Dourianika

Born in dourianika in 1890. moved to Lockhart NSW 2656,Australia in 1904 with his father John Veneris. Worked at the paragon cafe in Lockhart for katsoolis brothers until he opened the Blue Bird Cafe in 1917 across the road in Lockhart. Peter Died of alergies in 1935.He rest in the Lockhart monumental cemetry.

Hi fellow Kytherians,

I am a Kytherian (1/2 Dutch) who has never been to Greece but strongly feels the pull of a Kytherian adventure as I pass the half century!

I did a series of prints of my Great Grandparents Maria and George Comninos (KOMNINOS). These were based on a lovely hand coloured photo and the recollections of my now dear and departed father, from when he was a young man. I have transformed these images into "things" which you might like to look at! I have placed 2 links below to the images and associated treasures. Please take a look and leave a comment (I'd love to hear from you!).

LINKS BELOW:

Kythera I 

Kyther II

 

These prints are also available as originals (some of them...many were lost in a gallery ....but that is a tragic tale for another time! )

VIDEO

 

Hope to hear from you soon, enjoy the work.

 

YASOO...my Greek is SPAZMENOU!

I think the village is Dourianika??

 

Regards

George Stavrianos Comninos XIIII

The Kytherian Society of California mourns the loss of long time member Sophia Paris who passed away gently in her sleep on November 1, 2016 at the age of 91. She was a devoted member of the Kytherian Society of California for many many years and always attended our luncheon Panigyri’s and functions. Sophie’s father Harry Cominos, was one of the founding members of the KSOCA, and partner in the renowned Hotel Cominos in Salinas, CA. She will be dearly missed by all. May her memory be eternal.

Sophia was born in Salinas, CA., and lived in Hayward for last 60 years. She is survived by her husband George of 69 years; their children Alex Paris of Walnut Creek, CA and Elena Milan (Rich) of Arnold, CA and grandchildren, Lisa and Marc Parisas as well as Matthew, Alex and Aaron Milan. She is also survived by her loving brothers Theodore and Andy Cominos. Preceding her in death were her brothers Nicholas and George Cominos. She was adored by all her many nieces and nephews. Sophia was filled with joy to the day she passed. All who knew her, loved her. Her joy will shine in our hearts forever.

Funeral arrangements:

 Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church

20104 Center Street, Castro Valley, CA 94546

Thursday, November 10, 2016

11:00 a.m.

Burial to follow at Lone Tree Cemetery in Hayward.

 

http://www.ksoca.com/ksoca-blog/sophia-paris.html

a beautiful resorted home in the village of dourianika

Peter Veneris . father from Dourianika.. mother Kyriacoola Mavromatis from Perlenggianika

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Nicholas Cominos, 84, passed away peacefully at his East Bay home on Friday, March 14, 2008. He was born in 1923, in Kythera, Greece.
Mr. Cominos' family emigrated from the island of Kythera in Greece and settled in the Central Valley of California, where they began a hotel business in the 1930s, which included the famous Hotel Cominos in Salinas.
In his youth, Mr. Cominos worked at the Cominos Hotel, whose guests included Presidents Taft, Hoover and Coolidge as well as every California governor from Alvarado to Brown, and which was also the subject of John Steinbeck's writings, including "East of Eden" and "The Long Valley."

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Military: Served in the United States Army and became part of the newly-formed Office of Strategic Services (which became the CIA following the war).
Mr. Cominos attained the rank of sergeant and helped lead a covert operation against the Nazis in the Dalmation Islands in the Adriatic Sea, which resulted in the re-capture of the Nazi-occupied island of Solta for the Allies. During this battle, Mr. Cominos was wounded by enemy gunfire and received a Purple Heart.
After recuperating, Mr. Cominos again returned to Greece, where he parachuted behind enemy lines and conducted undercover reconnaissance missions to further disrupt the German occupation. The Nazis ultimately retreated from Greece in November of 1944. For his many acts of bravery and sacrifice on behalf of his country, Mr. Cominos was awarded the Bronze Star by United States Representative George Miller in a special ceremony in December of 2001. The presentation of this award was delayed for over 50 years on account of the fact that the OSS records remained classified until 1988.
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Following the war, Mr. Cominos completed his schooling and obtained a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of California at Berkeley in 1953. He then enrolled in graduate courses at UCLA, where he met his future wife, Joan, who was also attending the university at that time. The two married in 1954. Mr. Cominos settled in Southern California, where he enjoyed a long and varied career in the motion picture industry. Focusing primarily on documentary film making, Mr. Cominos traveled the globe and explored many different lands and cultures. During one such campaign, he was kidnapped and held for two weeks by Eritrean rebels in the mountains of Ethiopia, but was later released after befriending his captors and actually helping nurse to health a young Eritrean child who had been burned in a fire.
After retiring from film making in 1981, Mr. Cominos took a position with the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught in the Department of Radio Television and Film for nearly 20 years. During this time, the department's students included the Coen Brothers, Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, and many others who would go on to achieve great cinematic success.
Mr. Cominos permanently retired and moved to Northern California in 2001 to be near his children and grandchildren.
Survivors: Joan Cominos, his wife of 53 years; children, Dion and Eve; four grandchildren; three brothers, Theodore, George and Andy; and sister, Sophia.

Ceremony: A private ceremony honoring the life and times of this great and interesting man is being arranged by the family.

Donations: In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to Doctors Without Borders, a nonprofit, international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to those affected by armed conflict, epidemics, and natural man made disasters.

Nicholas Cominos, 84, passed away peacefully at his East Bay home on Friday, March 14, 2008. He was born in 1923, in Kythera, Greece.
Mr. Cominos' family emigrated from the island of Kythera in Greece and settled in the Central Valley of California, where they began a hotel business in the 1930s, which included the famous Cominos Hotel in Salinas.
In his youth, Mr. Cominos worked at the Cominos Hotel, whose guests included Presidents Taft, Hoover and Coolidge as well as every California governor from Alvarado to Brown, and which was also the subject of John Steinbeck's writings, including "East of Eden" and "The Long Valley."
Military: Served in the United States Army and became part of the newly-formed Office of Strategic Services (which became the CIA following the war).
Mr. Cominos attained the rank of sergeant and helped lead a covert operation against the Nazis in the Dalmation Islands in the Adriatic Sea, which resulted in the re-capture of the Nazi-occupied island of Solta for the Allies. During this battle, Mr. Cominos was wounded by enemy gunfire and received a Purple Heart.
After recuperating, Mr. Cominos again returned to Greece, where he parachuted behind enemy lines and conducted undercover reconnaissance missions to further disrupt the German occupation. The Nazis ultimately retreated from Greece in November of 1944. For his many acts of bravery and sacrifice on behalf of his country, Mr. Cominos was awarded the Bronze Star by United States Representative George Miller in a special ceremony in December of 2001. The presentation of this award was delayed for over 50 years on account of the fact that the OSS records remained classified until 1988.
Following the war, Mr. Cominos completed his schooling and obtained a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of California at Berkeley in 1953. He then enrolled in graduate courses at UCLA, where he met his future wife, Joan, who was also attending the university at that time. The two married in 1954. Mr. Cominos settled in Southern California, where he enjoyed a long and varied career in the motion picture industry. Focusing primarily on documentary film making, Mr. Cominos traveled the globe and explored many different lands and cultures. During one such campaign, he was kidnapped and held for two weeks by Eritrean rebels in the mountains of Ethiopia, but was later released after befriending his captors and actually helping nurse to health a young Eritrean child who had been burned in a fire.
After retiring from film making in 1981, Mr. Cominos took a position with the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught in the Department of Radio Television and Film for nearly 20 years. During this time, the department's students included the Coen Brothers, Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, and many others who would go on to achieve great cinematic success.
Mr. Cominos permanently retired and moved to Northern California in 2001 to be near his children and grandchildren.
Survivors: Joan Cominos, his wife of 53 years; children, Dion and Eve; four grandchildren; three brothers, Theodore, George and Andy; and sister, Sophia.

Ceremony: A private ceremony honoring the life and times of this great and interesting man is being arranged by the family.

Donations: In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to Doctors Without Borders, a nonprofit, international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to those affected by armed conflict, epidemics, and natural man made disasters.

Nicholas Cominos, 84, passed away peacefully at his East Bay home on Friday, March 14, 2008. He was born in 1923, in Kythera, Greece.
Mr. Cominos' family emigrated from the island of Kythera in Greece and settled in the Central Valley of California, where they began a hotel business in the 1930s, which included the famous Cominos Hotel in Salinas.
In his youth, Mr. Cominos worked at the Cominos Hotel, whose guests included Presidents Taft, Hoover and Coolidge as well as every California governor from Alvarado to Brown, and which was also the subject of John Steinbeck's writings, including "East of Eden" and "The Long Valley."
Military: Served in the United States Army and became part of the newly-formed Office of Strategic Services (which became the CIA following the war).
Mr. Cominos attained the rank of sergeant and helped lead a covert operation against the Nazis in the Dalmation Islands in the Adriatic Sea, which resulted in the re-capture of the Nazi-occupied island of Solta for the Allies. During this battle, Mr. Cominos was wounded by enemy gunfire and received a Purple Heart.
After recuperating, Mr. Cominos again returned to Greece, where he parachuted behind enemy lines and conducted undercover reconnaissance missions to further disrupt the German occupation. The Nazis ultimately retreated from Greece in November of 1944. For his many acts of bravery and sacrifice on behalf of his country, Mr. Cominos was awarded the Bronze Star by United States Representative George Miller in a special ceremony in December of 2001. The presentation of this award was delayed for over 50 years on account of the fact that the OSS records remained classified until 1988.
Following the war, Mr. Cominos completed his schooling and obtained a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of California at Berkeley in 1953. He then enrolled in graduate courses at UCLA, where he met his future wife, Joan, who was also attending the university at that time. The two married in 1954. Mr. Cominos settled in Southern California, where he enjoyed a long and varied career in the motion picture industry. Focusing primarily on documentary film making, Mr. Cominos traveled the globe and explored many different lands and cultures. During one such campaign, he was kidnapped and held for two weeks by Eritrean rebels in the mountains of Ethiopia, but was later released after befriending his captors and actually helping nurse to health a young Eritrean child who had been burned in a fire.
After retiring from film making in 1981, Mr. Cominos took a position with the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught in the Department of Radio Television and Film for nearly 20 years. During this time, the department's students included the Coen Brothers, Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, and many others who would go on to achieve great cinematic success.
Mr. Cominos permanently retired and moved to Northern California in 2001 to be near his children and grandchildren.
Survivors: Joan Cominos, his wife of 53 years; children, Dion and Eve; four grandchildren; three brothers, Theodore, George and Andy; and sister, Sophia.

Ceremony: A private ceremony honoring the life and times of this great and interesting man is being arranged by the family.

Donations: In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to Doctors Without Borders, a nonprofit, international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to those affected by armed conflict, epidemics, and natural man made disasters.

photo by Andrew G. Saffas

Nicholas Cominos, 84, passed away peacefully at his East Bay home on Friday, March 14, 2008. He was born in 1923, in Kythera, Greece.
Mr. Cominos' family emigrated from the island of Kythera in Greece and settled in the Central Valley of California, where they began a hotel business in the 1930s, which included the famous Cominos Hotel in Salinas.
In his youth, Mr. Cominos worked at the Cominos Hotel, whose guests included Presidents Taft, Hoover and Coolidge as well as every California governor from Alvarado to Brown, and which was also the subject of John Steinbeck's writings, including "East of Eden" and "The Long Valley."
Military: Served in the United States Army and became part of the newly-formed Office of Strategic Services (which became the CIA following the war).
Mr. Cominos attained the rank of sergeant and helped lead a covert operation against the Nazis in the Dalmation Islands in the Adriatic Sea, which resulted in the re-capture of the Nazi-occupied island of Solta for the Allies. During this battle, Mr. Cominos was wounded by enemy gunfire and received a Purple Heart.
After recuperating, Mr. Cominos again returned to Greece, where he parachuted behind enemy lines and conducted undercover reconnaissance missions to further disrupt the German occupation. The Nazis ultimately retreated from Greece in November of 1944. For his many acts of bravery and sacrifice on behalf of his country, Mr. Cominos was awarded the Bronze Star by United States Representative George Miller in a special ceremony in December of 2001. The presentation of this award was delayed for over 50 years on account of the fact that the OSS records remained classified until 1988.
Following the war, Mr. Cominos completed his schooling and obtained a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of California at Berkeley in 1953. He then enrolled in graduate courses at UCLA, where he met his future wife, Joan, who was also attending the university at that time. The two married in 1954. Mr. Cominos settled in Southern California, where he enjoyed a long and varied career in the motion picture industry. Focusing primarily on documentary film making, Mr. Cominos traveled the globe and explored many different lands and cultures. During one such campaign, he was kidnapped and held for two weeks by Eritrean rebels in the mountains of Ethiopia, but was later released after befriending his captors and actually helping nurse to health a young Eritrean child who had been burned in a fire.
After retiring from film making in 1981, Mr. Cominos took a position with the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught in the Department of Radio Television and Film for nearly 20 years. During this time, the department's students included the Coen Brothers, Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, and many others who would go on to achieve great cinematic success.
Mr. Cominos permanently retired and moved to Northern California in 2001 to be near his children and grandchildren.
Survivors: Joan Cominos, his wife of 53 years; children, Dion and Eve; four grandchildren; three brothers, Theodore, George and Andy; and sister, Sophia.

Ceremony: A private ceremony honoring the life and times of this great and interesting man is being arranged by the family.

Donations: In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to Doctors Without Borders, a nonprofit, international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to those affected by armed conflict, epidemics, and natural man made disasters.

The Australian part of George Comino’s story began in 1954. He vividly remembers the day, 1st April 1954 when he stepped off the ship the Fairsea at Circular Quay Sydney. He was met by his brother Peter who was his sponsor. Peter had driven all the way from the Southeast Queensland town of Laidley in his brand new Holden sedan car. For the first four months after his arrival George worked with his brothers in their Café, the Central Café at Laidley. When the drapery shop next door to the Cafe came up for sale his brothers saw this as a good business opportunity and George was set up in the store as its manager. He laughs now when he recalls how at the time he couldn’t speak a word of English but remembers with gratitude the old lady, Miss Storr who helped run the shop. Their takings in those days was about one hundred pounds a week

George met his delightful wife Chris, formerly Aroney (Papadopolous), in Brisbane in 1962 when she came up from Sydney to be a bridesmaid at her cousin’s wedding. On that occasion her cousin Chris Aroney was married to Con Gleeson. In 1963, a year after they met, George and Chris were also married. They established their home in Laidley where Chris worked alongside George in their drapery shop. When Chris recalled their wedding and the two week honeymoon in Tasmania that followed, she laughed good-naturedly and said, “That was the only holiday we had in twenty years!” In 1966 they built a new store known as, Laidley Money Savers across the road from the old one which proved to be a good steady business. On the day their new drapery shop was officially opened, Ipswich Radio Station 4IP did a broadcast from the premises. During the store’s construction George laid many of the bricks himself. When devastating floods struck Southeast Queensland in 1974, water from the swollen Laidley Creek swept through the town. As the water level reached sixteen inches inside the drapery shop, volunteers helped raise stock to a higher level avoiding serious loss. George took an interest in the local community and became a member of the Laidley Chamber of Commerce.

George and Chris have three children – Vikki (born 1966) married Emmanuel Londy, Kay (born 1967) married Peter Calligeros, and Nicholas Comino (born 1969) married Penny Beatty. As a toddler their daughter Vikki was often placed in a play pen near the front of the store. If customers neglected to acknowledge her when they entered she was sure to remind them of her presence with a persistent “hello,” until they responded. Chris brought their children to Brisbane in 1983 so they could continue with their education. Five years later George joined them after he had sold up the business which included building and stock. They are now proud grandparents with seven grandchildren. Both of their daughters have two children each, while their son has three children. Since 1988 George and Chris have lived at Wishart in Brisbane.

Chris remarked that her husband has always been a very competitive and sporty person. When they lived in Laidley he became interested in Lawn Bowls and was involved with interclub and district competitions. He twice won Pairs, and once Triples in A-grade Lawn Bowls in the Darling Downs region. “We traveled everywhere,” he said, “at one of the meetings I played against the Queensland champion Keith Poole and beat him 36 – 4.” George’s competitive nature didn’t end with Lawn Bowls. Once he won a prize in the Sydney Mater Hospital Lottery and recalled his excitement. It was close to Christmas in 1974 and his prize was a two-door red Torana. He was also very skilled in the Courier Mail weekly competition “Find the Football” and shared the winner’s prize nine times. His most successful win in that competition was a third share, an amount of one thousand five hundred pounds.

George’s talent as an athlete and sportsman first became apparent when he was still at High School. In 1946 he went to Athens to compete in the first inter High School Games held after the war. He was 18 at the time and became the Greek National champion for Discus throwing. He beat the opposition by 10 meters. He said it was the Greek version of Discus - without turning. The competition was only between Athens and Piraeus high schools but after results from other districts around the country were published George found he was the National Champion. At the same games George came second in the Shot-put event. During the war the High School at Chora closed down but when the war ended students were given the opportunity to cram three years of study into six months. He completed high school in Athens because he had relatives there who took him in. George sat for the final exam, passed and received a certificate.

When he entered the Greek Army to do compulsory National Service he made many new friends. He worked in office administration for three years where among many other skills, he learned to type. His daughter Vikki commented that Kythera was one of the few regional places in Greece where the population received an education, a legacy of the British occupation. During the period the British occupied Kythera they not only built bridges but also schools. As a result when young men from the Island did their national service they were often given the more comfortable jobs because they could read and write. A lot of Greeks on the mainland were illiterate because there were no schools in their villages. While he was in the Army George continued to compete in Athletic events. He came first in a Shot-put event. The Shot-put (Lithari) he said, wasn’t an iron ball but was made of marble and shaped like a football. They used to run and throw. He beat a fellow that was twice his size.

George was born on 31st July 1927 in the village of Ntourianika (pronounced Dourianika) located in a valley on the western side of the Island. The nearest village to Ntourianika is Perlegianika and further to the north-east along the same road is the larger village of Logothetianika. Ntourianika is a small village with only fifteen houses. The nearest primary school that had a teacher at the time was at Aroniathika and George attended school there until fourth grade. The village of Ntourianika has an abundance of fresh water with many wells, and once had beautiful gardens with lots of fruit trees. The only church, the church of St. John (Agio Yiannis) has a very nice bell tower which was built by George’s grandfather and great-uncles over one-hundred years ago. George explained that his Comino forbears were stonemasons. They also built other bell towers around the Island; reputedly the one at Myrtidia (it doesn’t appear to be documented only that the tower was designed by someone called Fatseas), an accommodation unit known as a Keli at Myrtidia (the unit was never claimed by descendents and therefore ownership was lost), the bell tower at Agio Haralambos at Milopotamos and a Keli at Agia Elessa. From the village there is a walk to a cave. A gorge which goes right down to the sea is crossed by a bridge with a single arch - built by the British. There has recently been talk that a tour group plans to include the beach “Koufoyialo,” in their itinerary as a place of interest for tourists visiting Kythera.

When George was young there were not many boys his age in Ntourianika. One friend was his cousin Theo Comino and they used to go hunting together, mainly shooting hares. They went out at different times, during the day or at night. On one of their night time hunting trips they were unaware that a lunar eclipse was about to occur. For a brief moment George thought he had gone blind because it became so dark. On another occasion when George went out alone at night, he encountered a strange ghostly phenomenon - sparks and a strange light emanated out of the top of an old olive tree. It wasn’t until he reached home in a very nervous state that he found out what had happened setting his mind to rest about the presence of ghosts. The sparks were the result of a rekindled fire not properly put out after day time clearing. Another favourite childhood activity was fishing. Although it was an hour’s walk to the sea from their village, they were not deterred by the distance and often returned with a good catch.

Around 1900, George’s father Nicholas Peter Comino migrated to Australia. He worked in the mines up north prospecting for gold, and then spent three years working for his cousins in Cairns. After sixteen years he left Australia to return to Kythera where he married Vasiliki Mavromatis. They had seven children – four boys and three girls. The eldest, Peter was born in 1922, followed by Vrettos (Vic) in 1923, then Maria in 1925, George in 1927, Anna in 1929, Diane in 1931 and last was John born in 1933. They all had the middle name Nicholas after their father. Their family nick name is Ntouri, so the father was Ntouronikolas. Some have shortened it to Ntouris or Dooris which has been adopted by some descendents here in Australia as a surname.

With regard to Aunts and Uncles, George recalled that his father had four sisters and one brother. His father’s brother went to America. After he left they never heard anything from him - he never wrote to the family, they never knew if he married or when he died. His mother, Vasiliki had a brother called Peter, Peter Mavromatis. He married, had four children then migrated to Australia where he died. His family migrated after his death. She also had a sister. There was another brother, the youngest child, but he died when he was in his early twenties. George never met his grandparents Peter and Maria Comino as they had passed away even before his father was married.

From the time he was a youngster in Ntourianika, George showed an interest in feeding and taming wild birds and raising them as pets. His daughter Vikky commented, “Dad has always had a rapport with birds and animals more so than with people.” In the early days at Laidley George had a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo which he looked after for many years. He was the only one who could handle him. His brother Vic ended up keeping the Cockatoo when he moved to Scarborough on the Redcliffe Peninsular. The bird would recognize the sound of George’s car as he drove into the driveway and call out to him. George taught the Cockatoo to speak Greek and chuckled when he recollected the time when the cockatoo was stolen! Vic put a lost add in the local paper for a “Greek speaking Cockatoo.” The bird was back the next morning because the thieves knew they were going to get caught!

When they first came to live in Brisbane George worked for Harry Londy at his Mayfair Drycleaning business. He used to feed up to forty Top-knot Pigeons each day. They would wait for him every morning inside the gate and when he threw the grain down they would come right into the yard there to eat. At home George fed a large flock of Lorakeets that noisily swooped into their garden each day. Then he tamed a Pee Wee. It didn’t matter how far away it was when he called, it would come to him and hop on his hand. One day it came with a length of fishing line tangled around its leg. It allowed George to remove the fishing line but instead of flying away it stayed right beside him.

George’s talents also extend to music. He was once a member of a four piece band. George played the violin, his brother John played the lute, Nola Prisanos was their pianist and Nick Armenos played the piano accordion. They were the Greek band of Brisbane. They played at many functions, the largest being the annual Kytherian Dance held at Brisbane’s now demolished Cloudland Ballroom. George took up the violin when he was young because he had an interest and ear for music. A violin came into the family’s hands in a most unusual way. Sometime before Nicholas Comino, George’s father returned to Kythera in 1916 he had lent an amount of money to an Italian. When the Italian was unable to repay the loan he gave Nicholas the violin instead. There was a split on the upper side of the instrument so when Nicholas Comino took it to Athens for repairs it became apparent that it was very valuable because they were offered any new violin in the shop for their damaged one. Even after the violin, a Guarnenius was repaired it still had a very good tone.


To this day George has the violin in his possession which he plays on occasions. At eighty he remains very active and is fit for his age. He loves working in the garden at their Wishart home and devotes most of his spare time to the maintenance and care of his vegetables and fruit trees. To keep his mind active George likes to read history and commit poetry and proverbs to memory. He works one day a week on a Friday at Mayfair Drycleaners.

Obituary

MR. N.P. COMINO
Mr. Nicholas Peter Comino, who conducted a café at Warialda for many years, died shortly after his admittance to Warialda District Hospital late yesterday.
He became suddenly ill while having his evening meal at home.
Mr. Comino had been a popular citizen of Warialda.
He was 70.
Mr. Comino was born in Greece, but came to Australia in the early 1930’s.
He returned to his home country for a time during which he was married.
His first two children were born in that country.
Before setting up business in Warialda, Mr. Comino had spent some time at Guyra and Armidale.
Besides Mrs Comino there is a surviving son Mr. Peter Comino and two daughters, Rene (Mrs Nick Calligeros), and Miss Tessia Comino, all of Warialda.
There are also grandchildren.
Mr. Comino’s surviving brothers are Jack Emanuel (Armidale) and Bill Comino (Brisbane).
Two brothers, Chris and George, both formerly of Armidale, predeceased him.
There are sisters living in Greece
Mr. Comino’s funeral will take place in Armidale on a date and time yet to be arranged.
A Greek Orthodox service will be conducted by a Greek priest from Newcastle.
Thorley and Thomas, of Inverell, have charge of the funeral arrangements

Inverell Times 15 November 1968

Mr.N.P.Comino
Mr Nicholas Peter Comino died suddenly late on Wednesday night (14 Nov) shortly after his admittance to Warialda District Hospital.
Mr Comino had for many years conducted the Civic Café at Warialda and was a popular citizen of this town. He was aged 70 years.

Warialda Standard Wed 20 November 1968

Nicholas Peter (Galanis) Comino
Born Dourianika, Kythera Greece 15 October 1898
Died Warialda NSW Australia 14 November 1968
Buried Armidale Cemetery
Anglican Section row 49 plot 15

Researched February 2006 Peter Makarthis

Gravestone of Nicholas Peter Comino

Born Dourianika Kythera 15 October 1898
Died Warialda NSW Australia 14 November 1968
Buried Armidale Cemetery

Obituary of Nicholas Peter Comino

I am the grandson of Panayioti Comino and son for Stavrianos Panayioti Comino. My father came out to Australia in 1928 to take up work in a cafe alongside Paul Comino who had the Marble Cafe in Childers. He spent quite some time there before Dad finally bought out the remaining seven siblings to this country. In 1950, he was told to take a break his duties helping to keep family businesses such as Fruit Shops operating and went back to Kythera and met my Mother,Eleni Lourandos who was from Kalisperianika. Not long after meeting and courting they married and retuned to Australia. Incidentally, my grandmother from my mothers side was also a Comino before she married but was from a different family line that also originated from Dourianika.
I am very impressed about how this website has been put together. Thanks for the effort its greatly appreciated by anyone who values their island heritage!

im sure this lady has collected plenty of vegies in her time. she lives in the village of dourianika.

Both my grandparents were
Kytherian, and both had the same surname, Cominos & Kominos. My grandmother Eleni's father came from Dorianika, and my grandfather Cosma came from Perleyianika. Both came from large families, 10 siblings on each side. I have visited Kythera 3 times over the years and just adore it. I hope to go back again soon Congratulations on the website.

"Douris" Petropoulos, from Dourianika, was a stone mason and builder. He and his brothers help build many of the islands churches, including Ag. Giannis in Dourianika and Ag. Elessa, aswell as churches off the island, as far away sometmes as Thebes.

Galanis means something bright or fair. My grandfather Peter Comino had blue eyes and fair hair so they called him Galanis.