Copyright (0000) George Poulos

My mother's younger brother, Nicholas (Nick), [parachoukli Belos, Karavas], came to Australia with his sister Helen in the early 1950's. They originally worked in their Uncle Nick's cake shop in Blacktown. See separate entry for Helen Calligeros (nee, Coroneos) - and an article from the Dubbo Liberal newspaper. [Uncle Nick was brother to their father, Triunduphilos], who with wife Pat, would later settle in North Parramatta].

Nick (the younger) then came to work in the fruit shop of his brother-in-law, Con George (Tzortzo)Poulos, in Gilgandra in NSW. This premises was rented from another Kytherian in the town, Jack Pentes, and was located in the centre of the main street, Miller Street, next to the Golden West Hotel. This was the first of two fruit shops that Con George Poulos would own in Gilgandra over a 25 year period.

The little boy he is holding is George Con Poulos, (b. 5/4/1952). Uncle Nick roomed with little George (ie. me), in two different houses, one a large Federation house in upper Myrtle Street, Gilgandra, and later, in a smaller house in lower Myrtle Street. (A fairly appropriate street for a family from the island of the church of Myrtitotissa to live in.)

Eventually Nick married Beryl Palmer, in Gilgandra, and they moved to Wentworthville in Sydney. He died on the 26th May, 1979, at the tender age of 44.

From about age 3, to age 16, aside from attending school, I spent most of the rest of my childhood in the shop. Despite this fact...I could still smile...