Nikolaos Vrettos with African workers, road making, Belgium Congo. Many Ithacans emigrated to African colonies, including Belgium Congo, Rhodesia and South Africa.A scanned Black & White photograph of Nick Vrettos with 4 black African men in the Belgium Congo in 1948.N. VRETTOS . IN THE KONGO ROAD MAKING IN 1948 belgian congo., road making.

The photo is of the Vrettos boys, Odysseas, Nondas, Spiros, from the village of Kollieri on the island of Ithaca. .A black and white copy of a studio photograph of the three young boys. The boys have been photographed from the waist up and are dressed in outfits from the early twentieth century. A curtain is hanging behind the group.families, brothers

The inscription in Greek on the back of the photo which was taken in Ithaca: An old photo of then young children of Asklipios Vrettos. Antonis, Ismini, Odysseas The little ones Ektoras and SperosA sepia photograph of a family group of two men, a young girl and two little boys siting in a garden with a young palm tree behind the group. Details about the photograph have been hand-written in Greek. The four corners have been trimmed. Printed on the back: CARTE POSTALE

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

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.

The elderly female, Apostolo Raftopoulos, photographed with with her daughter (Anastasia) Tasia Florias and Tasia's then future daughter-in-law Joyia Raftopoulos. Joyia married Bill Florence (Vasili Florias). The male pictured, Bob Florence, is Bill Florence's brother. They were photographed in the village of Platrithia in 1949. Apostolo was from the Vrettos/Floria family from Kolieri/Exoghi and was married to Efstathios Raftopolous (Levendi). Bill and Joyia Florence are the parents of George Florence who owned and operated the Astor Theatre. George is a descendant of one of the early Ithacan families (Raftopoulos, Levendis) who migrated to Australia in the early years of the twentieth century and settled initially in Mildura. Other members of the family arrived later and eventually settled in Melbourne and opened businesses with in the CBD.A black and white photograph of a family group of a man and two ladies standing behind a seated older lady. There is a small house and trees in the back ground. The names of the people are printed across the bottom of the photograph.TASIA FLORIA, BOB FLORENCE, JOYIA RAFTOPOULOS/ APOSTOLO RAFTOPOULOU (LEVENTI)/ PLATRITHIA CA 1949

The photograph features members of the Vlassopoulos (Vlass) family (Kopela) many of whom settled in the Mildura area. It was following the wedding day of Peter (Pano) Vlass and Joyce Mason. Pictured from L-R: Costa Vlass, Ida Mason (Joyce's sister), Peter (Pano) Vlass, Joyce Mason, Stathy Vlass, Bill (Vasilis) Florence (Floria) and Angelos (Agathangelos) Vrettos. Front from L-R: George Mason, Joyce's father; and Demetrios Vlassopoulos, father of Costa, Pano and Stathy. The photo was taken in Red Cliffs in the backyard of the Golden Key Cafe which was opened by Demetrios Vlassopoulos together with his brother-in-law Spiros Raftopoulos (Levendis). Demetrios Vlassopoulos (Kopela) arrived in Australia circa 1922-23 and settled in Red Cliffs where his brothers-in-law, John and Efthimios Raftopoulos, (Fiakas) had established themselves in a range of business enterprises in Mildura district. Demetrios' three sons, Stathy, Pano and Costa migrated to Australia during the 1930s. His wife, Eugenia (nee Raftopoulos) did not arrive in Australia till 1950 accompanied by her son Nikos. Like many women, Eugenia was left to raise her children whilst her husband migrated for work and to support the family back home. They had been separated for almost 30 years.A print of a photograph of a family group of six men and two ladies. The group are standing and seated in front of a house which has a water tank in the background.kopella