The group is photographed at an IPS picnic at Bacchus Marsh, from L-R: Spiro Papadopoulos, (Skiomenos) Chrisaida Paizi and Alkinoos Paizis. Chrisaida was the aunt of Irene Pappas.A copy of a black and white photograph of a lady and man at a picnic. The lady and one of the men are sitting on chairs while the older man is standing behind them. Other people are in the background as well as a car and table set out with food.

A black and white photograph of a bride and groom standing outside Evangelismos Church with other wedding guests in the background.weddings, evangelismos church, unknown

The wedding of Nick Papas and Mary?/Meg? Ferguson. Nick's brother Jack is pictured first on the left. Nick and John Papas worked with stained glass specialists and worked on projects such as Melbourne's Lazar's restaurant windows, the Great Hall of the Arts Centre, and many churches around Melbourne, both Greek and other denominations. A black and white photograph of a wedding party photographed in a garden. There are the bride and groom and two bridesmaids and two groomsmen.pappas, papadopoulos

The young Paizis children dressed in various Greek traditional costumes as part of the 25th March celebration of Greek Independence. From l-r: Thalia (Papadopoulos), Diamanto (Raftopoulos), Maria (Kezos). Young children attending Greek school often dressed in traditional costumes for concerts and celebrations of Greek national days. A black and white photograph of three young girls in various Greek costumes - Grecian style and traditional.

Anastasios Papadopoulos is pictured on the left. The gentleman on the right was know as 'Nikolaos Kefalonitis'. Anastasios migrated to Western Australia from Ithaca in 1912 where he found work in Kalgoorlie. Following the race riots of 1916 he left W.A. together with his brother John and they hitchhiked across the Nullarbor travelling by camel train, van and on foot to reach Melbourne where they both settled. Anastasios a fish and chips shop in Chapel Street South Yarra. His daughter Irini Pappas was a highly respected actor in Melbourne's Greek community. unknownA sepia studio photograph of two smartly dressed men. One is seated with his arms crossed and the other is standing next to him.

A black and white photograph of five ladies and four children taken in a parkland. Three of the children are sitting crossed legged on the ground in front of the ladies and the fourth child is standing behind them.unknown

Pictured are first cousins, Billy Black, seated, and Spiro Chilianis. Billy was the son of Nicholas Koutsouvelis and Katerini Chilianis. He was known in Australia as Billy Black. Spiro's parents were Anthi and George Chilianis.A sepia studio photograph of two young boys dressed in suits. One of the boys is seated while the other is standing next to him.

Photographed l-r are Yiannis (John) Papadopoulos (Soufi), Vasilis Koutsouvelis and Anastasios Papadopoulos (Stravolemi). Yiannis and Anastasios were brothers and Vasilis their brother-in-law married to their sister Vasiliki. Anastasios and Yiannis worked in Kalgoorlie on their arrival in Australia and following the race riots of 1916 left W.A. for Melbourne. Anastasios eventually went into partnership with his brother-in-law Vasilis in a business in Chapel Street South Yarra. Yiannis established a fruit business in South Melbourne. A sepia studio photograph mounted on a light brown board of three young men. Two are seated in the front and the other manis standing behind them.pappas

The man in the photograph is Nicholas Koutsouvelis. Nicholas, came to Australia from Ithaca in the late 1800s and in 1922 returned to Ithaca where he married Katerini Chilianis. Together they returned to Australia and settled in North Melbourne and had one son, known by all as Bill Black, who was born in North Melbourne in 1929. A sepia photograph with rounded corners of a man sitting in front of a window on a chair inside a house. There is a wooden plant stand next to him.

The family group photograph was taken at the wedding of Jim Vlassopoulos (Kioukiouris) and Melita Zavitsanos. Pictured are - back row from L-R: Helen Stratos, Ioannis (Jack) Vlassopoulos (Kioukiouris), Jim and Toula Kandiliotis, Jim and Melita Vlassopoulos, Nick Defteros (Melita's uncle from Brisbane), Vicky and Orpheus Kandiliotis and Fotoula Moraitis, Jim's cousin. Flower girls/page boy: Christine, Clem Jr and Joanne Kandiliotis. Jim was born in Melbourne and Melita arrived in Australia from Ithaca in 1954. Jim and Melita met in Melbourne and were married in 1955. A black and white studio photograph of a wedding group which includes 5 men, 5 ladies, two little girls and a young boy. There are white trellis screens behind the group.

Family group photograph at the wedding of Jim Kandiliotis and Dimitra (Toula) Makri which took place in 1949. Standing from L-R: Kleomenis (Clem) and Jean Kandiliotis, Peter Zapatos, Nick Kandiliotis, Loula Kostos (nee Sikiotis), Jim and Toula Kandiliotis, Poppy and Parry Gabriel, Eutichia Vlassopoulos, Marinos Drakopoulos, Vicky and Orpheus Kandiliotis. Front L-R: Chrisostomi Kandiliotis (groom's mother), Danae Kandiliotis, Jim Vlassopoulos and Eustathios Kandiliotis (groom's father)Black and white studio photograph of a family wedding group. There are eight men, seven ladies, a flower girl and a young boy in the group. Two white trellis screens are behind the group.

The family photograph was taken at the wedding of Nick and Plousia Kandiliotis. Standing at the back from L-R: Kleomenis (Clem) and Jean Kandiliotis, Jim Vlassopoulos (Kiourkiouris), Stathi Kandiliotis, Niko and Plousia Kandiliotis, Socrates Kouvaras, Toula and Jim Kandiliotis, Vicky and Orpheus Kandiliotis. Seated front from L-R: Chrisostomi Kandiliotis and Fotini Kouvaras, Flowergirls/page boy: Chrissa, Clem Jr, Christine and Joanne Kandiliotis. Bridesmaids: Beba Lucas (Pappas), Danae KandiliotisA black and white photograph of a wedding group. There are seven men, six women,m two bridesmaids, three flower girls and a page boy.

The family group photo is at the wedding of John (Yianko) Kallinikos (Collins) and Amelia (Milia) Kandiliotis. From L to R: Haralambos Kallinikos, Marigo Kallinikos, Yianko and Milia Kallinikos, Chrisoula Sikiotis (nee Kallinikos), Theodore Kandiliotis, Chrisostomi Kandiliotis (nee Deftereos Dellis) and Efstathios Kandiliotis Young boy: George Black. Flower girls from L to R: Athena Sikiotis and Danae Kandilotis.A black and white studio photograph of a wedding group. There is a curtained backdrop behind the group of four men and four ladies. a young boy and two flower girls.scotis

Photograph is at the wedding of Costas Defteros and Anastasis(Tasista) Raftopoulos. From left: Argiris Deftereos, Nina Chalkiades, Marika Deftereos (groom's mother), Costas and Tasista Defteros, the best man Marinos and Eutichia (nee Vlassopoulos, Kiourkiouris) Drakopoulos, Agathi Drakopoulos (Marino's mother, nee Deftereos Dellis). Flower girls from left: Chrissa Kandiliotis and Christine Kandiliotis. Young boy is Jim Drakopoulos. Kostas and Tasia settled in Brisbane.The photograph was taken at Hioni Photo Studios which was located opposite the Evangelismos Church in Victoria Parade. Many of the post war Greek immigrants of the 50s and 60s had their wedding studio photos taken at Hioni's. A black and white studio photograph of a wedding group of three men, five ladies, two flower girls and a little boy. The group are standing behind a curtained window.Hioni Photo Studios

A family photograph is at the wedding of Vasilis and Louisa Papageorge which took place in New Zealand. To the right of the bride is Nick Razos and Peter Razos. The couple seated are Stathi and Chrisostomi Kandiliotis. Flower girl is Loula Polites, daughter of Ari and Nitsa Polites. A comparatively small number of Ithacans chose to settle in New Zealand following a similar migration patter to Melbourne. Most NZ Ithacan families had relatives living in Melbourne.A black and white studio photograph of a family wedding group of seven men, six ladies, and two flower girls. The group were photographed in front of a large curtained backdrop.SPENCER DIGBY Wellington NZ

Sisters (L-R) Alex and Chrissa Kandilotis, daughter of Jim and Toula Kandilotis (Liarokapis). Chrissa has been actively involved in the Ithacan Philanthropic Society as a member of the executive committee, the historical and the editorial committee of the society's newspaper, The Odysseus. A black and white studio photograph of a little girl and boy. The girl has her arms around the little boy.

Back row L-R: John Raftopoulos (Patakia), Anastasia Raftopoulos (nee Karantgis) and Theodora Raftopoulos, Peter Karantgis, Michael Raftopoulos. Front row L-R: Dennis Raftopoulos, John Karantgis and Ekaterini Karantgis.A black ands white studio photograph of a family group of three men, two ladies, an older and little boy and a girl. The older couple and little boy are seated in front of the rest of the family members. A draped curtain is behind the group.family photograph

The three ladies are from L-R: Parthenope Raftoppoulos (nee Kostopoulos) and her sisters-in-law, Ivy Kostopoulos (nee Peake) married to Spero Kostopoulos, and Sophia Kostopoulos (nee Vrettos) who was married to Othon Kostopoulos. Parthenope lived in Sydney and was married to Gerasimos Raftopoulos. A coloured photograph of three ladies at a social function.

Pictured at a formal function are left, Gregory Koutsouvelis and George Raftopoulos (Patakias).A black and white photograph in post card format of two men dressed in dinner suits at a social function.

A group family photo of the Vlassopoulos family (Kopela) from Lahos taken in 1925 in Ithaca. Eugenia Vlassopoulou (nee Raftopoulou) is pictured with her in-laws and five young children. Her husband, Dimitrios Vlassopoulos, was in Australia at the time. They did not reunite till 1950. Back row L-R: Panos and Eustathios (Stathi) Vlassopoulos. Middle row L-R: Eustathios and Erigoni Vlassopoulou, Eugenia Vlassopoulou, unknown. Front row L-R: Costa, Nikos and Erigoni ( Nitsa ) Vlassopoulos. Prior to migrating to Australia Dimitrios had been to America where he had worked in cafes. He brought with him many ideas which he introduced in his business in Red Cliffs. Stathi, Pano and Costa all migrated to Australia in the 1930; their mother, Eugenia and siblings Erigoni and Nikos in the 1950s. In the early years the family had cafe businesses in Red Cliffs and Hopeton. Like other Ithacans members of the Vlassopoulos family migrated to Australia during the first half on the twentieth century and went on to open businesses in country Victoria and Melbourne. Also like many Ithacan women of that era, the wife/mother remained on the island to raise the children, whilst her husband's travelled abroad for work and to support their families.A black and white photograph of a family group of a man, three ladies, four boys and a little girls. The group were photographed outdoors. Another lady is standing and looking on in the background.kopella

The Kostos (Kostopulos) family photographed at an Ithacan Picnic in the mid 1930s. Back from l-r: Maria Kostos (Tonkin) Rollo, Des Kostos?, Laertes Kostopoulos holding a young Chris Rollo. Front l-r: Maria Kostopulos (Dellas), Parthenope Anagnostatos (Kostos), Katerini Kostopulos, Xanthoula/Aristoula? Kostopulos (Vretos) and young boy behind Chris Kostos. A sepia photograph of a family group of as man holding a little boy, an older boy and girl wearing blazers and four younger girls and a younger boy. The group were photographed in a garden with trees and shrubs in the background.kostopoulos, vrettos

A wedding group photographed outside a cottage in the village of the ‘Kokkoseika’ area of Ag Saranta in 1928. Although unconfirmed, the bride and groom have been identified as possibly Vasiliki Vlassopoulou (Kokkosi) and Panourgo Varvarigos. Kokkosi is the 'paratsoukli' (nickname) of Vlassopoulos families from the village of Ag Saranta. This is a typical early village wedding group photograph in Ithaca where the entire village A black and white photograph of a large group of people photographed outside a house at a village wedding.

Photograph of Gerasimos and Marigo Sikiotis (Scotis) and their young daughter Loula taken in the village of Stavros, Ithaca. They arrived in Australia in 1923 when Loula was aged 2 and settled in Newcastle. Loula married Nicholas Moraitis (Morris) in Newcastle. The family then all moved to Melbourne where they ran a milk bar at 162 Toorak Road South Yarra. Loula and Nicholas had two children, Jim and Andrianna. A black and white photograph of a man and lady and little girl standing on a chair in a garden.

Loula Morris nee Sikiotis (Scotis) and her young son Jim attending a wedding at Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church in East Melbourne.Early migrants to Australia, including Ithacans, often abbreviated or changed their surnames for ease of pronunciation and to better fit in. Many chose to simplify the spelling or otherwise alter their name to relate it more closely to the English language and pronunciation. One such example is the surname Sikiotis which some families changed to Scotis, Skiotis, Skotis, Siciotis, or anglicised to Scott.A black and white photograph of a lady and little boy standing near a doorway.

Hector Sikiotis (Skiotis) was supervising his cousin, young Jim Morris when he was riding his tricycle outside the family business located on the corner of Osborne Street and Toorak Road, South Yarra. Hector's father established in China where Hector was born. They later returned to Ithaca and migrated to Australia in the 1950s where together with his brother Denis studied at RMIT. For more information of the Skiotis family story go to www.ithaca.org.au/images/Historical_Stories/Ed_192_Art_2_Skiotis_of_China.pdfA black and white photograph of a young man helping a little boy, who is riding a tricycle on a footpath.

Denis Sikiotis (Skiotis) is the young man who was lifting up his young cousin, Jim Morris (Mortaitis). They are pictured in South Yarra where Jim's family operated a milk bar located on the corner of Osborne Street and Toorak. Denis and his brother Hector were sponsored by their aunt Marigo Sikiotis to come Australia to study at RMIT. Both brothers were born in China where their father had migrated and established a business - more information about the Skiotis family history https://www.ithaca.org.au/images/Historical_Stories/Ed_192_Art_2_Skiotis_of_China.pdfA black and white photograph of a young man lifting a little boy up. They are both under a bare tree in a park.

Dennis Sikiotis and his young cousin, Jim Morris were enjoying an outing in the Botanic Gardens some time in 1959.A black and white photograph of a young man with a little boy in a parkland.

The photo is taken an annual Ithacan picnic at Bacchus Marsh in the 1970's. The women are from left to right: seated Mary Psoras (nee Levis), Orianthi Raftopoulos, Elpida Levis (Mavrokefalos) and Ioulia Raftopoulos (nee Sikiotis). Mary is the daughter of Elpida Levis. The three elderly ladies are of the first generation of Ithacan women who migrated to Australia in the early 1920s.A coloured photograph with rounded edges of four ladies in a park .here is a white sedan and a small picnic rotunda behind them.

The photo is taken an annual Ithacan picnic at Bacchus Marsh in the 1970's. The women are from left to right: seated Mary Psoras (nee Levis), Orianthi Raftopoulos, Elpida Levis (Mavrokefalos) and Ioulia Raftopoulos (nee Sikiotis). Mary is the daughter of Elpida Levis. The three elderly ladies are of the first generation of Ithacan women who migrated to Australia in the early 1920s. Coloured photograph with rounded corners of 4 ladies in a parkland setting, with a white car and picnic rotunda in the background.

The lady is Regina Mavrokefalos, mother of Constantine Mavrokefalos (Black) and paternal grandmother of Nina (Regina) and Olga Black, both well known in Melbourne's Greek community for their contributions to Greek language and culture. Constantine first emigrated to Australia in 1902, returning to Greece circa 1912-13 to serve his home country in the Balkan Wars. He met and married his Efstathia (Toula) Raftopoulos on Ithaca in 1914 and returned to Australia with his wife. Constantine had trained as an accountant, but his qualifications were not recognised in Australia. Changing his surname to the Anglicised "Black", he started off working in his older brother Dionysios's cafés before going into business on his own. In 1917 he opened the Paris Residential Café at 54-56 Swanston Street, which offered both dining and accommodation. The business saw some years of success, but did not survive the Great Depression. Constantine died in 1944.A sepia photograph of a photograph of a lady sitting in the garden of a small house which is in the background.