Cinema Research 5: Appendix 5: Naturalisation Information, including Naturalisation Certificate Number, of Greek Cinema

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This is Appendix 5 of Kevin Cork's previously unpublished Ph.D thesis.

In Appendix 5, Kevin Cork provides us naturalisation information, including certificate numbers, of 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 their return to Greece.

The importance of the Hellenic and Kytherian contribution to Australian cinema ownership and history is clearly demonstrated in Appendix 5.

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 5

NATURALISATION INFORMATION.

1905 Sourry, Peter Cosmas - 24.10.1905 - Naturalisation Certificate No. 0000003034

1911 Lourantos / Laurantos, Nicholas - 8.8.1911 - 0000012697

1914 Calligeros, Peter - 1914 (per daughter)

1919 Katsoolis, James - 19.8.1919 - A00000245

1920 Lymberides, Panayiotis - 23.3.1920 - A000000397

1921 Bylos, Constantine - 8.1.1921 - A000000716

1921 Kouvelis, Peter - 8.1.1921 - (revoked 12.7.1933 - B000000470)

1921 Coroneo, Alexander Andrew - 3.9.1921 - AA00000328

1921 Paspalas, Archie - 13.6.1921 - AA00000177

1923 Kouvelis, Jack - 15.8.1923 (Alien Form)

1924 Conomos, Lambros George - 26.5.1924 - AA00002165

1926 Conomos, Emmanuel George - 27.7.1926 - AA00003403

1926 Mottee, Dimitrios (Demearius?) - 12.10.1926 - AA00003484

1926 Notaras, Ioannis Lambrinos - 14.1.1926 - AA00003076

1926 Mottee, George Constantine - 12.8.1926 - AA00003415

1927 Feros, Panayiotis John - 9.7.1927 - BB00008533

1929 Mottee, Emanuel Constantine - 13.3.1929 - AA00005021

1930 Comino, Theo - 12.2.1930 - AA00005838

1930 Fatseas, Emanuel - 23.10.1930 - AA00006688

1930 Andronicos, Janis - 28.7.1930 - CC00001086

1931 Lourantos / Laurantus, George - 9.1.1931 - BB00005437

1931 Hatsatouris, Peter Evangelos - 27.6.1931 - AA00007607

1931 Hatsatouris, George Evangelos - 27.6.1931 - AA00007606

1933 Coroneos, Theodore Mena - 14.2.1933 - AA00008763

1942 Roufogalis, Angelo - 21.2.1942 - A100006463

1943 Lucas, Philip - 7.10.1943 - A100007617

1947 Kalligeris, Con - 10.2.1947 - A100020412

1959 Koovousis, Bill - 18.8.1959 - EM10079659

1959 Koovousis, Arthur - 18.8.1959 - EM10103085

Total in Group: 29.
[1932 Kouvelis, Harry (from 1944 report)]

Note: Unfortunately, a number of family members were unable to supply exact naturalisation details about their fathers. The Australian Archives (Sydney) has naturalisation records to 1937 which are available to the public. After that year, only Archive Staff are given access to the records as they fall within what has been designated a restricted period. Over six weeks, Archive Staff endeavoured to ascertain appropriate details but were not very successful. This was the result of two problems. Firstly, the Staff's time was limited and, secondly, with the variety of spelling of Greek names, it was not always possible to find the correct people in the files. Although many personal details were supplied for each man (eg date of birth), it was not possible for the writer to be present in order to suggest alternative spellings, etc.

The above 29 appear to be a representative group. The following table presents the material in a quantitative manner and the reader can see the average age at which these men were naturalised and the number of years they stayed in Australia prior to naturalisation.

APPENDIX 5

QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF
AVAILABLE NATURALISATION INFORMATION.

Age When Naturalised [AWN]
Number of Men [NoM]
Years in Australia Prior to Naturalisation[YiAPtN]

[AWN] [NoM] [YiAPtN] [NoM]

[21]......[3]......[3]......[1]
[22]......[2]......[4]......[ ]
[23]......[1]......[5]......[1]
[24]......[1]......[6]......[2]
[25]......[3]......[7]......[1]
[26]......[6]......[8]......[1]
[27]......2[Avge*].[9]......[4]
[28]......[ ]......[10].....[4]
[29]......[2]......[11].....[3]
[30]......[ ]......[12].....[1[Av 11.6]

[31]......[ ]......[13].....[2]
[32]......[1]......[14].....[3]
[33]......[2]......[15].....[ ]
[34]......[1]......[16].....[ ]
[35]......[1]......[17].....[ ]
[36]......[2]......[18].....[2]

[37]......[1]......[19].....[ ]
[38]......[ ]......[20].....[1]
[39]......[ ]......[21].....[2]

~~~~......[ ]......[22].....[ ]
[49]......[ ]......[23].....[ ]
~~~~......[ ]......~~~~.....[ ]
[58]......[1].....Unknown...[2]
Total [29] Total [29]
in in
Group Group


[* re Average: Does not include the one atypical subject, ie 58 years of age. If this is included, the average increases to 27.5 years.]

Year, Name, Date of Naturalisation, Nat. Cert. No., Age when Nat'ised, How Long in Australia.

1905 Sourry, Peter Cosmas - 24.10.1905 - Nat Cert No. 0000003034 - 21 - 6yrs

1911 Lourantos / Laurantos, Nicholas - 8.8.1911 - 0000012697 - 21 - 3yrs

1914 Calligeros, Peter - 1914 (per daughter) - 25 - 5yrs

1919 Katsoolis, James - 19.8.1919 - A00000245 - 22 - 9yrs

1920 Lymberides, Panayiotis - 23.3.1920 - A000000397 - 26 - 10yrs

1921 Kouvelis, Peter - 8.1.1921 - 10 - 36yrs - REVOKED 12.7.1933 - B000000470

1921 Bylos, Constantine - 8.1.1921 - A000000716 - 26 - 10yrs

1921 Coroneo, Alexander Andrew - 3.9.1921 - AA00000328 - 26 - 14yrs

1921 Paspalas, Archie - 13.6.1921 - AA00000177 - 23 - 9yrs

1923 Kouvelis, Jack - 15.8.1923 (Alien Form) - 27 or 31 - 13yrs

1924 Conomos, Lambros George - 26.5.1924 - AA00002165 - 26 - 11yrs

1926 Conomos, Emmanuel George - 27.7.1926 - AA00003403 - 25 - 12yrs

1926 Mottee, Dimitrios (Demearius?) - 12.10.1926 - AA00003484 - 36 - 14yrs

1926 Notaras, Ioannis Lambrinos - 14.1.1926 - AA00003076 - 34 - 21yrs

1926 Mottee, George Constantine - 12.8.1926 - AA00003415 - 32 - 18yrs

1927 Feros, Panayiotis John - 9.7.1927 - BB00008533 - 37 - 6yrs

1929 Mottee, Emanuel Constantine - 13.3.1929 - AA00005021 - 33 - 7yrs

1930 Comino, Theo - 12.2.1930 - AA00005838 - 29 - u/n

1930 Fatseas, Emanuel - 23.10.1930 - AA00006688 - 29 - u/n

1930 Andronicos, Janis - 28.7.1930 - CC00001086 58 - 18yrs

1931 Lourantos / Laurantus, George - 9.1.1931 - BB0000543 - 22 - 9yrs

1931 Hatsatouris, Peter Evangelos - 27.6.1931 - AA00007607 - 26 - 14yrs

1931 Hatsatouris, George Evangelos - 27.6.1931 - AA00007606 - 25 - 13yrs

1933 Coroneos, Theodore Mena - 14.2.1933 - AA00008763 - 24 or 26 - c10yrs

1942 Roufogalis, Angelo - 21.2.1942 - A100006463 - 38 - c20yrs (say 21)

1943 Lucas, Philip - 7.10.1943 - A100007617 - 35 - c20yrs

1947 Kalligeris, Con - 10.2.1947 - A100020412 - 33 - c8yrs

1959 Koovousis, Bill - 18.8.1959 - EM10079659 - 27 - 11yrs

1959 Koovousis, Arthur - 18.8.1959 - EM10103085 - 26 - 11yrs


Not included:
1926 Cassimatis, Theodore John - 10.12.1926 - AA00003597 - 30 - u/n

1932 Kouvelis, Harry - info from 1944 report (per ASIO/Aust'n Archives)

1933 - Cassimatis, Constantine John - 14.7.1933 - AA00009081 - 29 - 7yrs

Andronicos, Janis - 28.7.1930 - CC00001086

Bylos, Constantine - 8.1.1921 - A000000716

Calligeros, Peter - 1914 (per daughter)
Cassimatis, Constantine John - 14.7.1933 - AA00009081

Cassimatis, Theodore John - 10.12.1926 - AA00003597

Comino, Theo - 12.2.1930 - AA00005838

Conomos, Emmanuel George - 27.7.1926 - AA00003403

Conomos, Lambros George - 26.5.1924 - AA00002165

Coroneo, Alexander Andrew - 3.9.1921 - AA00000328

Coroneos, Theodore Mena - 14.2.1933 - AA00008763

Fatseas, Emanuel - 23.10.1930 - AA00006688

Feros, Panayiotis John - 9.7.1927 - BB00008533

Hatsatouris, George Evangelos - 27.6.1931 - AA00007606

Hatsatouris, Peter Evangelos - 27.6.1931 - AA00007607

Kalligeris, Con - 10.2.1947 - A100020412 (Address: Queen St, Barraba)

Katsoolis, James - 19.8.1919 - A00000245 (Lockhart)

Koovousis, Arthur - 18.8.1959 - EM10103085

Koovousis, Bill - 18.8.1959 - EM10079659

Kouvelis, Jack - 15.8.1923 (Alien Form)

Kouvelis, Peter - 8.1.1921 - REVOKED 12.7.1933 - B000000470

Lourantos / Laurantus, George - 9.1.1931 - BB00005437

Lourantos / Laurantos, Nicholas - 8.8.1911 - 0000012697

Lucas, Philip - 7.10.1943 - A100007617 (Address: Walcha)

Lymberides, Panayiotis - 23.3.1920 - A000000397 (address: Grenfell)

Mottee, Dimitrios (Demearius?) - 12.10.1926 - AA00003484

Mottee, Emanuel Constantine - 13.3.1929 - AA00005021

Mottee, George Constantine - 12.8.1926 - AA00003415

Notaras, Ioannis Lambrinos - 14.1.1926 - AA00003076

Paspalas, Archie - 13.6.1921 - AA00000177

Roufogalis, Angelo - 21.2.1942 - A100006463

Sourry, Peter Cosmas - 24.10.1905 - 0000003034

Crones - in 1916, claimed his father was a naturalised British subject.

Kouvelis, Harry - in 1932 - info from 1944 report (per ASIO/Aust'n Archives)