Research on decorative tiles - a Sydney link through the Haniotis family

Hello readers

I have come across the name Theodoros Haniotis on a tile-making patent lodged in Sydney in 1910.

The patent number and date where imprinted on the back of a tile that I was given from a recent excavation site near Breakfast Creek, Brisbane (Cooksley Street). 

Could anyone help me with my research on this tile and how the Haniotis family was connected to tile-making? It seems one of the family was an importer and this may also be a link.

The Australian patent application also mentions that Theodoros Haniotis was a Sydney fishmonger. I have included an image of the front page of the patent specification.

Many thanks in advance.

Megan Manwaring

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