1929? - 1936 1940 - 1946 1940 - 1946 1947 - 1958 ARMIDALE ARCADIA ARMIDALE CAPITOL (no proof) TENTERFIELD LYRIC TENTERFIELD SCHOOL OF ARTS (leased but not used for pictures) ROSE BAY NORTH KINGS SPELLSON (SPELIOTOPOULOS), GEORGEOS DIMITRIOS (George) (brother of Leo and Nicholas) Born: Source: Where: Akrata Source: F Died: early-mid 1930s Source: F Where: Greece (Akrata ?) Source: F 1925? - c1929 c1930 - by 1933 CONDOBOLIN CENTRAL THEATRE (lease signed 1927 - C of Title info.) LAKE CARGELLIGO STAR SPELLSON (SPELIOTOPOULOS), LEANDROS DIMITRIOS (Leo) (brother of George and Nicholas) Born: 13.2.1905 Source: F Where: Akrata Source: F Died: 18.4.1992 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1925? - c1929 1928 c1934 - 1936 c1935 - 1936 CONDOBOLIN CENTRAL THEATRE (lease signed 1927 - George Spellson only - C of Title info.) BOGAN GATE PICTURE HALL LAKE CARGELLIGO STAR (with A Sotiros) TULLIBIGEAL PUBLIC HALL SPELLSON (SPELIOTOPOULOS), NICHOLAS DIMITRIOS (Nicholas) (brother of Leo and George) Born: c1900 Source: F Where: Akrata Source: F Died: 2.1.1928 Source: Newspaper Where: Parkes, NSW Source: Newspaper 1925? - 1927 1927 CONDOBOLIN CENTRAL HALL BOGAN GATE TOLHURST HALL STATHIS, PANAYIOTIS Born: 24.10.1891 Source: F Where: Keramouta, Kyth Source: F Died: 21.9.1960 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW (buried Tumut, NSW) Source: F 1907 (F) 1930 - 1960 TUMUT MONTREAL THEATRE (Sons continued to run it until 1965.) TZANNES, JANIS SPIROS (John) Born: 1.1.1911 Source: F Where: Livadi, Kyth Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Maroubra, NSW Source: N/A 1926 (F) 1.1.1946 -1960 BOOROWA EMPIRE (School of Arts) AUSTRALIAN-BORN CATSOULIS, PANAYIOTIS Born: 1919 Source: F Where: Aberdeen, NSW Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Brisbane, Qld Source: N/A N/A 1946 - c1954 URUNGA TALKIES (Literary Institute) AUSTRALIAN-BORN - HELPED WITH FATHER'S CINEMAS SOURRY, CHARLES (son of Peter) Born: 1917 Source: F Where: Glen Innes, NSW Source: F Died: Alive Source: N/A Where: Springwood, NSW Source: N/A 1939 - 1946 1939 - 1946 1946 - 1948 TENTERFIELD LYRIC TENTERFIELD SCHOOL OF ARTS ROSE BAY NORTH KINGS GREEK PICTURES ONLY ALIFERIS, HARRY Born: 13.11.1914 Soucre: F Where: Neapolis, Greece Source: F Died: alive Source: N/A Where: Bondi, NSW Source: N/A 19 38(F) 1951 - c1955 HELLENIC TALKIES Coy AUSTRALASIA (screening in various cinemas including Bronte Hoyts) OTHER NAMES FOUND DURING THE COURSE OF RESEARCH BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN ANYTHING ABOUT THEM EXCEPT WHAT IT LISTED BELOW. 1. ANGELO CORONEO (per Emmanuel Conomos 1995) - Coroneo was a traveller who showed pictures in various towns, including Walgett. Lambros Conomos knew him to speak to. Believed to have died many years ago. Found his son, Peter Coroneo, Coroneo's Nursery at Toowoomba. [Kevin did not make contact before death.] 2. BANGII (pronounced something like Bang-eye) - said to have operated films at Gleeson's Hall in Wauchope somewhere around 1919. Information from an undated and unsourced newspaper cutting filed under WAUCHOPE. 3. A. E. MAGENNIS - listed in The Film Weekly Annual Directory 1937 as exhibitor at Wingham Town Hall. This is the only listing for him and nothing else is known about him. Not even sure if this is the correct spelling. 4. JANIS TAMBAKIS - according to Mrs Chris Feros (21.10.1996) this man's son said that his father ran a cinema in western NSW sometime in the early days. If his father were still alive, he'd be about 100. Mother is about 80 and alive. The son is about 50. He thought the town where his father ran a cinema might have been Temora, Lake Cargelligo, Wagga Wagga or West Wyalong. Was an open air cinema. Afterwards, stayed with food shops. [Kevin could not make contact before his death.] THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE, WHILE NOT INVOLVED DIRECTLY IN OPERATING CINEMAS PRIOR TO 1962/63, OWNED SPECIFIC CINEMA BUILDINGS. CASSIM (CASSIMATIS), CONSTANTIOS (Con) (brother of Theo) Born: 7.3.1904 Source: F Where: Alexandrades,Kyth Source: F Died: 1958 Source: F Where: Sydney, NSW Source: F 1926 (F) Naturalised 14.7.1933 at Lake Cargelligo 1936 PROPOSED CINEMA AT LAKE CARGELLIGO CASSIM (CASSIMATIS), THEODORE (Theo) (brother of Con) Born: 12.3.1896 Source: A Where: Alexandrades,Kyth Source: F Died: Yes Source: F Where: Source: U/N Naturalised 10.12.1926 at Lake Cargelligo 1937 LAKE CARGELLIGO CIVIC Built it and leased it to A Sotiros until 1964. Then leased to N Johnson until 1979 when T Cassim and son, John took over. It was sold in 1977 to L and M Evans. John Cassim went on to build the drive-in at Nowra. EXTRA PEOPLE NOTED HERE FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES. NOTARAS, LAMBRINOS JANIS (father of Anthony & John) Born: 1860? Source: Where: Friliggianika, Kyth Source: F Died: 1932 Source: F Where: Source: 1902 (A) not sure if involved with the theatre/s NOTARAS, L J Born: Source: Where: Source: Died: Source: Where: Source: 1957 - 1969 YAMBA ENTERPRISE NOTARAS, S J Born: Source: Where: Source: Died: Source: Where: Source: 1957 - 1969 YAMBA ENTERPRISE
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