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...
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Amalia Samios
Jun 7, 20232 min
Crookwell, NSW - its history and Kytherian presence
Location 40km NW of Goulburn Industries Gold then sheep, wheat, potatoes, cattle, often hay, apples, pears, cherries,...
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May 24, 20235 min
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...
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Amalia Samios
May 11, 20233 min
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...
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Amalia Samios
Apr 26, 20233 min
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...
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Amalia Samios
Apr 12, 20234 min
Alexandros Firos - lucky survivor of a shop fire
Alexandros Firos was born on 10 January 1894 to Ioannis Firos of Theodoros and Erini Protopsalti of Ioannis in Mitata. He was 5’2 1/2”...
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