submitted by George Poulos on 14.06.2004
Extended family of Professor Harry Poulos in attendance at the Testimonial Dinner. On Saturday 8th May, at The Hellenic Club Restaurant, 5th Floor, 251-253 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, the Kytherian Ladies Auxiliary organised a Testimonial Dinner for Emeritus Professor Harry Poulos. The evening was a sellout, with 150 Kytherians, Greek-Australians and Australians, packing out the restaurant. The Testimonial Dinner triggered a media frenzy.
submitted by George Poulos on 18.06.2004
[Note, KYTHERIAN Mr., (later, Justice), THEODORE SIMOS'S long involvement with the Law Reform Commission - 1981-1990. Judge Simos was born in Katoomba; his parents owned the Paragon Cafe for many decades. (See entries, under Photography, Diaspora - subsection - Shops and Cafes). This list from http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/reports/90/3.html where the history of the Law Reform Commission is also clearly laid out. (G.C.P.)]
submitted by George Poulos on 04.06.2004
Bill Casimaty by Clare Hammond You'll hear Bill Casimaty's name mentioned at the Davis Cup, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and even Lords Cricket Club. Which would make you think this determined man is a sports fanatic. But that's far from the truth. Bill Casimaty is in fact one of the pioneers of the turf industry. Every boom is followed by a bust, and it was the slump after the Korean War wool boom that sent Bill Casimaty in the opposite ...
submitted by George Poulos on 01.06.2004
MILLER CRITICISES MOOTED EDUCATION REFORM 15 October 1999 Multi-award-winning Australian film-maker George Miller today described the Federal Government's proposal to deregulate higher education as the educational equivalent of a "power blackout and a train smash." Miller made the comments in a speech at a ceremony awarding him an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the University of New South Wales - the University's highest honour.
Peter Christianos (right) inspecting a find by Megalos & Partners. Location: Cooper Pedy. From Rena Briands book: 'White man in a hole'. For more background information see entry in this Working Life section entitled, "Christianos Family of Opaline Pty Ltd, and their interaction with Kytherians" or go to, http://www.opaline.com.au/history.html
Ten mile camp. Peter Christianos and partner Bill Petrohelos Circa. 1963. For more background information see entry in this Working Life section entitled, "Christianos Family of Opaline Pty Ltd, and their interaction with Kytherians" or go to, http://www.opaline.com.au/history.html
Peter Christianos Snr standing next to a dry rumbler in Lightning Ridge, c. 1961 For more background information see entry in this Working Life section entitled, "Christianos Family of Opaline Pty Ltd, and their interaction with Kytherians" or go to, http://www.opaline.com.au/history.html
submitted by George Poulos on 07.10.2005
The Christianos family at 8 mile camp Circa. 1957 [I include a background to Opaline Pty Ltd here, not because the founders, the Christianos family were from Kythera. They in fact derive from Halkidiki. But for three other reasons: 1. Over the years, The Christianos family interacted with a number of Kytherians; including Archie Kalokerinos, Bill Petrohelos, and the Megalos family. Many Kytherians were involved in this industry - a fact little ...
submitted by George Poulos on 26.05.2004
INTRODUCTION ............Usually, an autobiography follows an orderly sequence of events - one leading naturally to another until the author decides on a cut-off point where, more often than not, readers can turn the final page and know that a lifetime of work is finished. I have found it impossible to follow this pattern because, after a critical stage, everything became mixed with events, experiences and discoveries covering widely separated fields intertwined in ...
FOREWORD by Dr. Ian Dettman Ph.D. (Biochem), F.R.M.I.T. (Microbiol, Biochem, Genetics), ND. ............Dr Archie Kalokerinos is a gentle, sensitive, dedicated man. He has not sought personal gain as the prime motive for the help he has given to his fellow human beings. Even now, well into his 70’s, he still gives his time freely to help people that he believes are being treated unfairly. ............Like all of us, Archie ...
8th February 2000 Daan Spijer The Australian Greek community has honoured Dr. Archie Kalokerinos, MBBS, FACNEM, by naming him Greek Australian of the century. This is a singular recognition of the wonderful work done by Dr. Kalokerinos in his many years as a GP, ministering to small and remote communities in NSW and the Northern Territory. Dr. Kalokerinos was a pioneer in the recognition of vitamin C deficiency as a major cause of morbidity ...
Extracts from Chapter 21: Medical Pioneer of the 20th Century by Dr. Archie Kalokerinos For a review of the book, see Culture, subsection, Bibliography. The Trial of Nancy Young …Evelyn was born on February 23, 1968. Superficially, like most Aboriginal infants, she was healthy. When discharged to the reserve she weighed just over eight pounds. Nobody bothered to check the environment to which Evelyn was going. Nobody bothered to find ...
submitted by George Poulos on 02.06.2004
George Miller and Mel Gibson on the set of Mad Max II.
George Miller
submitted by George Poulos on 17.05.2004
President of the Ladies Auxiliary Committee, Kytherian Association of Australia, Catherine Economos, introducing Professor Harry Poulos to the audience. For a brief overview of the Life and Achievements of Professor Harry Poulos, please refer to the People section - subsection - High Achievers - of kythera-island.net. For impact of the Poulos [Tzortzopoulos] families in the evolution of Katoomba, NSW - see entry under History - General History - Poulos -Tzortzopoulos. ...
submitted by George Poulos on 14.05.2004
Professor Harry Poulos, delivering his "Epistle of Civil Engineering to the Kytherians", Testimonial Dinner, 8th May, 2004, Hellenic Club, Sydney. Most of the audience, including myself, did not realise how exciting and dynamic "civil engineering" could be. Read a copy of this speech, in another entry, in this section. Professor Harry Poulos The University of Sydney College of Sciences and Technology Faculty of Engineering Department ...
submitted by George Poulos on 25.05.2004
Presentation of gifts by the Ladies Auxillary, Kytherian Association of Australia. Katherine Economos, President of the Ladies Auxillary, Professor Harry Poulos, Professor John Carter, and the wife of the Consul of Greece, in Sydney, Polixeni Raptakis. [Polixeni is a Castellorizian-Australian, born and raised in Perth.] TESTIMONIAL DINNER 8th May, 2004, Hellenic Club, Sydney. "I am extremely proud to have been born a Kytherian, and extremely grateful ...
submitted by James Victor Prineas on 18.05.2004
Challis Professor John Carter For a brief overview of the Life and Achievements of Professor Harry Poulos, please refer to the People section - subsection - High Achievers - of kythera-family.net. For impact of the Poulos [Tzortzopoulos] families in the evolution of Katoomba, NSW - see entry under History - General History - Poulos -Tzortzopoulos. On Saturday 8th May, at The Hellenic Club Restaurant, 5th Floor, 251-253 Elizabeth Street, ...
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