submitted by Kytherian Cultural Exchange on 25.03.2012
by Japanese sculptor Masaaki Noda donation, to the City of Marathon Αποκαλυπτήρια το “Πνεύμα του Ερμή” γλυπτό του Ιάπωνα γλύπτη Μasaaki Noda. Δωρεά του στο Δήμο του Μαραθώνα. http://www.zoesavina.com/ekdilwseis-Marathonas.html Lacadio Hearn links two traditions and two cultures. Zoe Savina studied at The Professional School of Athens and Design and Decorative ...
Οι πεταλούδες είναι χειροτεχνία της Ζ.Σαβίνα με "κολλάζ" σπασμένες λέξεις από τα χαϊκού του Λευκάδιου Χερν Featured at the exhibition: “THE OPEN MIND OF LAFCADIO HEARN” Events in his honor on the 120th anniversary of the arrival of Kozumi Yakuo in Japan International Art Exhibit dedicated to Lafcadios Hearn At the museum: “Lafcadios Hearn ...
submitted by Saint Haralambos Church, Tuggerah on 09.04.2012
Download the Saint Haralambos programme for the 2012 year, here: Ayios_Haralambos_Tuggerah_2012_Annual_Program.pdf Message from, Dr Tas Fermanis MBBS, UNSW, President Dear friends, supporters and parishioners of “Saint Haralambos” of Central Coast NSW. Congratulations. We laid the Foundation Stone of our Church bearing the name “Saint Haralambos”. ...
submitted by Kytherian Obituaries on 21.03.2012
Tribute to Archie Kalokerinos http://becandrichie.wordpress.com/tag/dr-archie-kalokerinos/ Today Richie and I are off to a memorial service of a man who changed the world he lived in. This man was not just the father of a mate of mine, but an authority on Vitamin C deficiency, an Honorary Medical Advisor for Aboriginal Health in Australia and a world authority on Opals just to name a few achievements. He wrote this book which we found in my mother-in-law’s ...
submitted by John Sourrys on 18.03.2012
Photograph: George and Maria Sourrys and family. John Sourrys One of the species thrown up by the outback was the Greek Cafe. Hailing from the small island of Kythera, the Greeks began to come to Australia from the turn of the last century. Sydney was to be the first stop. The Greek immigrant would work for another Greek in a Cafe, pay off his passage and learn the trade. first by standing behind the cash register. Then with a little capital, venture ...
submitted by Sydney Morning Herald on 16.03.2012
Sydney Morning Herald. March 17, 2012 Archie Kalokerinos … created a treatment for zinc deficiency. Photo: Peter Stoop Archie Kalokerinos, son of a Greek cafe owner, with plenty of brains and a medical degree, bounced around the world getting experience - not settling to surgery, trying general practice - until a problem came to his attention which was to preoccupy him for the rest of his life. That was the plight of the Aboriginal ...
submitted by Herald Sun, Melbourne on 14.03.2012
by: Nathan Mawby From: Herald Sun February 14, 2012 Photograph: Justin Jones and James Castrission complete the world-first return hike to the South Pole. A PAIR of die-hard Australian mates who spent 89 days trekking the wilderness of Antarctica have said they wouldn't have wished the experience on their worst enemy. Justin "Jonesy" Jones and James "Cas" Castrission have revealed that despite completing their world first ...
submitted by Kytherian Adventures on 14.03.2012
TRIUMPHANT: James Castrission, left, and Justin Jones at the finish line of their South Pole trek. Mr Castrission, 29, was greeted by his ecstatic fiancee Mia Ballenden at Sydney Airport yesterday, as he returned home with Justin Jones, 28, following their world-first Antarctic adventure. The pair endured extreme physical, emotional and mental exhaustion as they trekked more than 2200km from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back, unassisted. But ...
submitted by Neos Kosmos, Melbourne on 08.03.2012
7 Mar 2012 Neos Kosmos Dr Archivides Kalokerinos passed away peacefully on March 1. Dr Kalokerinos, a proud Hellene, was awarded Greek Australian of the Century by Neos Kosmos in 2000 for his tireless work in the medical community. Dr Archivides Kalokerinos passed away peacefully on March 1. Dr Kalokerinos, a proud Hellene, was awarded Greek Australian of the Century by Neos Kosmos in 2000 for his tireless work in the medical community. Known ...
submitted by Kytherian Biographies Project on 28.02.2012
(1890–1980) by Jean Michaelides Sir Nicholas (Nick) Laurantus (1890-1980), businessman and philanthropist, was born on 5 February 1890 on the island of Kythera, Greece, third of twelve children of Panayiotis Lourantos, contractor, and his wife Angeliki, née Marsellos. After seven years of schooling, Nicholas helped his father as an apprentice carpenter and blacksmith. Letters from relations overseas stimulated his desire to emigrate. When a cousin at Grenfell, ...
submitted by Paul Mathers on 21.03.2013
A replica of the previous photograph, but in this case numbered. The function was held in the upstairs area of the Sydney Cafe, 735 George Street, which was then owned by Emmanuel Mavromatis, who is depicted in the photograph. Now that we have named all of the attendees, can you tell us more about their lives? By some chance, are you a descendant of one or more of the persons ...
submitted by Paul Mathers on 08.10.2012
The function was held in the upstairs area of the Sydney Cafe, 735 George Street, which was then owned by Emmanuel Mavromatis, who is depicted in the photograph. I have numbered the attendees to this function in another photograph. The numbers in this entry refer to the numbers used there. The function was held in the upstairs area of the Sydney Cafe, 735 George Street, ...
submitted by Loretta Kassimatis Sword on 20.02.2012
This photography was passed on to me by a family member. It is possible they are members of the Mazarakis family from Kythera or somehow connected to them. If anyone knows anything about these individuals would you please let us know? Thank you.
submitted by North Shore Times on 15.02.2012
North Shore Times People 9 Feb 12th, 2012 by Rowan Cowley Photograph: James Castrission is welcomed home by fiancee Mia Ballenden Fresh from conquering the South Pole, Willoughby adventurer James Castrission has set his sights on a new and equally scary adventure - marriage. Castrission (Cas), along with his former Knox Grammar school friend Justin (Jonesy) Jones returned to Australia over the weekend after completing an unassisted ...
submitted by Kytherian Association Of Australia on 14.02.2012
Descendants of the original committee - the founding fathers of the Kytherian Association of Australia - including one person still alive at the time - Mr Bill Feros. From Left to Right: Manolis G Casimatis (Past president) Manolis Sklavos (Later became president) Bill Feros (Angela Comino's Father and the only founding member, and Original Secretary.) Manolis Cassimatis and his mother. (His father was the founding president. He later became ...
submitted by The Australian Newspaper on 02.02.2012
by: Adrian Mourby From: The Australian November 25, 2011 The former residence of writer Lafcadio Hearn in Matsue. Picture: JNTO These days the name Lafcadio Hearn is mostly known only to people who have read You Only Live Twice: "Have you ever heard the Japanese expression kirisute gomen?" Blofeld asks Bond. "Spare me the Lafcadio Hearn," replies our hero (the term approximates to "licensed to kill"). But in the small ...
submitted by Kytherian Association LIBRARY, Sydney on 07.01.2012
The inscription on the photgraph itself, reads - "In readiness before proceeding" (to ride off). Each of the persons in the photograph have been numbered. The photograph was taken in Manilla, on June 27(?)th, as per the photograph depicting the same five riders resting. The Postcard has been written in Greek. The Greek name of the 'author' of the postcard is P. Gavriles. (From a previous postcard we can determine that this is Peter Gabrill.)
- the inscription has been removed from the original, and the faded photograph made darker. The inscription reads - "In readiness before proceeding" (to ride off). In the original, each of the persons in the photograph have been numbered. The photograph was taken in Manilla, on June 27(?)th, as per the photograph depicting the same five riders resting. The Postcard has been written in Greek. One of three photographs placed ...
The inscription reads - "In readiness before proceeding" (to ride off). Each of the persons in the photograph have been numbered. The photograph was taken in Manilla, on June 27(?)th, as per the photograph depicting the same five riders resting. The Postcard has been written in Greek. One of three photographs placed on deposit in the Kytherian Association of Australia, Library, Sydney, by Peter Christianos. Peter lived for ...
On the front of the postcard was an iconic photograph of bikeriders relaxing. The Postcard was sent by Peter Gabrill, from the town of Manilla in north western New South Wales, on the 27(?)th June, 1914. The Postcard writer lived in the neighbouring town of Baraba. The Postcard has been written in Greek. One of three photographs placed on deposit in the Kytherian Association of Australia, Library, Sydney, by Peter Christianos.
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