There is a history in all men's lives.
submitted by Epsilon Magazine on 01.08.2006
An Extended and amended version, of the interview published in: Epsilon Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 6, 15th June, 2006. pp. 32-35 Family ties George Poulos talks to Savvas Limnatitis about www.kythera-family.net, a web site dedicated to preserving Kytherian history and culture. Unlike the Castelorizians, Cypriots or Lemnians, ...
submitted by Peter Vanges on 04.06.2006
Chpt 48, Peter Vanges', Kythera, A History of the island and its people 1993. Book, Available: The Kytherian Association of Australia P. O. Box A203 Sydney South, NSW 1235 Contact, President, The Kytherian ...
submitted by Wentworth Courier on 16.02.2006
Wentworth Courier Wednesday, August 26th, 1998. p.7 By James Wilkinson When Waverley Council first had a dream of what Campbell Parade at Bondi Beach would look like, lots of colour was one of the top priorities. Now, almost two years after the upgrade work started, that priority is becoming a reality. The new Bondi Beach flag was raised ...
submitted by Wentworth Courier on 20.11.2005
By James Wilkinson Wentworth Courier Wednesday, August 5, 1998, p.16. The closest Bondi beach has come to having a flag is the yellow and red, placed as a marker of where to show you the safest places for swimming. Now, Australia’s most famous beach really does have its own flag. Waverley Council has approved a proposal for a flag from George Poulos, who said ...
Wentworth Courier Wednesday April 14th, 1999 page 12. By James Wilkinson George Poulos and Joe Bollen* have been presented with the Gallipoli Star medal for their efforts in creating and designing the Bondi Beach flag. The first two non-war veterans to be presented the medal, Mr Poulos and Mr Bollen have joined an elite group. Mr Poulos, ...
submitted by SUN HERALD on 20.11.2005
TEMPLE OF THE SUN: George C Poulos flies the flag at Bondi. THE SUN-HERALD, August 9 1998 p.12. If Waverley mayor Paul Pearce has his way, there will be a new flag flying over Bondi Beach during the Sydney Olympics. Mr Pearce said the flag — designed to depict the sun and the beach will be raised above Bondi’s golden sands as well as at Bronte and Tamarama ...
submitted by O Kosmos on 20.11.2005
O Kosmos, Young World Editor, Joan Messaris Tuesday 25 August 1998. Cover Page, and page 19/5 When Constantine and Evangelia Tzortzopoulos were growing up in the Kytherian village of Karavas, never in their wildest dreams could they have imagined that they would become husband and wife, migrate to Australia, and that their son George (born and raised in Gilgandra NSW, ...
submitted by George Poulos on 10.05.2006
There is a very famous saying by Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw which goes - "If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance". What it means is - don't hide your skeletons in the cupboard - let them out - make them dance - turn so called negatives into positives - delight in them - transcend the anxiety and fear associated with them. [Shaw's quote was used by the Casimaty family (Tasmania) to begin their comprehensive 200 page family ...
submitted by Helen Tzortzopoulos on 08.10.2005
Events on Kythera. From the Kytheraismos Newspaper, www.kyheraismos.gr info@kytheraismos.gr published, and distributed throughout the world monthly, Main News, in English By Helen Tzortzopoulos Back from your summer holidays? If so, you will be greeted with “Kalo Himona” (have a good winter) even though it still may ...
submitted by Helen Tzortzopoulos on 27.08.2005
Events on Kythera. From the Kytheraismos Newspaper, www.kyheraismos.gr info@kytheraismos.gr published, and distributed throughout the world monthly, Main News, in English By Helen Tzortzopoulos A Fork in the Mediterranean It so happened that some days ago I found myself in Sydney for another brief visit to see family and friends. ...
submitted by George Poulos on 31.07.2005
As has been well documented at kythera-family there are many parachouklia (the Scot's would say clan groups) amongst those who share the family name TZORTZOPOULOS. Names include: Hihlis Georgakas Katsovitha Kapitanios Douris Tsiboukas Logothetis Kourvoulis Xilos Katharos Pappayogiggi Sihanouli Details about each parachoukli can be found at People, subsection ...
submitted by Helen Tzortzopoulos on 21.07.2005
Events on Kythera. From the Kytheraismos Newspaper, www.kyheraismos.gr info@kytheraismos.gr published, and distributed throughout the world monthly, Main News, in English By Helen Tzortzopoulos It seems months since Easter came and went and yet it is not even a month. The trouble is that most of us are so busy with our day-to-day ...
Events on Kythera. From the Kytheraismos Newspaper, www.kyheraismos.gr info@kytheraismos.gr published, and distributed throughout the world monthly, Main News, in English By Helen Tzortzopoulos I Promise!!! No more discussions on transport this month and for a very good reason I may add. Next week Easter is upon us and after trying to follow ...
submitted by Helen Tzortzopoulos on 08.05.2005
Events on Kythera. From the Kytheraismos Newspaper, www.kyheraismos.gr info@kytheraismos.gr published, and distributed throughout the world monthly, Main News, in English By Helen Tzortzopoulos Chronia Polla and Kali Sarakosti ! Kathari Deftera (Clean Monday), the first day of Lent celebrated on the 14th March this year, heralds the commencement ...
submitted by George Poulos on 28.08.2005
George Dimitri (Tzortzo) Poulos and Con Dimitri (Tzortzo) Poulos as young men in the 1950's. From an interview with Con Dimitri (Tzortzo) Poulos. "My father ran the Goulburn Cafe". (Now, (2005) a Chinese Restaurant (the Red Sun). He married my mother on 16th June 1926. Dimitri bought Panayoti (Peter) (Tzortzo) Poulos, and "Tass" who married Katina ...
submitted by George Poulos on 16.09.2005
I Zoi en Afstralia, the book; on display at the Inverell Transport Museum, Inverell, NSW, April, 2004. Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW (MGF) staged the -Milkshakes, Sundaes and Cafe Culture exhibition in various venues around New South Wales, Australia, in 2003-2004. I Zoi en Afstralia is open on pages 146-147. On page 146 are depicted shops of Peters & Co, ...
submitted by George Poulos on 13.08.2009
ΤΖΩΡΤΖΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ There is a powerful tradition amongst various Tzortzopouli soi that their original progenitor was British - either English or Scottish. In Australia (with both the Hlihlis and Kapatanios soi, and England, (through my cousin George Haralambos Tzortzopoulos, London), the common variant of the story is: "According to Kytherian popular belief - the 6 or 7 Tzortzopoulos clans of Karavas, including a number of whose members ...
submitted by George Poulos on 11.10.2004
During the 20th emigration wave into Australia, Non-British nationals wishing to emigrate into Australia, had to provide a monetary guarantee, (sponsorship), and to obtain what today would be called an entry visa. The Greek term used for this certificate was prosklisi. My yia-yia, Olympia Tzortzopoulos had to borrow funds from a local Kytherian, to send her eldest son, Dimitri, to Australia. Once established, in 1928, Dimitri then provided both ...
submitted by George Poulos on 10.12.2004
THE GREEK DIASPORA (page 356) . . . According to Richard Clogg in The Greek Diaspora in the Twentieth Century, the countries with the largest Greek Diaspora population, in descending order, are: United States of America, Australia, the republics of the former Soviet Union, Canada, South Africa, Germany, Argentina, and, Brazil. From, A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in ...
submitted by George Poulos on 18.01.2006
AWARDS May 1998: The Archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia awarded Hugh Gilchrist the Gold Cross of St Andrew. June 2003: The Australian Hellenic Council conferred the prestigious Niki Award on Hugh Gilchrist, in recognition of his significant contribution to Greek Australian relations. 26th January, 2005: ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Medal (OAM) in the General Division. ...
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