Pictured l-r: Peter Deftereos, Anna Defteros (nee Miriklis), Anna Maria Megalogenis and her parents Marina and Iaokeim Deftereos.

Speros Defteros represented Greece at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games and was stayed at the Olympic Village in Heidelberg where he was doing a training run. He competed as a wrestler in the freestyle wrestling team.A black and white photograph of a man in a track suit running in a sports field. There are some buildings in then background.

A black and white photograph of the wrestler, Speros Defteros who represented Greece in the 1948 London and 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Although he had migrated to Melbourne in 1938 he was eligible to represent Greece as he was not naturalised. The IPS raised funds through an appeal to send Speros Defteros to the Olympic Games in London.A black and white photograph of an athletic male mounted on chip board.spiro

Speros Defteros is the fruiterer in the photograph. He arrived in Melbourne in 1938 to join his father in a Coburg fruit shop. During his working life he had fruit shops in Toorak Road in South Yarra, Centre Road in Bentleigh and Domain Road in South Yarra. He later supplied fruit to restaurants and hotels in Melbourne. As a result of racial prejudice he experienced on his arrival, Spero took up boxing and later wrestling where he experienced success and was nominated to compete for Greece in the London Olympics of 1948. As he was unnaturalised at the time of the Melbourne Olympics he competed once again for Greece in 1956. Spero is an example of many young Ithacans who left Greece between the war years to join relations in Melbourne and to work in a family business. They later went on to open their own business, mostly in food retailing businesses such as fruit, fish and chips, milk bars and restaurants. A black and white photograph of a man holding a box of cucumbers in his fruit shop.

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 identity card was issued to Speros Defteros who represented Greece in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games as a wrestler.A coloured photograph of a competitor's identity card issued at the Melbourne Olympic Games. The background colour is light lime green with navy blue writing with the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games insignia in the centre of the card. The wording is in both French and English.

Eula Collins, Helen Callis, Iris Lucas and Louli Defteros at a social function at the clubrooms of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society some time in the 1990s. A coloured photograph of four ladies sitting on lounge chairs at a social function. There is a white border across the top and below the image.

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

Speros Defteros is standing in the doorway of his fruit shop, the Acropolis Fruit Shop. Speros owned a series of fruit shops in South Yarra, Coburg and Bentleigh. A black and white photograph of a shopkeeper standing at the door of a suburban fruit shop. A display of fruit is in the window and two boxes of vegetables are by the door.

Speros Defteros represented Greece in the wrestling team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He is pictured at the Olympic Village in Heidelberg posing with a team member on his shoulders .A black and white photograph of two athletes posing on a sport's field. One athlete has the other one on his shoulders. There is a two storey building in the background.

The medals were won by Speros Defteros when he competed as part of the Greek wrestling team at the 1948 London Olympic Games and the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. A coloured photograph of four Olympic medals photographed on a blue background.

The identity card was issued to Speros Defteros who was a participant in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. He was a member of the Greek wrestling team and competed in the light heavy weight freestyle event. Although at the time of the Games Spiros was residing in Australia (Bentleigh Victoria) he was still a Greek national and therefore could compete in the Greek team. A coloured photograph of a competitor's card for the Greek Olympic team for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. The card includes a photograph of the competitor, his details and the sport he is competing in.

The blazer was worn by Speros Defteros in 1948 Olympic Games in London and the Melbourne games in 1956. He was able to compete in the Greek wrestling team at both games because he was considered a Greek national although he was naturalised as an Australian. The IPS raised funds through an appeal to send Speros Defteros to the Olympic Games in London.A coloured photograph of a dark blue Olympic blazer hanging on a wooden coat hanger.

The photo is taken at the North Balwyn home of Jim and Leah Kandiliotis who were hosting an IPS barbeque luncheon. The cooks on the right are Chris Lourantos (foreground) and Spero Defteros both wearing white aprons, whilst Bill Benias on the left is offering advice.Informal social gatherings with family and friends where food is also served is a very popular form of relaxation in the Ithacan community. A coloured photograph of three men cooking meat on a barbecue outside a house while other people are in the background.

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

The photograph was taken at an Ithacan picnic, possibly at Bacchus Marsh Seated from left to right: Raftopoulos Spyros, Florias Harry, Kastavinos Zervos, Raftopoulos Athanasios, Karpouzis George, Varvarigos Platon, Standing from left to right: Tsilianos George, Anagnostatos Hector, Raftopoulos Panagiotis, Defteros Christos, Lekatsas Angelos, Mavrokefalos Gerasimos, Megalogenis Dennis, Razos Andreas.The annual picnic was a regular event in Melbourne amongst the Ithacan community. For many decades the picnic was held at Maddingley Park, Bacchus Marsh. In 1980 Ferny Creek became the venue for the annual picnic. A black and white photograph mounted on cardboard. A group of 16 men dressed in casual clothes and seated in 2 rows, in an outdoor setting under trees.The names of all the people in the photograph have been written in both Greek and English on the back. picnic, bacchus marsh, maddingley park

Taken at the wedding of Marinos Drakopoulos and Eutichia Vlassopoulos. Pictured: Back row from L-R: Orpheus Kandiliotis, George Raftopoulos, Jim and John (Jack) Vlassopoulos (Kioukiouris). Middle Row from L-R: Danae Kandiliotis, Vicki Kandiliotis, Helen Lucas (Callis), Marinos and Eutichia Kandiliotis, Denise Stratos, and Irini Defteros. Front L-R: Joanne Kandiliotis, Agathi Drakopoulos (mother of groom), Anthony Drakopoulos, Christine Kandiliotis and Chrisostomi Kandiliotis. A photograph of a studio photograph of a family wedding group. There are five men, seven ladies, a young flowergirl, two little girls and a boy. vlass, drake

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.