From,

http://www.history.lockhart.nsw.gov.au/businessdirectory.htm


Refreshment Rooms

Barwick Mrs W, 1900 - 1902
Comian Peter, 1925 - 1926
Comino Peter, 1927 -
Clutterbuck T H W, 1918 - 1922. Located in the Mc Cracken Buildings.
Fatouris J, 1925 - 1926. Located in todays Blue Bird Cafe.
Green M H, 1923 - 1924
Karandonis T, 1922 - 1926. Located in todays Blue Bird Cafe
Lyryjis J, 1922 - 1924. Located in todays Blue Bird Cafe.
McLean Mrs A, 1913
Mason Mrs R F, 1925 - 1926
Passaris Bros. 1927
Peterson & Karandonis, 1927. Located in todays Blue Bird.
Peterson W, 1928 -
Veneris & Matis, 1936. In todays Blue Bird Cafe.

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Many of the Greek community of Lockhart came fro the island of Kythera. This island had previously been called Cerego, which was an Italian name. People left the island because it was overpopulated and it was hard to make a living on it's rocky soils. They left also because their boys were conscripted into the army at 14 years of age, many dying in wars. Families would have to sneak out, either to America or Australia. In NSW they landed in Sydney and some moved into the country towns. The mainly became cafe owners and would send money home when they could, to bring others out. These new people would work in the cafe to pay for the cost of their ticket.

Marathon Oyster Saloon.
This is now the Blue Bird Cafe.
Aroney & Catsules, 1908. They both came from Lemnos.
Aroney & Katsoulis, 1913. Katsoulis grandson states that he came to Australia in 1910.
Catsules, 1909
Kanaris N, 1907
Katsoulis N, 1910 - 1912; 1919
Veneris & Katsoulis, 1914. Paragon Cafe near SRCC office.

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Katsoulis N, 1919 - 1920, in the Paragon Cafe, located near the SRCC building,The Paragon Cafe of Katsoulis, then Katsoulis & Veneris, then Veneris & Matis was to the east of the SRCC office. When The paragon was sold the shop was divided into two, La Belle Lilac on the western side and Moran's Sport & Shoe Shop & Shoe Repairs on the eastern side.
Peterson W, 1920 - 1921
Peterson & Karandonis, 1921 - 1922
Veneris & Matis, In 1933 they purchased what became the Blue Bird Cafe. They grew vegetables for the shop and would go to Leeton when in short supply.