Flower girls at an Ithacan wedding in Melbourne in the early 1940s. Flower girl on the right is Leah Sikiotis-Kandiliotis. A black and white photograph with a white border of three flower girls standing in front of a group of people.unknown

The photo of the bridesmaids and flower girls is taken outside the Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church. The bridesmaids are l-r: unknown, Leah Sikiotis; the flower girls are l-r Antonia Andrews, unknown, Athena Sikiotis. A black and white photograph of two bridesmaids and three flower girls standing on a pavement. A man is standing near them on the RHS and a crowd of people are in the background looking on. weddings

The four girls were bridesmaids at the wedding of Chrisoula Kallinikos and Niko Sikiotis. They are from L-R: Nina Black (nee Kallinikos ), Effie Cominos (nee Raftopoulos), Poppy Gabriel (nee Sikiotis) and Loula Morris (nee Sikiotis). The wedding ceremony took place at Evangelismos Church in East Melbourne in the late 1930s.A black and white photograph of four flower girls about to enter the church for the wedding ceremony.

A black and white photograph of four bridesmaids and three flower girls standing at the door of a church.weddings

Five Girls holding flowers standing in a Doorwaycocongella school parade

The photograph was taken at the Sunbury Presentation Ball in c1940. The participants are Back row L-R - 1. Ron Forbes, ---, ---, ---, ---, Bernie McMahon, ---, ---, ---,---. Front Row L-R: ---, ---, ---, 4. Thelma Dunn, 5. Pat Hayes, ---, 7. Mary Morrison, 8. Judy McDougall, ---, ---. Flower Girl Fay Webb and Page Boy Alan Webb are standing in front of the group.Debutante Balls were popular annual social events that were usually staged by the local Sunbury community or the Shire of Bulla. They were held in the Memorial Hall and were well attended by people in the district. A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border showing ten debutantes and their partners along with the flower girl and page boy posing for a photograph.debutante balls, sunbury, faye webb, alan webb, ron forbes, bernie mcmahon, thelma dunn, pat hayes, mary morrison, judy mcdougall, flower girls, page boys

Dress worn by Alison Watson at the wedding of Angela and Ewan Costain in 1952. Angela was a teacher at Murtoa Primary School. The outfit which included a bonnet and muff was made by Alice Watson, dressmaker, Murtoa. .1 Back and front of flower girl dress. .2 Bonnet displayed on a velvet covered stand. .3 Photograph of bride and flower girl.3 Inside front presentation folder: Best wishes, - Angela and Ewen (Costain) Flower girl Alison Watson (Jobe) Under photograph, bottom L 1952; bottom R Athol Adams Dandenong flower girl dress, alice watson, alumni

Also a black and white photograph of bride with flower girl 05242.1 9 x 14 cmBlack and white photograph of bride Val Williams with two bridesmaids and flower girl Lakes Entrance Victoriacelebrations, fashion

Also three oither black and white photographs of flower girls and a page boy at similar venue believed to be of Crea familyBlack and white photograph of two flower girls posing in front of a trellis set up as backdrop Lakes Entrance Victoriapeople

The wedding of Anna (Black / Mavrokefalos) and Nicholas Stratos in Melbourne in 1936. Pictured is the bride Anna together with her attendants: bridesmaids Evgenia Raftopulos and Fifi Krizos, page boy John Kostos, and flower girl Kaliope Varvarigos.A copy of a studio wedding photograph of a bride, a bridesmaid, two flower girls and an page boy.kostos, kostopulos

Wedding of Loula Sikiotis to Mike Kostos. Photographed L-R: Poppy Kostopoulos, Loula Sikiotis, Leah Sikiotis, Theodora (Beba) Lucas and flower girl Antonia Andrews.A black and white photograph with a white border of a bride standing in a room with her two bridesmaids and two flower girls.

Photographed are Nicholas and Chrisoula (nee Kallinikos) Sikiotis and their daughter Athina who was a flower girl at the wedding of Leah Sikiotis and Jim (Dimitri) Kandiliotis in 1955.A black and white studio photograph mounted on cream board of a flower girl sitting in front of a curtained area with a lady and man. Details of there photographer are on the back of the cream board.

Gold & brown wooden framed photograph or 7 women & children in formal dress - Queen, attendants, flower girl & pages.Diggers' Queen - Colac Centenary, 1937 Queen - Miss Florence Ryan; Attendants-Misses E. White and L. Ryan; Flower Girls- J Christie and P Heath; Pages-B. White and A. Cowley. AMOUNT RAISED, [pounds] 406/6/8

The photograph was taken at the wedding of Jim Kandiliotis and Dimitra (Toula) Makris. Photographed is the bride Toula Makris with bridesmaids from l-r Eutichia Vlassopoulos and Loula Sikiotis (Kostos), and flower girl Danae Kandiliotis.A sepia photograph of a studio photograph of a wedding party showing the bride with her two bridesmaids and a flower girl. The group are standing in front of two white trellis screens.

The Lowen family were one of the earliest families to settle in East Burwood. They were orchardists. The wedding party from left to right are:Ian Walker, Joy Lowen, Keith Walker, Shirley Lowen, ...........Walker, Bruce Lowen. The flower girl is Julie fankhauserSepia-toned studio photograph of the wedding of Keith Walker and Shirley Lowen C1950. The wedding party comprised of the bride and groom, four attendants and a flower girl.lowen, shirley, walker, keith, ian, joy, bruce, fankhauser, julie

The wedding of Eleni Kostopoulos-Kolivas and Iraklis Varvarigos in Melbourne in 1931. The best man seated on the left is Telemachos Varvarigos; the page boys, brothers Mike (left) and Leo Kostos; and flower girl Maria KostopoulosA sepia copy of a studio photograph of a wedding group. The groom and best man are seated with the bride standing in between therm. Two page boys and a flower girl make up the rest of the group.

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

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 photograph on the wedding day of Erigoni (Nitsa) Vlassopoulos (Kopela) and Kyriakos Kyriakakis in Ithaca. Freda Lucas (nee Benias) pictured on the left is the flower girl. The couple migrated to Australia in the 1950s and settled in Red Cliffs near Mildura where they ran the Vlass family business, The Golden Key café. Erigoni is the daughter of Dimitri and Eugenia Vlassopoulos and sister of Stathis, Panos, Costas and Nikos. Nitsa and Kyriako had three children, George and Eugenia born in Ithaca and Dimitri (Jim) born in Red Cliffs. Nitsa and Kyriako eventually retired in Greece.A black and white photograph edged with a crinkle cut white border of bride and her flower girls with a man and a lady standing on each side of her. They are standing in an open area with shrubs growing behind them

The Ithacan Philanthropic Society, 'The Ulysses' celebrated its 80th Anniversary at the Debutante Ball on Saturday 21 September 1996 at the Carlton Crest Hotel Grand Waldorf Ballroom. Much loved Ithacan actress Irini Papas was MC for the evening and guest of honour was the Consul of Greece, Mr. George Veis. Dance instructor and coordinator of the debutante group was Olga Black who worked with the fourteen debutantes and their escorts and the young flower girl to prepare for the memorable night. Pictured (above left) are debutantes Faye Baker and Angela Thomas. For the Ithacan Philanthropic Society to endure as an active organisation for eighty years was a memorable achievement. Debutante balls was an Anglo tradition that was taken up by the Ithacan Philanthropic Society and were particularly popular in the period 1940 - 1960. There was a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s - 2000. A black and white newspaper photograph of five debutants and one flower girl on the dance floor. The photograph has been backed onto white cardboard and laminated. The photograph is one of a pair which was published in the 'Neos Kosmos' newspaper.

Black and white photographImage is a studio photograph of the wedding party including 2 bridesmaids and a flower girl.

This wedding took place at the Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church in Victoria Parade in East Melbourne.A black and white photograph of a bride with her flower girl.unknown

Studio portrait of wedding partyB/W photograph on grey mount. Wedding couple with groom, bridesmaid and flower girlNonethompson collection, nightingale

Black and white photograph. Debutante ball. 20 couples. Flower girl. Attendant. Chaperone. Bouquets.photo, group, debutante ball

The photo is at the wedding of Ekaterina Paxinos and Dionysios Lekatsas (Lucas), which took place at Evangelismos Church in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne in 1924. Pictured together with the bride together are her attendants: Picture on far left is Anthi (nee Mavrokefalos)) Chilianis; the others are the daughters of Dimitrios Paxinos who was one of the early Ithacans to arrive in Melbourne in 1886.For the Ithacan community the practice of the orthodox religious ceremonies helped maintain customs and traditions within in an adopted country. Celebrations such as marriages and baptisms played an important social role in the Ithacan community as they were an opportunity for families and friends to come together. A sepia studio photograph of a wedding group of the bride and her two bridesmaids and two flower girls.

Instructions on back of proof with details for hand colouring an enlarged print.Black and white photograph of flower girl Dianne Wells dressed for Deb Ball Lakes Entrance Victoriapeople, celebration

Taken to mark the wedding of Patrick James Burns and Ivy Lillian Ellen Bolton at Holy Trinity Surrey Hills in 1940. Ivy's sister Beryl Torey is at right and Beryl's daughters were flower girls. Patrick's brothers Eddie and Emet are at either end and his cousin Win Ramage is on the left. Patrick and Ivy's home was at 244 Union Road, Surrey Hills. Ivy was born in 1908 in Seymour, the daughter of Samuel Henry Bolton and Elizabeth Beatrice Maher. She died in 2004 in Mansfield and is buried at Fawkner Cemetery. Patrick was a mechanic. He was born in 1906 at Longwood and died in 1964 at Surrey Hills.A black and white photograph of a wedding group showing bride and groom, two bridesmaids, two flower girls and 3 other men. The men are dressed in dark suits and have a buttonhole flower in their lapel, the bride dressed in a floor length dress of lace with a long train supported on her head by a headband, the bridesmaids are wearing floor length dresses, with short sleeves and a hat styled like a small beret, and the flowergirls are also wearing floor length dresses and short sleeves, and also hats styled like the berets. All the females are carrying bouquets.(mr) patrick burns, (mrs) ivy burns, (miss) ivy bolton, (mrs) beryl torey, (mr) eddie burns, (mr) emet burns, (ms) win ramage, union road, surrey hills, holy trinity church, churches

The Autograph page is signed by the Flower Girl, Page Girl and all the 12 Debutante's.Card, folds out, front is in gold colours with the heading "Bendigo Sub Branch R.S.S.A.I.L.A" followed by the RSL Logo with "Victory Ball". Inside has 3 columns, the first 2 are the "Dance Program" 1 - 28, 3rd is space for Autographs. On the rear are 2 columns, the 1st has "Debutantes names and Chaperones" 2nd column has "Partners names with RSL President, Chairman Ball Committee and Secretaries names"On front, "Guests of Honor Lt Gen S.F. Rowell C.B, C.B.E and Mrs Rowell - Town Hall Bendigo, August 16th 1949"brsl, smirsl, ball, victory

- Flower girl dress worn by 7-year-old. - Japanese theme due to new husband's heritage.- Cream Satin - Cross cultural design (Japanese/Western) - Pin tucked cummerbund & back tie with fringe - Pin tucked and lace underskirtNilwedding clothing, cross cultural theme, japanese & western