submitted by
Cathy Bishop
on 10.01.2018

Do you know the names of the waitresses in this photo? My grandmother apparently worked there. thank you

submitted by
Koula Veneris
on 10.01.2018

I questioned my father and uncle (George and John Veneris respectively) about the waitresses. They said that the two taller waitresses on either side of the waitress in the middle were sisters. One of them was called Joyce and their surname sounded like Weet or Wheat?? They also had a younger sister who worked at the shop at a later time. The name of the middle waitress has been forgotten.

submitted by
Karen van Harskamp
on 18.03.2023

Can I ask if the Veneris family purchased The Spot Cafe from Peter Harris, who owned it in the early 1940s and was a greyhound breeder and racer in Albury around the same time? He was a Greek migrant who anglicised his name from Haralambous, was married to Olive Gebhardt and had a son, Harry George Harris. Huge thanks! Karen van Harskamp (Olive Harris was my Great Aunt)

submitted by
Koula Veneris
on 24.04.2023

The Spot Cafe was originally a cake shop which was purchased by Peter Harris and Peter Castrisios and became the Spot Cafe. After World War II Peter Harris retired from the business and the new partnership was Peter Castrisios and Dimitrios (Jim) Veneris (my Grandfather).