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submitted by Greek-Australian Cafe Culture on 03.01.2012

Regal Cafe Ipswich, 1952

Photograph: Marina Londy (left) from Londy's Cafe in Ipswich visits the nearby Regal Cafe after school in 1952. George Kentrotis stands proudly behind the Regal's confectionery counter with two of his brothers, two other male relatives, and two Anglo-Australian female staff.

Milkshake machines, a metal straw dispenser, and scales for weighing loose lollies sit on the counter, and stylish pilasters emblazoned with the cafe's name and a neon sign featuring a crown frame a mirror on ...

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submitted by Constantine Comino on 05.11.2007

Manuel and Gregoria Raisis Gordonvale Cafe, Qld, Circa 1930s

My Grandparents Manuel and Gregoria Raisis operated a cafe in Gordonvale, Qld in the 1930s and 1940s before moving to Brisbane in the 1950s.

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submitted by Toni Risson on 31.10.2007

The Ritz Cafe, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

George Minas Kallinicos came to Australia in 1935 at the age of 16. He came from the village of Fratsia. George was ‘apprenticed’ in cafés in Mitchell and Toowoomba before he and his cousin, Kosmas Kallinicos, converted a warehouse in Bell Street, Ipswich, in 1942. The new shop was situated approximately on the site of the present food court, and was called the Ritz Café. On leaving the army in 1947, George returned to the café and bought out his cousin’s share. In 1951, he went to Kythera ...