FB Old photographs

The batch number on the right hand plate is hard to read, but looks like 12-1935, while ‘Crethar’s’ on the left is 06-1939, coincidental with the date of Angelo Crethar’s makeover of his premier Sundae Shop into ‘Crethar...

Over 25yrs Jack Bavea catered for weddings and functions at nearly every village hall in the Richmond region, often completing a circle in provisioning wedding feasts for the children of the parents he had earlier catere...

These plates are from batch ’04-1930’ (but could be 1950 – it’s hard to read) Jack Nick Bavea ran the catering service 1929-56.

These plates are from the same batch as the Feros plate, dated ’11-1923’, suggesting that in one trip the gifted travelling salesman made a successful pitch to a number of Greek café proprietors. Peter Nick Bavea revampe...

This plate came from a batch dated ’11-1923’ and was probably part of a bulk order placed by the extended Feros clan, who had branches at Byron Bay, Ballina and Lismore at this time (having sold out of Mullumbimby in 192...

The view from the Research Librarians desk. Until recently, the Archive was known as ScreenSound Australia. The Archive is part of the Australian Film Commission. It is Australia's audiovisual archive, collecting, preser...

Until recently, the Archive was known as ScreenSound Australia. The Archive is part of the Australian Film Commission. It is Australia's audiovisual archive, collecting, preserving and sharing the nations moving image an...

Until recently, the Archive was known as ScreenSound Australia. The Archive is part of the Australian Film Commission. It is Australia's audiovisual archive, collecting, preserving and sharing the nations moving image an...

The National Archives are an extraordinarily valuable resource, where many Kytherian-Australian documents and records are kept. It would be interested to undertake a systematic project to uncover this plethora of Kytheri...

....in the dining hall at the Bonegilla migrant reception, 1949. Migrant Reception Centres were set up to accomodate people while they waited for employment and other living arrangements to be made. The centres also serv...

An extraordinarily valuable resource, where many Kytherian-Australian documents and records are kept. It would be interested to undertake a systematic project to uncover this plethora of Kytherian information. http://www...

Time travel ... an ornate screen in the light-filled Skiti Agios Andrea church. Photo: Gary Walsh

Photograph: Historical researchers Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski, (left and right)in the USA, 2005. Photograph from: http://www.international.mq.edu.au/staffNews.asp?itemID=484 The Daily Examiner, Grafton. August...

A stroll in Athens with his uncle, before Chris Hatgis leaves for Greece The Daily Examiner, Tuesday October 7, 2003, page 11. By, Lauretta Godbee Chris Hatgis was 13 years old, when he travelled alone half-way round th...

The magnificent Schaeffer House, home of the Clarence River Historical Society. 190 Fitzroy St. Grafton NSW 2460 Australia PO Box 396 Grafton NSW 2460 Ph: (02) 6642 5212 Fax:(02) 6642 5212 Email, Clarence River Historica...

The magnificent Schaeffer House, home of the Clarence River Historical Society. 190 Fitzroy St. Grafton NSW 2460 Australia PO Box 396 Grafton NSW 2460 Ph: (02) 6642 5212 Fax:(02) 6642 5212 Email, Clarence River Historica...