* Book Launch - 'Katsehamos and the Great Idea' - Wednesday April 12, 7pm *

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You are invited to the Sydney launch of the book

'KATSEHAMOS AND THE GREAT IDEA:
a true story of Greeks and Australians in the early twentieth century'
by Peter Prineas

248pp, paperback, bibliography, notes, index.

'KATSEHAMOS' will be launched in Sydney by Bob Carr on Wednesday April 12, 2006 at 7.00 pm at 'Alexanders On The Park', 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney,
ground floor American Express Building, opposite Hyde Park.

All welcome.

Access from Museum Station and eastern suburbs buses. Easy walk from Goulburn Street Parking Station.

'KATSEHAMOS' is about the lives and struggles of Kytherian Greek immigrants to Australia in the early twentieth century, including the fascinating Roxy Theatre story.

The book explores this turbulent era in Greek and Australian history through the experiences of Peter Prineas's grandfather Peter Feros and his contemporaries.


'"KATSEHAMOS" is a broad sweep of history, sensitively and clearly presented.
Interwoven and skilfully related to the times are the lives and aspirations of immigrants from the Greek island of Kythera. A persistent thread is the pursuit of the ‘Great Idea’, be it national grandeur or business empire. It is a well-crafted narrative told with deep insight and underlying passion. I enjoyed reading this book.'

- Manuel James Aroney, AM, OBE, University of Sydney.


The production costs of 'KATSEHAMOS AND THE GREAT IDEA' are being funded by a grant from the Nicholas Aroney Trust.


You can also secure your copy of 'Katsehamos' by ordering now from PLATEIA. The price is $34.95 including packaging and postage costs. Your book will be posted promptly on publication.

All orders and payments to PLATEIA 32 Calder Road Darlington NSW 2008;
ph. (02) 9319 1513
or email here

Katsehamos and the Great Idea is also available in the New England and Northwest region of NSW, from the Roxy Theatre, Maitland Street, Bingara.
Phone: 02 67240003
or email here


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To view photos of the Roxy project in 2010, click here.

The three Greek partners who built the Roxy in the 1930s quickly found themselves involved in a 'cinema war'. To discover more about the fascinating story behind The Roxy Theatre, visit Katsehamos and the Bingara Roxy story.