Capitol Cafe East Row, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1937

Capitol Cafe
East Row, Canberra, ACT, 1937

The Capitol, perhaps the most renowned of the Australian capital's early Greek cafes, opened its doors on Thursday morning, 27 October, 1927. It continued to serve the needs of Canberra's growing population for the next thirty years.

Back Row, from left: Spero Cassidy, Jack Cassidy, Theo Notaras, Manuel Calligeris and Peter Cassidy.
Front Row: Agapy Cassidy, Katina Notaris and Hariklia Cassidy (nee Mihalakaki)

From the Macquarie University site at,

http://www.austhistmuseum.mq.edu.au/greek/capitol.htm

According to ABC Radio, Harry Notaras's Capitol was the first cafe opened in the Australian Capital Territory.

http://www.abc.net.au/canberra/real/stories/s877359.htm