The family group were attending the 1954 annual Ithacan Ball. Pictured are sisters Aspasia and Vicky (nee Raftopoulos) together with their father and husbands. L-R: Mr Raftopoulos (Klapatsouras), Vicky and Michael Black, Aspasia and Anastasios Flocas. The Ithacan Ball has been a popular event on the annual calendar of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society for many years.A black and white photograph of two ladies and three men in formal dress at a function.

The photograph was taken at one of the annual Ithacan picnics in the 1030s held in a large sports ground, possibly Maddingley Recreation Reserve Bacchus. Everyone who came to the picnic is pictured.A black and white photograph of a large group of people photographed sitting and standing in front of a grandstand in a sports ground.

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The photograph was taken at an Ithacan Philanthropic Society annual picnic held at Bacchus Marsh. The men picture are all wearing badges. People attending the picnics received a medallion shaped badge which they wore while at the picnic. Race officials also wore a special badge (with ribbon) to identify them. Pictured standing from left to right, Alkinos Paizes, Gerasimos Raftopoulos (Bourlotos) and Spiros Paizis-Danias; seated from left to right Orpheas (?), Andreas Papadopoulos, Andreas Zavitsanos, Stathi Kallinikos and Con Zervos. A sepia photograph of eight men photographed in a park. Three are standing behind five men who are seated. The names of the men are written in Greek on the back of the photograph. vendouras, alkinoos

The Ithacan dance group, taught by Olga Black, were performing at the annual Greek Community Antipodes Festival in Lonsdale Street Melbourne some time in thein the late 1990s. The dancers are wearing the traditional Ithacan costume. Pictured from L-R: Andrianna Bisas, Nicoletta ?, Emilia Calinikos, Eleni Tsalikis, Yianni Callinikos, unknown, Kristina Tsalikis. Olga who is of Ithacan descent, danced for a number of years in Athens for the Dora Stratou Dance Group which is renown for its traditional dance performances and costumes representing the various regions of Greece. Olga also taught Greek dance in Melbourne across the Greek and Australian community. The Ithacan Philanthropic Society has supported the teaching of traditional Greek dancing over the years and the Ithacan dance ensembles have performed at a variety of functions. A coloured photograph of seven young people dressed in traditional Ithacan costume dancing on an open air stage in a street.

Pictured are Thalia (nee Paizis) Papadopoulos (Stravolemis) and her daughter Irini who in adult life was known as the actress Irini Pappas. The picture was taken at Bacchus Marsh at the annual Ithacan picnicA sepia photograph with a white border of a lady and a little girl standing in a camping ground under a large tree. The little girl is holding a book.

The two young women pictured at a Grecian Ball are Dimitra (Toula) Kandilotis (nee Makris) and Eutichia Drakopoulos (nee Vlassopoulos, Kioukiouris).During the 1940s through to the 1960s Grecian balls were organised by the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne. The Ithacan Philanthropic Society also conducted annual balls, the first being held in April 1918. The balls were were a much anticipated social event. Debutantes were also presented at the both the Grecian and Ithacan balls, very much a tradition adopted from Melbourne's Anglo-Australian society. A black and white photograph of a head and shoulders view of two young women in evening dress. They both have flowers in their hair.