submitted by Matina Kasimatis on 15.09.2004
Vasilios Georgiou Kasimatis (Basil George Casimaty) 1903-1962 Café proprietor, fish merchant, fruiterer, property owner and farmer, was born on the 2nd of February 1903 at Kythera, Greece, third son of Georgios Grigoriou Kasimatis. Basil was educated to primary school level. He arrived in Australia in 1922 to join his two brothers Gregory and Anthony as a partner in their fish shop and restaurant. In 1929 he returned to Greece to look after his ageing parents. While ...
submitted by Matina Kasimatis on 30.07.2004
Antonios Grigoriou Kasimatis (Anthony Grigoriou Casimaty) 1897-1977 Fish merchant, farmer and property owner was born on March 15th 1897 on the island of Kythera, Greece, the second son of Georgios Grigoriou Kasimatis. He was educated to primary school level only, leaving Kythera for Australia at the age of 14. Arriving in Australia in 1911 he worked at cafes in Brisbane for a year and then in Sydney for a further two years. In 1915 he sailed to Hobart to join his brother Gregory ...
submitted by Peter Tsicalas on 12.05.2005
For the record, in early 1945 the British identified 76 Australian citizens (aka British Subjects) and their families marooned on Kythera. Numbers were greater than this, but these were the ones who requested assistance with remittance of funds tied up in Australia: (Ref National Archives document A1066 – IC45/20/1/1/23) Alfris, Con Emmanuel, landed Aust 1921, returned Kythera 1938. +1 dependant. Aroney, Mrs, wife of Emmanuel Dimitri of Barraba. +2 sons. Aroney, ...
submitted by Matina Kasimatis on 26.04.2008
Café proprietor, fish merchant, property and farm owner, born 6th January 1890 in Kythera Greece, eldest son of Georgios Grigoriou Kasimatis. Gregory received only primary school education. At 14 ½ he was sent to Australia in 1905 by his father who had worked there from 1891-96. Gregory’s first job was as a kitchen hand at the Acropolis café, Sydney for 5/- per week. Nine months later he went to Queensland, then returned to Sydney in 1911 where he found work for 2 pounds a week. In ...
submitted by Matina Kasimatis on 26.07.2004
Elenie Kasimati (Helen) 1888-1976 Elenie, first child of Georgios and Stamatina was born in Kythera. Elenie married Panagiotis (Peter) Kasimatis (1881-1974, no relation) in 1912. Peter had emigrated to Sydney in 1901 and then returned to Greece. In 1914 Elenie and Peter set out for Australia and spent some time in Hobart before moving to Sydney. Elenie appears in an early photograph outside the Britannia Café. She returned to Greece in 1925 and Peter in 1927. In 1946 Stamatina ...
Georgios Grigoriou Kasimatis 1866-1959 Married Stamatina Kastrisios 1868-1952 in 1887. They had four children: Elenie (Helen) born in Kythera 1888-1976 Grigorios Georgiou (Gregory) 1890-1972 Antonios Georgiou (Anthony) 1897-1977 Vasilios Georgiou (Basil) 1903-1962 George emigrated to Australia in 1891 leaving in Greece his wife and two children. He worked in the Woolloomooloo Fish Markets and in 1896 he returned to Greece. Two more sons were born after his ...
During the Venetian domination, the Kasimatis family emigrated from Crete to Kythera early in the fourteenth century and developed into one of the largest and most important families on the island. The Kasimatis are said to have originated in Constantinople and to have emigrated from there to Crete. Venetian administration offered various privileges to certain Cretan noblemen with the aim of encouraging then to settle on Kythera and organise the social structure on the Venetian model. The ...
submitted by George Poulos on 12.05.2004
The Culture and Politics of the Diaspora Conference held at, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 23-27 February 1998 In 1988, The Centre for European Studies organised a cross-disciplinary conference on The Culture and Politics of the Diaspora at the Vallentine Annexe conference centre* at UNSW, in association with the Centre for Intercultural Jewish Studies, Sydney, the Australian Association for Jewish Studies, and Modern Greek Studies ...
submitted by George Poulos on 10.05.2004
Page 91 of Church of St George, Potamos, parish register 1826-1865. Most Kytherians have probably never seached the records of the Parish Registers from Kythera. I have added a copy here to introduce the "style" of entry in the parish registers. All are readily available in Australia and the USA. The method for obtaining copies of these records has been clearly enunciated in ...
submitted by George Poulos on 09.05.2004
This photographic portrait, of Frank Zantiotis, Brisbane, Australia, is held at the National Library of Australia, along with an ORAL HISTORY interview. Go to, http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an11206296 There are numerous Kytherian photographs/oral histories/realia of this type held in repository at the National Library of Australia. It would be extremely valuable if ...
submitted by George Poulos on 07.05.2004
ABOUT THE PROJECT http://www.austhistmuseum.mq.edu.au/greek/intro.htm Instigated by photographer Effy Alexakis and historian Leonard Janiszewski in 1982, the In Their Own Image: Greek-Australians project is attempting a detailed documentation of the historical and contemporary presence of Greek-Australians in both Australia and Greece. The project's archives on Greek-Australians is one of the largest such collections held within Australia, and is both ...
submitted by George Poulos on 28.05.2004
Written by Peter Tsicalas some years ago. However, still a very useful point of departure for would-be genealogy researchers into the 21st century. The following ultra-helpful tips about how to conduct genealogy research in Australia has been appropriated from, http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/3728/genea2.html Genealogy Research in Australia History of Migration Greeks had a presence in Australia, as either convicts ...
submitted by Peter Tsicalas on 26.03.2007
Last updated 26Mar2007 1915 CALOPEDIS, Benetos Nick, b. 14Oct1890, landed 22May1915 per ‘Oysterley’ after 18yrs Egypt. CHRISTIANOS, Menas Nick Theo, b. 2May1881, landed with wife Maria 27Jul1915 per ‘Orentes.’ (Maria and Aust born children returned mid 1920s and Menas ~1930.] BELLESSSIS, Harry John Harry, b. 27Sep1902, landed 1914 (sic) per ‘Orontes’ with Uncle Mina Christian. GALLIGEROS, Nick, b. 17Jul1881 Kalokerines, landed 10Sep1915 ...
submitted by George T. Sofios (Sophios) on 20.10.2003
submitted by MARY CONOMOS on 21.08.2003
1911 Dimitrios Giorgos Zantiotis (James Zantis) b.1896 Panagia Despina, landed March,1911, per Messageries Maritimes.
submitted by Peter Tsicalas on 07.06.2009
Last updated 26Mar2007 1854 KRITHARIS, Emmanuel George, b. 1832/34, landed somewhere Aust 1854, allegedly after leaving Kythera ~1850. [Apparently left Aust at some stage and relanded Melbourne from Liverpool 21Feb1872 per 'SS Great Britain.' (16yr old Demetrius Constantine also on board.)] 1861 BIDZANIS, Miltiades Demetrios, (aka Michael De Diar), b. 1835 Kythera or Hania, Crete, landed Adelaide 1861 as crew on ‘Sir John Lawrence.’
submitted by Peter Tsicalas on 04.07.2003
1916 Greek Census of QLD (Extracted from National Archives Document A385/1/9) Letters R - Z Name, Age, Occupation, Street No, Street, Town Puntazy, Nikles, 28, cane cutter, Long Pocket, Ingham Raftopoulos, Nicholas, 28, waiter, Flinders St, Townsville Raftopoulos, Sanetos, 38, waiter, Flinders St, Townsville Raines, Peter, 60, labourer, Rollingstone, Townsville Raises, ...
1916 Greek Census of QLD (Extracted from National Archives Document A385/1/9) Letters H - P Name, Age, Occupation, Street No, Street, Town Helentsos, George, 31, labourer, Babinda Hellenic Club, 39, 41, 43, Adelaide St, Brisbane Hellens Bros, , Many Peaks Hellens, Denis, 20, farm hand, Littlemore Hellens, Emanuel, 40, farmer, Littlemore Hellens, ...
1916 Greek Census of QLD (Extracted from National Archives Document A385/1/8) Letters A - G Name, Age, Occupation, Street No, Street, Town Aivaliotes, Manolin, 32, oyster saloon proprietor, Babinda Alexandron, George, 30, fishmonger, Stanley St, Brisbane, South Alexin, John, 24, cane cutter, Long Pocket, Ingham Alexious, George, 23, café waiter, Gordonvale Alexison, ...
1916 Greek Census of NSW (Extracted from National Archives Document A385/1/8) Letters R - Z Name, Age, Occupation, Street No, Street, Town Rafakis, Cris, 56, Confectioner, 639, George St, Sydney Raftakis, C, 50, Confectioner, 14, Market St, Sydney Raftopoulos, Arthur, 42, Shop Assistant, 143, Hunter St, Newcastle Raftopoulos, Chris, 16, Fruiterer, 703, Hunter St., West, Newcastle
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