The ladies were attending a social function at the Ithacan Philanthropic Society's club rooms. Antonia Andrews-Psaros is serving the refreshments to Eula Collins and Nina Mills.A coloured photograph of ladies seated in rows at a social function. One lady is standing in front of them serving refreshments.

Pano ( Peter) Paxinos pictured filming an annual children's Christmas party held at the Ithaca House clubrooms. Pano has captured many Ithacan events on video. The children's Christmas Tree party together with the annual picnic are the two events that continue to draw young families and each new generation to the Ithacan club. Adults all have fond memories of the annual Christmas Tree and picnic.A coloured photograph of a man sitting on a chair and photographing people in the room at an event.

The photo was taken at a Grecian Ball at which the Olympic Club Dancing Group dressed in national costumes performed Greek traditional dances. The couple on the left is Madelaine Cosmas and Spiro Paizis; the on right in the foreground are Irini Pappas and Nick Lappas.The maintenance of traditional Greek dancing has been an important in retaining traditional culture within expatriate Greek communities.A print of a black and white photograph of two ladies and two menders in Greek traditional costume and dancing. Two musicians, a violinist and a piano accordion player are providing the music for the dancers.

A group attending an Ithacan Society social function held at the Delphic reception centre to celebrate the Olympic Games being held in Melbourne at the time. Seated on the left, front to rear: Marinos Drakopoulos, Vicki Kandiliotis, Toula Kandiliotis, Eutichia Drakopoulos, Jim Kandiliotis and Orpheus Kandiliotis. On the rights side of table are Takis Makris, Costas Defteros, Koula Makri.The Delphic was operated by Bill Dellas and was a very popular venue for Ithacan social and weddings during the 50s and 60s.A black and white photograph of nine people sitting around a table at a social function .There are five men and four women in the group.drake, eftihia

Pictured at an Ithacan Club are members of the Paizis family gathered at a function from l-r are Marika Paizi, Alkinoos Paizis, Tasia Paizis, Thalia Paizis, Desma Paizis (Black), Jimmy James, Sofia Paizis (Anastasiou), Anastasios Papadopoulos, Irini Pappas, Nikolaos Paizis. Nikolaos Paizis was known as 'the poet' (ο ποιητής) by the Melbourne's Ithacan community as he was renown for reciting nostalgic poems which he composed. A black and white photograph of people seated around a table at a function. There are five men, three ladies and three children in the group. One of the men has a little child on his knee.

Tasia Paizis pictured at a Grecian ball dressed in a Greek national costume was part of the Olympic Club Greek dancing group which performed at the ball. Spiro Paizis is partially hidden on the right. A black and white photograph of a young lady wearing national costume.

Picture of Gregory Black (Trombonis) competing in the Australian Wrestling Championship at the Newsboys' Club.The Newsboys' Club was established in 1893 by Melbourne business man William Forster who walking home one night came across three barefooted boys selling newspapers. He took them home for dinner, gave them new clothes and boots, and asked them about their hopes for the future. As a result of this encounter the Melbourne Newsboys Club was formed. Since 1973, the year this photo was taken, the Newsboys' Club became known as the Newsboys Foundation and now funds community organisations working with young people aged 11 – 21 years in Victoria who are experiencing disadvantage. For the history of the foundation visit https://newsboysfoundation.org.au/gary-tippets-history-of-the-newsboys/ A black and white photograph of two men wrestling.

The photograph was taken at one of the Ithacan Club's annual picnics, which may have taken place at Bacchus Marsh in the early 1940s.A black and white print taken from a photograph of group of children with some adults standing behind them in a park.

Cricket “Grampians” Country Week. Played at Melbourne Country WeekWriten in ink bottom Right Corner: Aberline. 26 Faversham Rd Canterbury Melbourne stawell sport

https://historyoutthere.com/2015/09/14/ham-and-cheese-please/ The company was founded in 1904 when Charles Emanuel Foggitt and Thomas Llewellyn Jones left food manufacturer J.C.Hutton. Together they took over the floundering Oxley factory. Within five years their trade in ham, bacon, cheese, and related foodstuffs, was worth over £1,000,000 a year. They paid over-award wages, premises were scrupulously clean, and their products filled banquet halls and kitchens across the country. Foggitt ran the processing. He was born to a farming family in Yorkshire, England, in 1865. Two of his sons served on the western front in the First World War, and his third son in the Second World War earning a Distinguished Service Cross and Mentioned in Despatches. His brother-in-law was William Bertram, the long-time Labor member and speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Foggitt didn’t live to witness the crowning glory however. He died in 1926, the year before his company with partner Thomas Jones as chairman of directors, took over his old employer J.C.Hutton. Jones himself passed away in 1946. With the founders gone, after a while so too was the passion. The holding company United Provisions Ltd changed its name to Huttons, eventually selling its operations, and delisting from the stock exchange. Jones ran the business. He was born to a radical family in Welshpool, Wales, in 1872. His father was a strong radical before the labor movement was founded, and his grandfather was a militant chartist who narrowly escaped transportation. Jones was elected as a Labor member to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1915, defeating the then premier. He was subsequently appointed to the Legislative Council. In his spare time he served as commodore of Royal Queensland Yacht Club.All printed in tan ink on thick cream paper. Each with two holes punched in the left side of the page. 10934.31a - receipt number G27 or 79908 Receipt dated: 9th August 1940 The receipt header reads "Bought of Foggitt Jones Pty. Ltd. Rex" in capital letters. The header also reads: ham and bacon curers. Packers of rex Canned Delicacies and Luncheon Cheese - Cheese merchants. Above the company name, it lists the company's: Locations - "Also at: - Brisbane, Oxley, Sydney, Maitland, Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide, Littlehampton, Perth, Fremantle and Bellevue." This receipt is from their Bendigo location. Addresses - registered office: 34 King Street, Melbourne. Contact Info - Phone 1488 Telegrams: Foggitt Jones, Golden Square. Correspondence to P.O. Box 195, Bendigo. receipt items typed in black ink. For the purchase of 3 backs, Aust Sge, Saveloys etc. Purchased for the price of: 4 pounds, 15 shillings and 7 pence. 10934.31b - receipt number G9 or 79565 Receipt dated: 5th August 1940 The receipt header reads "Bought of Foggitt Jones Pty. Ltd. Rex" in capital letters. The header also reads: ham and bacon curers. Packers of rex Canned Delicacies and Luncheon Cheese - Cheese merchants. Above the company name, it lists the company's: Locations - "Also at: - Brisbane, Oxley, Sydney, Maitland, Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide, Littlehampton, Perth, Fremantle and Bellevue." This receipt is from their Bendigo location. Addresses - registered office: 34 King Street, Melbourne. Contact Info - Phone 1488 Telegrams: Foggitt Jones, Golden Square. Correspondence to P.O. Box 195, Bendigo. receipt items typed in black ink. For the purchase of 6 backs bacon, saveloys etc. Purchased for the price of: 5 pounds, 14 shillings and 4 pence. 10934.31c - receipt number G38 or 80159 Receipt dated: 13th August 1940 The receipt header reads "Bought of Foggitt Jones Pty. Ltd. Rex" in capital letters. The header also reads: ham and bacon curers. Packers of rex Canned Delicacies and Luncheon Cheese - Cheese merchants. Above the company name, it lists the company's: Locations - "Also at: - Brisbane, Oxley, Sydney, Maitland, Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide, Littlehampton, Perth, Fremantle and Bellevue." This receipt is from their Bendigo location. Addresses - registered office: 34 King Street, Melbourne. Contact Info - Phone 1488 Telegrams: Foggitt Jones, Golden Square. Correspondence to P.O. Box 195, Bendigo. receipt items typed in black ink. For the purchase of 2 backs bacon, Saveloys etc. Purchased for the price of: 2 pounds, 7 shillings and 6 pence. 10934.31d - receipt number G70 or 79420 Receipt dated: 2nd August 1940 The receipt header reads "Bought of Foggitt Jones Pty. Ltd. Rex" in capital letters. The header also reads: ham and bacon curers. Packers of rex Canned Delicacies and Luncheon Cheese - Cheese merchants. Above the company name, it lists the company's: Locations - "Also at: - Brisbane, Oxley, Sydney, Maitland, Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide, Littlehampton, Perth, Fremantle and Bellevue." This receipt is from their Bendigo location. Addresses - registered office: 34 King Street, Melbourne. Contact Info - Phone 1488 Telegrams: Foggitt Jones, Golden Square. Correspondence to P.O. Box 195, Bendigo. receipt items typed in black ink. For the purchase of 2 backs bacon, Aust Sge, Saveloys etc. Purchased for the price of: 3 pounds, 8 shillings and 4 pence.bendigo, morton's stores, foggitt jones pty ltd

The document is membership application form for the Ithacan Philanthropic Society in 1955. At the time the club rooms were located an applicant had to be nominated and seconded by existing members of the club. The name of the society printed on the letterhead of the membership form is "The Ulysses Ithacan Philanthropic Society". The name was changed to the Ithacan Philanthropic Society "The Ulysses". The document gives information about the applicant's birthplace, parents and the people who nominated a prospective applicant for membership.A printed membership application form with the society's insigniais printed in blue in the top LH corner. The main heading is a Gothic font. ULYSSES ITHACAN PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY.kecatos, defteros

The letter from I.L. Bell, secretary of the Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve and addressed to V.H Lucas, of the Ulysses Ithacan Club committee, acknowledges receipt of payment for the hire of the ground for the forthcoming annual picnic at Mt. Evelyn.A single page letter from the Mount Evelyn Recreaton Reserve date 7 March 1931 with the name of the reserve and the secretary included in the letterhead at the top of the page. MOUNT EVELYN /RECREATION RESERVE.

The photograph was taken in Platrithia one of the northern villages on the island of Ithaca. The people identified are: back right G. Digaletos, the coach, and beside him Stathi Raftopoulos who was in Ithaca at the time; third from the right is D. Paizis and I. Kalis. The Platrithia football no longer exists due to the declining population. The Northern Ithaca Football team now represents all the villages of the north. Since 2014 the Ithacan Philanthropic Society has sponsored the junior Northern Ithaca Football club.A black and white photograph of the Platrithia Football team taken in 1951. Seventeen men are photographed in the team with four of them crouched in the front and the other thirteen members standing behind them.Marking in Greek: Footbal team of Platrithia, 1951. Right: Coach G. Digaletos.

This is a photograph of early members of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society. Back from L-R: Andreas Zavitsanos, Nikiforos Lekatsas Front from L-R: Dimitri Paxinos, Panagiotis Lekatsas. A.J. Lucas, Panayiotis Lokaris The Society was formed in October 1916 to support and assist Ithacan Greeks, at the time mainly men, who settled in Melbourne in the early years of the twentieth century. The Ithacan Philanthropic Society was a home away from home for the early Ithacan migrants who in the early years were predominantly men. As many worked in the city area in cafes, the market or as fruit vendors they would regularly go to the club rooms at lunch times and after work where they would catch up with fellow Ithacans and learn news from back home. A black and white photograph of six men photographed in front of a brick wall. Two of the men are standing behind the other four who are seated on a wooden bench.Stamped on the back: PROPERTY OF / STATHI RAFTOPOULOS / POET

A group of family and friends at an Ithacan dinner dance function held on 12 October 1960 at the Rex function centre which was on the top floor of Ithaca House in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. Seated around the table from left to right: ...?... Evangelos Drakopoulos, Loula Anagnostatou, Kassiani Raftopoulos, Mihali Kostopoulos, ....?... , Antoni Servos, Poppy Kostopoulos, Andreas Anagnostatos, Stathis Raftopoulos, ....?... Katina Kostopulos, Omiros Dellaportas. Black & white photograph of a group of 9 men and 5 women seated around a table at a function, dressed in formal wear. Photo has white border.Written in Greek on the back; AFTER 46 YEARS.

An advertising poster for the 1955 All Nations Festival which was presented by the Australia Red Cross Society, Victorian Branch. Nina and Olga Black participated in the festival and were featured on the poster (seated at front first and second from left) wearing Greek traditional costumes. Other recognisable national costumes are Scottish Piper and Dutch.The event held in 1955 by the Australian Red Cross promoted multicultural Australia and members of the Ithacan Philanthropic Club participated. It was the period of post WW2 mass migration which saw many nationalities making Australia their home.Photocopy of a poster for the 1955 All Nations Festival. Consisting of a group 3 men and 6 women dressed in different national traditional dress. There is a Red Cross symbol either side of the group.THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / VICTORIAN DIVISION/PRESENTS THE / 1955 ALL NATIONS FESTIVAL / ST. KILDA CRICKET GROUND - SUNDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY 1955folk dancing, national costimes

The photograph was taken at an annual Ithacan Philanthropic Society picnic some time in the mid to late 1930s. The men appear to be lined up for a running race, a highlight of the picnic. First on the left is Andreas Papadopoulos president at the time (president from 1934-39); man in suit in the background unknown; Diogenes Cominos, Hector Andrews (Anagnostatos); George Kouvalias (behind him is Nick Fatouros (Fisher)); Spiros Digaletos, a keen wrestler as a a young man; Peter Zavitsanos (Shanos); Peter Drakopoulos; Stratos Paizis; Nick Mavrokefalos (Black).The Ithacan Greeks who settled in Melbourne between the two world wars worked long hours in their family businesses, however, Sunday was a day set aside for socialising within their community. A much anticipated event was the annual picnic where families gathered for the day at a picnic ground on the outskirts of Melbourne, such as Bacchus Marsh, Werribee and Mount Evelyn. The picnic today is still an important event in the club's social calendar. A scanned bl;ack and white photograph of eight men and the starter lined up before the start of a race at an outdoor function with onlookers behind the group. two of the men are dressed in shorts and singlet while some others in the group have rolled up their suit trousers and are wearing running shoes.

Photograph of Stratos Paizis who was a member of this winning Richmond Rowing Club crew which was participating in the Double Maiden Eights, A.N.A. Regatta in 1938 on the Yarra River. Stratos Paizis was made an Honorary Life Member pf the Ithacan Philanthropic Society in 1992 in recognition of his services to the Society. Black & White photograph of a rowing eight crew on a river.WINNERS, DOUBLE MAIDEN EIGHTS, A.N.A. REGATTA, 1938

The picnic was an annual event organised by the Ithacan Philanthropic Society from the early days of its inception and enjoyed by families. They were usually held at the beach or at a reserve in the countryside on Melbourne's rural fringe. The men in the photograph may have been the organising committee for the event.The annual picnics organised by the Ithacan Philanthropic Society gave members and their friends and families a chance to meet socially and to relax away from their workplaces. It is still an important event on the club's calendarA black and white photograph of nine men standing and sitting in a bushland setting. They are wearing suits and each one has a badge pinned onto their suit lapels. The photograph has been printed on A4 copy paper.A.E. BENSON/NTH MELB written in bottom RH corner.

Dances were important social events which the Ithacan Philanthropic Society regularly held in the club rooms on Tuesday evenings. Picture dancing in the foreground are Poppy Kostos and Tony Servos.In the 1960s dances were held at the clubrooms on Tuesday evenings as the Victoria Market was closed on Wednesdays. As many of the Ithacan Greeks were either stall holders or had fruit shops the late wholesale trading morning on these days allowed them to have a sleep in.A black and white photograph with a white border of many couples on a dance floor at a social function.

Social functions were organised by the Ithacan Philanthropic Society at their club rooms from the early days of the club's inception. These functions were well attended and gave Ithacans a chance to relax and socialise away from their businesses and workplaces. During the 50s and 60s 'Tuesday night dances' were a regular event . They were held on Tuesday evenings as there was no market for fruiterers on Wednesday mornings. The couple on the dance floor are Arthur Papanikolaou and Mary Bouris. A glossy black and white photograph of a couple smartly dressed on a dance floor. The photograph has a white border.On the back in pencil: A Too98/ 5T80/6X

Picture taken at a social function at the first floor clubrooms of the IPS. The musician is David Davidopoulos who regularly entertained members at club functions. Seated at table on the left is Nina Vlassopoulos, Mr & Mrs Panos Lekatsas (Lizis) and Spiro Vlassopoulos; opposite on the right - Bill Benias, Freda Lucas, Lula and Peter Black. Hector Petalas is pictured on the next table. A coloured photograph of nine people sitting around as table with a musician behind them who is singing. ithaca house