The two men photographer are Angelos Lucas and Rev. Patsogiannis. Angelos arrived in Australia around the turn of century shortly after his brothers, Ioannis and Andreas. They owned the Lucas Cafe under the clocks of Flinders Street Station and the business remained in the family till the 1960s. Ioannis and Andreas were founding members of the IPS and Angelos was the second president of the Society between 1924.-1926. Angelos was also president of the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria for three terms, from 1930-32, 1934-40 and 1949-52.The Lekatsas brothers were prominent members of Greek community life in Melbourne from the early 1900s.A black and white portrait photograph of two men. One is a priest ands the other man is wearing a dinner suit.

The man in the photograph is Dionisis (Dennis) Lekatsas (Matios).A black and white photograph of a full length view of a well-dressed man walking along a footpath in a city street. The photograph has a white border. dionysios, denis

Stathi Raftopoulos is pictured performing as a magician under the name of 'Rafto the Magician'. Stathi Raftopoulos pursued a range of creative interests throughout his lifetime in the Greek and the broader Australian communities. Interests included performing as a magician, acting in Greek theatre productions, poetry writing and reciting, Ithacan family history, film and cinema, and painting. He was also an avid collector of memorabilia. At Ithacan funerals Stathi would be called upon to recite a poem in memory of the deceased which was always so nostalgic and evocative of the Ithacan migrant experience that there would be hardly a dry eye in the church.A black and white photograph of a man dressed in a dinner suit and wearing a top hat. He is holding playing cards in one hand and a walking cane in the other. The photograph has a cream border.

The man in the theatrical costume is Panagiotis Lekatsas (Peter Lucas) who was a Greek actor in the 1920s.A sepia studio photograph of a man seated on a bench and dressed in theatrical costume.

This is Anthi Chilianis' seventh house in which she lived together with her family in 1936 for about 6 months. It was in the Carlton end of Swanston Street and in recent times it was demolished.A coloured photograph of a two storey house with cement rendering on the enclosed upper storey. A lady is standing on the footpath outside the house. chillianis

After visiting and photographing the houses where Anthi Chilianis has lived since she arrived in Australia in 1921, Anthi and Olga Black proceeded to South Melbourne to explore the area where Anthi and her husband had owned a business in the 1930s-1940s. They stopped at Cafe Sweethearts, 263 Coventry Street, South Melbourne to enjoy a coffee break. Cafe Sweethearts ceased operating around 2015.A coloured photograph of two ladies sitting in a cafe enjoying a coffee break.

This is the eleventh house where Anthi Chilianis lived after the family returned from Ithaca in 1961, at 270 Highbury Street in Burwood.In the early years of Ithacan settlement in Melbourne most of the Ithacan community lived in the inner suburbs where they also had their businesses. As they became more established they then moved to the newer outer suburbs of Melbourne, areas such as Burwood, North Balwyn.Two coloured photographs of a lady in a dark blue dress standing in front of a cream brick veneer house in a garden, next to a flowering hibiscus shrub in a garden.

The soldiers are pictured at Camp Pell, Royal Park Melbourne where a large military camp was located during World War 2. On the left is Stathi Raftopoulos, one of a number Ithacans who served in the Civilian Military Forces during World War 2.A number of Ithacan Greek men and Australian born men of Ithacan descent served in the Australian defence forces during World War 2. Those who had not become naturalised were recruited into the Civilian Military Forces as 'Allied Aliens' and served the war effort on the home front.A black and white photograph of two soldiers standing in from of a tent at an army camp.

The three soldiers, all from Ithaca, served with the Australian Civilian Military Forces during World War 2. They are pictured at Camp Pell, Royal Park Melbourne where a large military camp was located during World War 2. Naki Raftopoulos is the man being shaved. He migrated as a young boy in the early 1930. Initially the family settled in the Mildura area where other members of the Raftopoulos family were established. Eventually they moved to Melbourne.During the period of the second world war, Ithacans who were unnaturalised were recruited into the Civilian Military Forces as 'Allied Aliens' and served the war effort on the home front. Naturalised Ithacans saw active service. A black and white photograph of three soldiers standing around a fallen tree trunk in a camp. One man is shaving himself while the man in the middle is being shaved. A tent is visible in thew background.army

The soldiers are pictured at Camp Pell, Royal Park Melbourne where a large military camp was located during World War 2. On the right is Naki Raftopoulos who served with the Australian Civilian Military Forces during World War 2. During the period of the second world war, Ithacans who were unnaturalised were recruited into the Civilian Military Forces as 'Allied Aliens' and served the war effort on the home front. Naturalised Ithacans saw active service. Royal Park was used as a temporary army camp during both world wars. Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour and the entry of the United States into World War II, the camp was used to house some of the 250,000 Americans stationed in Australia. A black and white photograph of two soldiers standing behind a fallen tree trunk at a camp and shaving.army

Angelika Raftopoulos is the young woman wearing a traditional Greek costume. The costume is very much in the style of the Ithacan traditional dress, with apron and headscarf. A black and white studio photograph of a young woman seated on a settee in front of a curtain. She is dressed in a traditional Greek costume from the Ionian Islands.

The couple in the photograph are Ioulia and George Raftopoulos (Klapatsouras) who were the parents of Effie Cominos and Aspasia (Sia) Koutsouvelis. Ioulia was from the village of Stavros and George from Frikes. They arrived in Australia from Ithaca in the 1920s and settled in Park Street Brunswick. Following George's death moved to Cromwell Road South Yarra close to her daughter Effie. A scanned studio photograph mounted on a brown board of a smartly dressed man and lady. They are photographed in front of a floral backdrop with the man seated on a seat and the lady standing beside him.

The people in the wedding group photograph are back L-R: Aspasia (Sia) Koutsouvelis nee Raftopoulos, Bride and Groom - unknown, Arthur Koutsouvelis. Front L-R: First cousins Harry Koutsouvelis and Mary Iannis and the bridesmaid unknown.A black and white studio photograph of a wedding group comprising the bride and groom, best man and matron of honour, junior bridesmaid and a page boy and flower girl. Some of the names of the people in the photograph have been written across the bottom of the mounted photograph.

The photograph was taken at the wedding of Spiro and Effie Cominos (nee Raftopoulos) in 1951. In the front from L-R: Nina Kallinikos, Diamantina Cominos (nee Vlassopoulos) and baby Xenofon, the bride's sister, Aspasia (Sia) Raftopoulos. Standing back L-R: Gerry and Elly Galatis, Diogenis Cominos, Spiro and Effie Cominos and the bride's parents, George and Ioulia Raftopoulos. A sepia studio photograph of a wedding party. There are eleven people in the group and they have been photographed in from of drapes. Information about the people in the photograph has been written on the back.

A family group photo outside Evangelismos Church in East Melbourne following the wedding ceremony of Spiro and Effie Cominos nee Raftopoulos in 1951. They are front from L-R: Aspasia Raftopoulos, Spiro and Effie Cominos, Nina Collins, Ioulia and George Raftopoulos (the bride's parents) and Gerasimos and Elly Galatis. Back L-R: Nick Sikiotis holding daughter Athena, Chrisoula Sikiotis, Oreanthi Raftopoulos and on the far right Chrisoula Raftopoulos.A black and white photograph of a wedding group with the bride and groom with family and friends taken outside a church. Information about the photograph has been written on the back.

The seven people on the deck of a ship at Station Pier some time in 1955 are: Front L-R: Arthur and Sia (Aspasia) Koutsouvelis, George and Ioulia Raftopoulos and Effie Cominos. George and Ioulia Raftopoulos are the parents of Sia and Effie. Back L-R: Chrisoula Raftopoulos and Nick Sikiotis. Family would go to Station Pier to either welcome or farewell relatives who departing to or arriving from Greece. Very few of the early Ithacan migrants returned to their homeland. It wasn't until the 1950s and 60s that travel back home to visit family became more common. Today generations born in Australia to return to Ithaca on a regular basis.A black and white photograph of seven people standing on the deck of a ship. A partial view of a tugboat can be seen in the background.

The photograph was taken at an Ithacan Ball some time in the early 1950s, possibly 1952. The group are family members and friends of George and Ioulia Raftopoulos. Clockwise from left are: Vicky Black nee Raftopoulos, Effie and Spiro Cominos, . . ?. . ,. . ? . . , . . ? . . , Nick Black, Michael Black, . . ?. . , . .? . . , Ioulia and George Raftopoulos, Anastasios Flocas, Aspasia Flocas and Aspasia Raftopoulos. A black and white photograph of sixteen people in evening dress seated around a table at a social function. Other people can be seen in the background. Information about the function has been written on the back of the photograph.

The five women photographed are from L-R: Vicky Black nee Raftopoulos, . . .?. . . . , Effie Cominos nee Raftopoulos, Ioulia Raftopoulos nee Sikiotis and Aspasia Paxinos. Ioulia was the mother of Effie and the aunt of Vicki Black.A black and white photograph of five women standing in front of a house in a garden. The names of the woman in the photograph have been written on the back. sicotis

Photographed are Effie Cominos and husband Spiro Cominos together with Effie's mother, Ioulia Raftopoulos (nee Sikiotis). A coloured photograph of two ladies and a man standing in the corner of a back yard.sicotis

Sia (Aspasia) Koutsouvelis pictured with her sons, Harry and George. Aspasia was the daughter of Ioulia and George Raftopoulos. Her sister was Effie Cominos.A coloured photograph of an elderly lady sitting in a wheel chair with two younger men standing behind her. There are Christmas decorations on the RHS of the photograph and a man is seated at a small table in the background.

Photographed is Naki Raftopoulos who along with other Ithacan born men were recruited into the Civilian Military Forces during World War 2.Young Greek and Australian-Greek men joined the Australian Defence Forces during World War 2 and served in various capacities. Ithacans who were unnaturalised were recruited into the Civilian Military Forces as 'Allied Aliens' and served the war effort on the home front. Naturalised Ithacans saw active service.An enlarged photograph of a head and shoulders view of a soldier.

The man in the photograph is Diogenis Cominos from the village of Lefki on Ithaca. For a number decades he was in partnership with George Paxinos in a fruit shop in Degraves Street in Melbourne's CBD, where at the time there were a variety of small businesses such as a butcher's shop, florist shop and a couple of coffee shops. Degraves Street is now renown as part of Melbourne's laneway culture and for it European style cosy cafes and coffee shops. It is a walkway linking Melbourne's retail and fashion precinct to Flinders Street Station.A sepia photograph of a head and shoulders view of a man.

The following is written underneath the photograph - Chris Pappas ... then and now. Mr. Pappas was born in 1898 and came to Australia from Stavros, Ithaca in 1911. The earlier photo was taken in Australia , aged 14 . . " when I had saved enough money I bought these clothes . . . I had an uncle in Newcastle and he had a shop . . . most of the Greeks had someone to work for them then. I worked there for 3 years. My family didn't want me to leave (Greece) so early . . . those days the 'slavery market', relatives wanted someone to work for them who they trusted." Contemporary photograph taken in Newcastle, 1986. Chris Pappas' story is similar to that of many Ithacans who arrived in Australia in the early decades of the twentieth century. Newcastle was one of the regional areas in NSW whereto Ithacans settled and opened businesses.Two black and white photographs have been printed on the one board. They are photographs of a man when he was young and as an old man. Details of the man's story have also been printed underneath the photograph.

This is a photograph of the members of the 1993-94 Ithacan Philanthropic Committee. Back row from L-R: Spyridoula Digaletou-Coutsouvelis, George Coutsouvelis, Dennis Katsamas, Dennis Koutsouvelis, Chrissa Raftopoulos. Front row from L-R: Stathi Raftopoulos, Helen Vlass Treasurer, Peter Paxinos Vice-President, Anthony Drakopoulos President, Antoni Razos Secretary, Nick Lourantos. When this photograph was taken the Ithacan Philanthropic Society had been in existence for 78 years. A number of the committee members were second or third generation Australians of Ithacan descent.A coloured photograph of eleven people - three ladies and eight men - formally standing and seated in a room.

The photograph was taken at the 1976 Annual Ithacan Philanthropic Society Ball which celebrated 60 years since the formation of the society. This group of loyal supporters of the IPS are about to blow out the 60 candles to mark the occasion. Most of the ladies in the photograph arrived in Australia from Ithaca during the first half of the twentieth century. They are photographed with Peter Lucas, who served on the IPS Committee for many years. The ladies are from L-R: Dora Callis, Kalypso Sofianos, Anthoula (Anthi) Chilianis, Matina Dracoulis, Ioulia Raftopoulos, Kassiana Raftopoulos, Aspasia Flocas. A coloured photograph of eight ladies and a man in evening attire standing around a large decorated cake. Two musicians are standing on a dais behind the group.

In the early days of Ithacan Philanthropic Society most of the men, many of whom were single, worked around the CBD. The would gather at the club rooms at lunch times and after work to socialise, learn news from back home and sometimes enjoy a game of cards. The 'Club' was a home away from home for these men. Decades later, in the 1990s retired members often met at the clubrooms to play a social game of cards. The men photographed are from L-R: Bill Benias, Stathi Raftopoulos and Nicholas Raftopoulos; all were long time members of the Ithacan Club.A black and white photograph of three men sitting around a table and playing cards.

The man in the photograph is George Couvalias, who arrived in Australia from the Ithacan village of Lefki in 1926. For many years, together with his brothers Theofilo and Peter (Pano), they ran the Palace Fruit Shop in Clarendon Street, South Melbourne. A sepia studio photograph of a head and shoulders view of a smartly man.Inscription in Greek: Στους αγαπητούς κουμπάρους, εις ένδειξη αγάπης Γεώργιον Κουβαλιά. Translation: To dear 'koumparous' as an indication of love. Geogion Kouvaliakouvalias

Nakis (Nick) Raftopoulos is the man photographed standing beside his car in a street in Abbotsford. He is the brother of Stathi Raftopoulos.A black and white photograph of a man standing next to a car in a suburban street.raftopoulos, nakis.

The couple in the photograph are Dennis Lekatsas/ Lucas (Matios) and Euridice Lekatsas, daughter of Evangelos and Penelope Florias.A sepia photograph mounted on a white board of lady and man. The man is seated and the lady is standing behind him.

A sepia studio photograph mounted on cream board of man with a moustache dressed in a suit standing in front of a landscape backdrop.unknown