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submitted by Gregory Perry on 01.11.2004

Megaloconomos and Coroneos - Around the Flag- Brisbane

Megaloconomos and Coroneos - Around the Flag- Brisbane
Copyright (0000) Ruby Perry

In the centre seated is Evangeli Megaloconomos (Caponas) on his left is his brother Peter. The other two men I think are Coroneos? I was told one? of them went on to set up the hotel at Charleville. Unsure of the date or exact identities. I think this photo was taken in South East Queensland. Note the Greek flag background. Can anyone advise?

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submitted by
George Poulos
on 18.11.2004

Jim Corones - (note the truncated spelling) - owned the Hotel at Charleville, and as of late November 2004, there are at least 10 references to him and the Hotel on kythera-family. [Search under "Charleville".] It would be interesting to determine exactly who Jim Corones is in this photograph.

submitted by
Peter Tsicalas
on 22.08.2005

That’s a great photo. For some reason a memory of the posters stuck up around Lismore advertising the movie, ‘Gunfight at OK Corral’, popped into my head! Could Sid Mick Megaloconomos, the only other Conomos around with father’s name Mick, be one of the desperados, and perhaps brother of Evangelos? Sid (Sarantos?) landed 1902/03, aged ~12, and spent 6yrs at Inverell before establishing what looks like the first Greek café at Coraki in 1908. He subsequently wandered all over the place until dying unmarried 1926 Sydney under the name Laesos. Your Evangelos Mick Megaloconomos landed 1907, aged 17, and spent 5yrs further up the track at Warwick, probably working for his likely brother-in-law, Harry Tsicalas, before acquiring his café at Stanthorpe (via a Charleville partnership with Jim Corones). [Harry married Metaxia Megaloconomos (Caponas) 1901 Potamos and came Aust 1903, establishing café Warwick 1905/06.] Another geographical connection, and perhaps photo candidate, is the elusive Jack Megaloconomos. He landed 1911, aged 15, and spent time at Muswellbrook, Scone, Tenterfield, Lismore and Coraki, from where he disappeared into the woodwork around 1917. Peter Nick Megaloconomos, allegedly of Milopotamos, was also at Coraki, leaving there around 1919 to establish himself at Kyogle in partnership with George Malano. Another Megaloconomos with a Warwick/Malano connection was Evangelos Peter. He landed 1911, aged 23, and spent 12/19mths Warwick, amongst other places (including Toowoomba and Charleville), before establishing at Winton in partnership with Peter Malano. Completing the circle, Evangelos Mick seems to have passed his Stanthorpe café to Peter and Nick Anthony Megaloconomos in 1923/24. They were burnt out in 1928 and went to Bourke to work for Anthony Nick Megaloconomos, earlier of West Maitland. Further stretching the connections, Mena (aka Mick?) Anthony John Megaloconomos landed 1899, aged 13, and spent 6yrs at Glen Innes and Casino, amongst other places, before dying 1933 Orange. Sid Mick had the ABC Café at Orange for 6yrs from about 1914/15. There were plenty of Coroneos around, particularly Inverell and Glen Innes, but, discounting transients, as far as I can tell there were none at Warwick/Stanthorpe pre 1923, if that’s where and when the photo was taken. Nor Corones – except George Corones at nearby Toowoomba around 1909.