A young Dimitri Sofianos is photographed in Ithaca with his older brother and his two sisters, Eugenia and Katerini. His brother migrated to South Africa after which they never saw each other again. His two sisters remained in Greece. Dimitri never returned to Greece after he arrived in Australia and as such also never saw his sisters again.Dimitri Sofianos' story of a family separated by migration was a common theme amongst those who ventured beyond their country of birth in the early years of migration when overseas travel was difficult and communications slower. It also took years of work and hardship to establish themselves in their adopted country and as a result it was often not possible to take the time for overseas travel.A scanned black and white photograph on A4 paper of four young children - two boys and two girls - in front of a curtain. Thew oldest boy is standing behind the other three who are seated.

The document provides the details of Dimitri (James) Sofianos' personal appearance including age, height, colour of his eyes and hair and any other special features. The Personal Description of Grantee was issued and filed together with the person's Certificate of Naturalization by the Home and Territories Department of Australia. Dimitri's signature is also on the certificate. It was issued in 1928.A scanned A4 copy of a document entitled Personal Description of Grantee.sofianos, dimitri, certificate of naturalization, certificate of personal description of guarantee

Dimitrios Sofianos and Kalypso Sofianos (nee Raftopoulos) ran a small shop at 391 Camberwell Road Hartwell and worked there together for almost thirty years. They sold fish and chips and potato cakes as well as fresh fish and shell fish. Dimitrios Sofianos, sometimes called Jimmy James, is pictured serving a customer. On the counter there are two piles of paper for wrapping the fish and chips. The white greaseproof paper on the LHS was the first wrapper used to wrap the fish and the single sheets of newspaper on the RHS were used for the outer wrappers. The takings went into the embossed metal cash register on the counter and the metal scales on the far RHS weighed the goods to be purchased. The fish and chips were cooked in the metal vats where Dimitri is standing. Potted plants and framed pictures of sailing boats were used to decorate his shop. Many Greeks ran fish and chips shops. Coming from an island Ithacans were often keen fishermen and knew how to cook fish expertly. The Ithacan families who set up their businesses were very conscious of the presentation and attractiveness of their venues and some of the added decorative touches often reflected their interests. A black and white photograph of a man serving a customer in his fish and chip shop.

The certificate was presented to Nina Mills by the Immigration Museum in recognition of her parents Dimitrios and Kalypso Sofianos whose migration and settlement story has been recorded in the museum Share a Story files. Their names are also featured in the Immigration Museum's Tribute Garden. The Honourable Sir James Gobbo, who was the Governor of Victoria and a Patron of the Immigration Museum, presented the certificate. An A4 scanned copy of a certificate issued from the Immigration Museum. It is printed in blue and black with a marbled pattern down the LHS of the document. immigration., immigration museum, sofianos, kalypso, sofianos, dimitri, tribute garden, nina, mills

The young girl whose name is Helen Raftopoulos, daughter of a Theofani, was bridesmaid at the wedding of Dimitri and Kalypso (nee Raftopoulos) Sofianos.A small scanned black and white photograph of a bridesmaid. She is dressed in a long frock and carrying a large bunch of flowers with a ribbon trim. She has a small band of flowers in her long curly hair.Bridesmaid to Kalypso and Dimitri Sofianos Eleni (Theofani's daughter) HELEN ?

The photograph was taken at an annual Ithacan Club picnic in the 1930s. Sitting on the ground in the centre is Dimitri Sofianos.A mounted sepia photograph of ten men and a boy at a picnic. Most of the men are wearing neat casual clothes and two are wearing suits. The photograph is mounted on grey board with a darker grey border.Written in pen on the back: AGP 6

The photograph was taken at an annual Ithacan Philanthropic Society's picnic some time in the early 1940s. In the middle is Dimitris Sofianos. On the right is Gerasimos Papadopoulos.A sepia photograph mounted on grey board with a darker grey border. Three men, dressed in neat casual clothes are standing in front of a tree in an open area.There are two identical photographs and one of them has the following written on the back: AGP - 5

Dimitri Sofianos is seated in foreground of the photograph with his two children, Nina and Spiro (Pip). They are at an annual Ithacan picnic which they always attended as a family. The annual Ithacan Philanthropic Society's picnic is a very popular event on the club's social calendar as has been the case for many years. A partly faded black and white photograph of a group of people at a picnic. In the foreground a man has his arms around a little boy and girl. A table set out with food is in the background on the RHS of the phoptograph

The two pages are an oral history account of Kalypso Sofianos' story recorded by her daughter Nina Mills on the 27 November 1997. It outlines her early life in Roumania/Romania and Greece, her childhood after her mother's death and her father's remarriage, her migration to Australia and meeting her future husband Dimitri Sofianos.The story gives an insight into the experiences of Ithacan women, the importance of family ties, arranged marriages and their arrival in a strange country. Two pages on A4 sheets of a transcript of an oral history.family histories

The bridal couple are Dimitri and Kalypso Sofianos on their wedding day. Dimitri arrived in Australia in his teens in 1914 and Kalypso much later in 1936. She and Dimitri were both from the same village of Kioni and they met after her arrival and married in 1937. The ceremony took place at the Greek Orthodox Church in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. They operated a fish shop at 391 Camberwell Road Hartwell where they worked together for almost thirty years. A sepia photograph of a bridal couple standing in front of a brick wall in a garden.

A copy of Dimitri (known as James) Sofianos' Commonwealth of Australia Naturalisation Certificate issued from Sydney on 22 June 1928. Australian citizenship offered significant rights and was therefore taken up by many Ithacan migrants once they became established and when they fulfilled the requirements which at the time of Dimitri's naturalization were more onerous for those who were not 'natural born' British subjects. Prior to 1949, Australian naturalisation meant citizens became British subjects. It was not until 26 January 1949 the status of Australian citizen was created when the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 came into force. And it was not until the 1973 under the Whitlam Labor government that the distinction between migrants from Commonwealth and other countries in terms of ability to become Australian citizens was abolished. The previous residence requirements of 1 year (Commonwealth migrants) and 5 years (non-Commonwealth migrants) to become Australian citizens was replaced by a common residence period of 3 years, but with a six-month transition period.A scanned copy on A4 paper of a certificate of Naturalization.migration

This is a wedding photograph of Dimitri and Kalypso Sofianos who were married in the Greek Orthodox Church Evangelismos on 14th February 1937.A scanned black and white studio photograph of a bride and groom taken on their wedding day.

This is the marriage certificate of Dimitri and Kalypso (nee Raftopoulos) Sofianos. The marriage took place in 1937 at the only Greek Orthodox Church in Victoria, the 'Evangelismos' in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. The couple met following Kalypso's arrival in Australia in 1936.A scanned copy of a marriage certificate which contains details of the bride and groom including place of marriage, age, place of birth, occupations , residence, parents details, the priest/celebrant, the date of the marriage and the signatures of the witnesses.

The article was written by Nina Sofianos-Mills as a reflection on her uncle, Peter John (Panoyiannis) Raftopoulos, following the untimely death of his daughter and her cousin, Loula Rodopoulos in 2013. The photograph included with the article includes Nina as a baby, her uncle, Peter John (Panoyiannis) Raftopoulos, Nina's parents Dimitri and Kalypso Sofianos, and her brother Pip (Spiro). A scanned copy of a newspaper article written for the Ithacan Historical Society's page which appears in the Ithacan Philanthropic Society's newspaper, 'Odysseus'. The article also includes a photograph of a family.