Paul Coronakes behind counter.
Pavlos Spyro Koronakis, born 1890, Rachades, Corfu, landed in 1913 and came straight to the Northern Rivers, probably accompanying his fellow Corfiot, Denis George Kardamis. Paul seems to have spent most of his time around Murwillumbah until establishing the Canberra Café in Lismore in 1919 and the Lismore Fruit Exchange in 1923. In 1924 he moved next door, subsequently dividing the shop to separately house the fruit business and a posh café. He moved to Keen Street in 1936 to deal exclusively in fruit.
