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Kytherian Genealogy Project Rewrites Australia’s Kytherian History?

It has been believed for years that the first Kytherian to enter Australia was Manolis Kritharis born 8 July 1831 to Georgakis Kritharis...

Unusual Kytherian deaths – how history has recorded them part 2

Due to the popularity of our previous cause of death blog we have put together another list of some more unusual deaths of Kytherians....

Unusual Kytherian deaths - how history has recorded them

One of the aspects of our research into Kytherian families that has disappointed us is the fact that death records very, very rarely show...

Kytherian Photographic Archives - our involvement and contribution

Kytherian Digital Archives in Kythera - our involvement and contribution

Vretos Koronis - a man who signed up for WWII for his adopted country

Vretos Koronis, also known as Victor Coronis, was born on 14 October 1917 in the small village of Viaradika, Kythera. However, he...

Crookwell, NSW - its history and Kytherian presence

Location 40km NW of Goulburn Industries Gold then sheep, wheat, potatoes, cattle, often hay, apples, pears, cherries,...

Stratee Notara and Stavroula Kastrision

Efstratios Notaras was the eldest of five children born in Frilingianika to Manolis Notaras, a farmer, and Kali Aroni. He was born on 10...

Peter Cassimatis - survivor of the 1914 Exeter train disaster

Not a lot is known about Peter Cassimatis, but what is known is that he was lucky to survive his first few days in Australia. It is...

Dionisios Panaretos - shot in his shop and lived to tell the tale

Dionisios Panaretos was born on 7 December 1876 in Potamos even though he believed he was born 28 September 1876. He was the fifth of the...