Cafes, Shops & Cinemas

Many of the walls of the Paragon are adorned with friezes depicting scenes from Greek history and mythology. This is another of those friezes.

Many of the walls of the Paragon are adorned with friezes from Greek history and mythology. This is one of those friezes.

Quiche water fountain, still on the same counter, still running, and still prominently displayed towards the front of the shop at the Paragon Cafe, Katoomba.

Still making and selling the most superior cakes, chocolates, candies & fudges in Australia.

[This is the text which appeared in the original advertisement to sell the Paragon business and freehold. The original advertisement can be viewed at http://www.nationaltrust.com.au/paragon.asp Note that Kytherian descen...

"This photo was taken outside Dad's Bluebird Cafe in Lithgow, where he met my mother when she came to work for him. The Bluebird Cafe is classified by the National Trust." - Peter Sophios, Mittagong. For more information...

Jim Kepreotes - Gunnedah - in his 40's. For more detailed entries on his involvement in the town of Gunnedah, search under Gunnedah, through the internal search engine provided on the site. As with many other photographs...

Theo Fatseas - Gunnedah business identity. He lived in Gunnedah for 30 years. Theo owned the Monterey Cafe. He had two children, a boy and a girl. Both married and living in Sydney. Theo Fatseas died on the 10th July, 19...

The Busy Bee Cafe is still a landmark in Gunnedah's central business district. When Loula Zantiotis came to Gunnedah in 1954, Nelson and Neate bootmakers was next door (Pursegloves) with Heath Bros in the shop next to th...

Acropolis Cafe Gunnedah, NSW. The Cafe has long since closed, but the facade still announces the name. The original owners were the Melitas Brothers, whose name has always remained on the facade. Kytherians Emanuel Kepre...

Although the Acropolis Cafe has been closed for many years, the sign on the facade of the building reflects its proud Greek heritage.

Many local residents would remember the emblazoned crockery tea and coffee pots unique to each Greek cafe in Gunnedah. This setting from the Busy Bee, complete with a 1938 menu is on display at Gunnedah Water Tower Museu...

A young Peter Venardos, who took over the Acropolis Cafe, Gunnedah, NSW, Australia, in partnership with Theo Souris in 1945. For a more detailed history of Peter's buisness life see the article in this section entitled "...

THEO Souris took over the Acropolis Cafe, Gunnedah, NSW, with Peter Venardos in 1945. He was parted from his wife and family for 10 years due to the war and served his adopted country in the 113th Heavy aircraft Unit fro...

Emanuel Kepreotes bought the Acropolis Cafe, Gunnedah, from the Melitas Brothers in partnership with Peter Veneris in 1923. Emanuel died on 24/1/1973, aged 73, and is buried in the (Old) Cemetery, Hunter Street, Gunnedah...

All the major carparks in Gunnedah, NSW, are named after Kytherians, as a mark of respect for the impact they had on the growth and development of the town. This sign heralds the Kepreotes Carpark, and both their' - and...

All the major carparks in Gunnedah, NSW, are named after Kytherians, as a mark of respect for the impact they had on the growth and development of the town. This sign heralds the Comino Carpark, and both their' - and "Gu...

PETER Zantiotis, left, with his father Lambros on the extreme right. The other two in the photograph are believed to be visiting relatives. The photograph was taken sometime in the 1940s when the Busy Bee Cafe, Gunnedah,...

THEO Kepreotes with his wife Anna, and daughter Maria Notaras. Maria is married to John Notaras, Engineer and developer, whose family, also Kytherian, originally hails from Rockhampton in Queensland. GREEK National Day w...

LOULA Zantiotis, at age 71, still runs the Busy Bee Cafe, (mid 2004), although on a much smaller scale than its heyday. Life-long customers have become old friends and visitors are made welcome with traditional Greek hos...