There was no real secret to the v-mail process; in fact it was simple, the soldiers wrote their letters on a form provided and it was then photographed onto microfilm which was simply flown to the USA. A reel of 16mm mic...
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This letter was written by Konstantin Bernardos to my grandparents Yiannis and Marigo Alfieris, in the USA. They had lost contact for many years after Yiannis and Marigo immigrated to the USA. K. Bernardos somehow finds...
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"It is well known that very many migrants only paid a token of their fare and on arriving here were automatically granted every privilege, benefit and freedom granted to the native-born. Here, we have our churches, schoo...
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Nicholas Laurantus visit to Greece in 1960 stirred up his already strong feeling of pride in his native country. He wanted Australians too, to share this enthusiasm, so he ordered the printing of 60,000 postcards with fo...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Brother Editor, The first time I met our worthy President Bro. J. H. Aldridge over a drink at our Club, I told him that I was a Greek National, and although I lived for 60 years here in Austral...
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The Editor, Sydney Morning Herald. Sir, Brave New Ethnic World Having read the long article under the above heading in S.M.IH. 2.6.78, I am wondering why the Eederal Government is bent on spending 50 million dollars on s...
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This was a post card sent to Maria Alfieris (nee Chlentzos) in Oakland, California, dated 15/12/47. I beleive it was from her nephew, Manolis Sofios, from Logothetianika, and was taken by him, but I can not be certain. T...
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George was the son of Panayiotis and Maria Alfieris Vamvakaris (1887-1960). This postcard was written to his mother's brother Vrettos Alfieris (1890-1974) and his wife Marigo (Theothorakaki)(1895-1961) George was killed...
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My grandfather Georgios D. Thymaras left Spetses Island in the 1920's to immigrate to the United States. He was about to return when he suddenly died. None of his children ever got to meet their extended family members u...
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"For reasons unknown to us Kritharis moved to Mortdale N.S.W. in 1861 where he lived for the remainder of his life. We know, from a letter written on the 14th April 1902 to his brother Menas on the island, that Emmanuel...
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Announcing the death of her husband from injuries sustained in a car accident. Goulburn, 27th March, 1936 Auburn St. Dearest Mother, Greetings, I kiss you for Panayiotis and the children, and I wish my dearest mother, my...
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On and preceding ‘National Greek Day’, 28Feb1941, a few Northern NSW newspapers carried this letter from James E. Panagiotopoulos to his brother John at Dorrigo: Dear John, By my letter I send you my best wishes, and tha...
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