PHOTOGRAPHS

Photographs

Castellorizan Brotherhood picnic at Clarke Island circa 1948.

	Store Owned by the Cordato Brothers who from Kythera to Australia in 1901. Photograph taken in Casino, NSW, circa 1916.

Greek Baptism in Casino, NSW, circa 1916.

	Double Castellorizan wedding of brother and sister Jack and Evelyn Dioktidi held on the 9th of November 1930 in Sydney. Many of the people pictured are the descendants of Castellorizan patriot Father Theodosi Simonidis who lowered the Turkish flag and raised the Greek flag during the 1914/18 war when the Turks were still occupying the island, and was involved in many attempts to liberate the island.

Entrance of the Exotic Cafe owned by Constantine Tsiros from Sparta. Brisbane 1916.

	Luxurious interior of the Exotic Cafe, Brisbane.

A view of the mineral fountain contained in the Exotic Cafe, Brisbane.

	Another aspect of the huge Exotic Cafe, Brisbane.
The huge amount of Greek staff employed at Tsiros' Exotic Cafe, Brisbane, circa 1916.

	Another view of the entrance of the Exotic Cafe.

Map showing the movements of the first generation Castellorizans around Australia
	Kytherian shop started by John and George Cassimati in Taree, NSW, circa 1912. The brothers came to Australia in 1908.

A store owned by Kytherian Michael Katsoulas in Bellingen, NSW, 1916.

	Kytherian Harry Krithari came to Australia in 1907. Here he is pictured at his store in Bellina, NSW. He bought the store in 1909. Photograph circa 1916.

Kytherians Minas Emmanual Kosmas and John Andronicus were some of the earliest settlers and like their fellow countrymen would entertain some of the newer Kytherian settlers. The picture depicts a store they owned in Sydney. Photograph circa 1916.

	Nicholas Aroni came to Australia from Kytheria in 1902. He was well known for his hospitality to new Kytherian arrivals. Photograph cira Sydney 1916.

Oyster Saloon owned by Stamattelou Or Stamell in Sydney, 1916.

	Kytherian Cafe owner with his staff taken in Tenterfield, NSW, 1922.

Kytherian Cafe, Tenterfield NSW, circa 1937/38.
	Map showing the movements of the first genation of Kytherians around the country towns of NSW.

Map showing the movements of the first generation Castellorizans within Sydney.

	Cafe owners, the Frilingos Brothers with their staff, Brisbane, 1916.

Chris Statgiou arrived from Athens in 1907. He set up a cafe in Manly, Sydney, in 1912.

	Backyard of a Kytherian shop in Tenterfield in 1922.

The Kytherian owned Dorrigo Hotel, 1924.

	Australian woman(married to a Kytherian) dressed in a Greek national costume. Photograph taken in Kytheria, circa 1939.

A Greek cafe owner preparing wood for use in the kitchen. Photograph taken in Bega, NSW, circa 1950s.

	Greek cafe in Bega, NSW, circa 1950s.

Cafe jointly owned by Apostolis Valsamis and John Kennelos at 39 Bourke Street, Melbourne, circa 1916. Valsamis came from the Greek island of Samos, arriving in Australia on the 29th of June, 1912. Kennelos came from Pirieus in Athens, arriving in Australia in December 1910. They went into partnership in 1915.

	The Alexandra tea rooms, owned by John E. Alexandratos. Alexandratos was born in Ithaca in 1881, arriving in Melbourne in 1904.

Holy Trinity, widely regarded as the 'Kytherian Church', 1916.

	Greek school class at the Santa Sofia in the 1930s. Many of the children attending Santa Sofia were Castellorizans.

A second generation Castellorizan boy dressed in traditional costume in 1927. The photograph was sent to his grandparents in Castellorizo.

	The Cremorne Tea Gardens set up by Theodor Politis in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda in 1916. Politis came from the island of Leukas to Australia in 1901.

The Melbourne cafe pictured was owned by Antoniou Levakatsas, who was born in Ithica in 1863. Levakatsas was the president of the Greek community in Melbourne in 1916.

	Paris Cafe owned by Antoniou Levakatsas in Melbourne, circa 1916.

In 1941 the NSW government declared 'Greek Day' celebrations in honor of the heroism displayed by the Greek nation in warding off the NAZI invasion of the country during the second world war. The celebration was aimed at raising money for the Australian war effort.

	During the Greek Day celebrations, the NSW government allowed official marches to take place through the streets of Sydney with young Greek men in their national Greek costume. The photograph depicts a young Castellorizan girl offering helping out during the day on George Street, Sydney, circa 1941.

The appeal of the Greek day celebrations reached the NSW country towns and many of the Kytherian families contributed to the appeal. Pictured here are the Greek families in Tenterfield, NSW participated in the day's celebrations.

	Kytheria cafe in Bega, NSW, circa 1950s.

Entertainment in country areas was limited for the Kytherians but families often went on picnics. Photograph taken in Bega, NSW, circa 1950s.

	Kytherian picnic in Bega NSW, circa 1950s.

Greek Staff Ball held on the 6th of April in 1940 at the Mark Foyes ballroom.

	Castolorizan cafe in George Street, Sydney, 1938.

Kytherian Christening at Lockhart, NSW, circa 1933.

	The staff of a Tenterfield cafe have a picinic circa 1937/1937.

The Olympic club formed at Sydney University in 1952.

	The Greek Young Matrons Association was formed by a small group of young Greek Matrons in 1951.

Greek Picnic in Brisbane, circa 1916.

	Greek shop owned by Kytherian George Sklavos in Brisbane, circa 1916.

Kytherian store at Woodburn circa 1922/23.

	Kytherian store at Woodburn circa 1922/23.

Kytherian store at Woodburn circa 1922/23.

	Greek Picnic in Lismore, NSW, 1916.

Castellorizan family picnic at the National Park circa 1938.

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