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submitted by Kytherian Art World on 01.05.2015

Alexia Psaltis

Art Student gets subsumed

By HELEN GREGORY

Newcastle Herald

February 10th, 2015

Reproduced with permission of The Newcastle Herald ©Copyright 2015
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Alexia is the daughter of Peter and Sheri Psaltis, who live in Newcastle, and granddaughter of the late George Psaltis and Alexandra Psaltis (nee, Feros), of Gilgandra, and later Earlwood.

ALEXIA Psaltis’ hair-raising expeditions squeezing through ...

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submitted by Kytherian Biographies Project on 07.03.2015

Jimmie Corones at the wheel of his first car in Wills Street, Charleville

A photo taken about characters of the Queensland western regions - with their cars and trucks as they competed with the well-established coaches buggies and sulkies.

The photograph shows a youthful Jimmie Corones at the wheel of his first car in Wills Street, Charleville. It may not have been the first car in town, but by the look on his face he was surely proud of it. He is parked in front of a large billboard sign which was part of Herriman's Garage (where the National Bank building ...

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submitted by Good Weekend Magazine on 06.03.2015

Two of Us. Kristina Oldson & Peter Preneas

Good Weekend

February 28, 2015

Photograph: Kristina Olsson with her brother, Peter Preneas, in Sydney.
Photo: Janie Barrett

By SUSAN WYNDHAM

Website designer Peter Preneas, 66, was a baby when he was snatched by his father as his pregnant mother boarded a train in Cairns in 1950; they were finally reunited in Brisbane in 1985, when he was 35. His half-sister, author Kristina Olsson, 58, tells their story in the 2013 memoir Boy, Lost.

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submitted by Marianne Casimatis on 01.03.2015

Emanuel Casimatis with his grandchildren

Biography of Emanuel Casimatis

To view / download a version of this article in Greek, as a .pdf:

Emanuel Casimatis article.pdf

Born in Pitsinianika, Kythera in April 1919, Emanuel Casimatis was the tenth child of Gerasimos and Anizina Casimatis. He came from a big family of five brothers and six sisters, and the villagers would call the many kids ‘Gerasimakia’. There was a 28-year ...

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submitted by Marianne Casimatis on 27.02.2015

Emanuel Casimatis. A catch from one of the Kytherian fishing trips to the Great Barrier Reef

Biography of Emanuel Casimatis

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Emanuel Casimatis article.pdf

Born in Pitsinianika, Kythera in April 1919, Emanuel Casimatis was the tenth child of Gerasimos and Anizina Casimatis. He came from a big family of five brothers and six sisters, and the villagers would call the many kids ‘Gerasimakia’. There was a 28-year ...

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submitted by Marianne Casimatis on 27.02.2015

Emanuel Casimatis. Sitting on the front doorstep to his house

Biography of Emanuel Casimatis

To view / download a version of this article in Greek, as a .pdf:

Emanuel Casimatis article.pdf

Born in Pitsinianika, Kythera in April 1919, Emanuel Casimatis was the tenth child of Gerasimos and Anizina Casimatis. He came from a big family of five brothers and six sisters, and the villagers would call the many kids ‘Gerasimakia’. There was a 28-year ...

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submitted by Marianne Casimatis on 27.02.2015

Emanuel Casimatis. Master gardener. He loved his figs.

Biography of Emanuel Casimatis

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Emanuel Casimatis article.pdf

Born in Pitsinianika, Kythera in April 1919, Emanuel Casimatis was the tenth child of Gerasimos and Anizina Casimatis. He came from a big family of five brothers and six sisters, and the villagers would call the many kids ‘Gerasimakia’. There was a 28-year ...

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submitted by Marianne Casimatis on 27.02.2015

Emanuel Casimatis with his beloved wife Matina (nee Samios)

Biography of Emanuel Casimatis

To view / download a version of this article in Greek, as a .pdf:

Emanuel Casimatis article.pdf

Born in Pitsinianika, Kythera in April 1919, Emanuel Casimatis was the tenth child of Gerasimos and Anizina Casimatis. He came from a big family of five brothers and six sisters, and the villagers would call the many kids ‘Gerasimakia’. There was a 28-year ...

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submitted by Marianne Casimatis on 27.02.2015

Emanuel Casimatis, in Australian army uniform

Biography of Emanuel Casimatis

To view / download a version of this article in Greek, as a .pdf:

Emanuel Casimatis article.pdf

Born in Pitsinianika, Kythera in April 1919, Emanuel Casimatis was the tenth child of Gerasimos and Anizina Casimatis. He came from a big family of five brothers and six sisters, and the villagers would call the many kids ‘Gerasimakia’. There was a 28-year ...

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submitted by Kytherian Biographies Project on 23.02.2015

Anecdote about Jim Corones mentioned in an anecdote in the Queensland Parliament

Speech by
VAUGHAN JOHNSON
MEMBER FOR GREGORY

Hansard 7 March 1990

Gregory is a vast electorate of approximately 430 000 square kilometres enveloping 12 local authorities that reflect the vast size of the electorate itself. Firstly, I mention my home town of Quilpie, which is almost 1 000 kilometres west of Brisbane and at the end of the great western railway line. It is the gateway to the channel country and home of the famous Quilpie boulder opal, which ...

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submitted by Barbara Zantiotis on 18.01.2015

Stephen Zantiotis about 1944

My dad was about 16 years old in this photo. He was born in Weston, NSW in 1928. A few years later, the family moved to Dapto where this photo was taken.
My dad's parents were Peter Zantiotis from Agia Anastasia and Ekaterini Moulos from Logothetianika.

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submitted by Barbara Zantiotis on 18.01.2015

Stephen & Arthur Zantiotis about 1932

This photo is of my dad, Stephen and his younger brother Arthur (Archie). My dad was born in Weston, NSW in 1928.
Their parents were Peter Zantiotis and Ekaterini (Katina) Moulos. Peter was from Agia Anastasia and Katina was from Logothetianika.

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submitted by The Daily Examiner, Grafton on 30.10.2014

Spiro and Angelo Notaras eating ice cream at “ The Proms” concert the Saraton Theatre .

"Biggest event to hit Grafton in 25 years"

Grafton Examiner, 28th Oct 2014

Clair Morton


GRAFTON'S Afternoon at the Proms may have even been better than the real thing.

Angelo Notaras thinks so, and judging by the crowd's enthusiastic standing ovations on Sunday afternoon, they do too.

An Afternoon at the Proms, based on the Proms Concert of London, was a first for the Clarence Valley and included all the classics, ...

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submitted by Aphrodite Kringas on 20.10.2014

George Coroneos Obituary

View / download a .pdf copy of the eulogy, here:

Coroneos euology all pages s.pdf

GEORGE CORONEOS
was born in Piraeus, Greece on 22 April 1922. His parents were Panagiotis Coroneos and Aphrodite (nee Coroneos) from Karavas, Kythera, where the family spent many months of the year. Their "paratsoukli" (nickname) was "Faganas". George was the youngest of 8 children. His father was an exporter ...

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submitted by George Poulos on 12.09.2014

The late Rita Comino hands over the Olympic torch to Nick Politis

Bay Street Brighton le Sands, Sydney June 4 2000

Nicholas (Nick) George Politis

Nick Politis is one of five Australian-Kytherian’s to receive Australian honours in 2014. On the Queen’s birthday he was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia, for significant service to rugby league football as an administrator.

He could equally have been bestowed with the honour as one of Kytherian-Australia’s, Greek-Australia’s, and ...

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submitted by George Poulos on 12.09.2014

George, Aryiro, Nick and Maria Politis, 1958

Nicholas (Nick) George Politis

Nick Politis is one of five Australian-Kytherian’s to receive Australian honours in 2014. On the Queen’s birthday he was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia, for significant service to rugby league football as an administrator.

He could equally have been bestowed with the honour as one of Kytherian-Australia’s, Greek-Australia’s, and Australia’s most prominent and successful businessmen.
...

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submitted by Mick Georgas on 27.08.2014

Angie at Agia Elessa

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submitted by Lafcadio Hearn Files on 27.07.2014

Lafcadio Hearn, from an entry at protothemanews

A great book of the great man Lefcadio Hearn

protothemanews.com

Posted by newsroom in Culture Jul, 26 2014


The book of the very important Greek which was a distinguish figure of Japanese literature Lafcadios Hearn, is published again in Greece after the new interest with the launch of its new Museum in Lefkada
Lafcadios Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo, 1850-1904) was the son of the Irish Charles Hearn and of the Greek woman Rosa Kasimati.

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submitted by Mick Georgas on 25.07.2014

A reunion with family & friends at my place

A reunion with family & friends to my place -
[Standing, left to right] Harry Souris, Jim Comino, Peter Georgas (my brother), Mick Coroneos, Maria Kritharis, George Kritharis,

[Seated, left to right] Koula Souris, (Harry Souris' wife), Angela Georgas (my wife), Effie (Jims wife), Maria Georgas (my brother Peter Georgas' wife).

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submitted by Jim Cassimatis on 24.07.2014

Dimitrios Panagiotis Melitas & wife Maria

Early Photo