Historical information

The seven people on the deck of a ship at Station Pier some time in 1955 are:
Front L-R: Arthur and Sia (Aspasia) Koutsouvelis, George and Ioulia Raftopoulos and Effie Cominos. George and Ioulia Raftopoulos are the parents of Sia and Effie.
Back L-R: Chrisoula Raftopoulos and Nick Sikiotis.

Significance

Family would go to Station Pier to either welcome or farewell relatives who departing to or arriving from Greece. Very few of the early Ithacan migrants returned to their homeland. It wasn't until the 1950s and 60s that travel back home to visit family became more common. Today generations born in Australia to return to Ithaca on a regular basis.

Physical description

A black and white photograph of seven people standing on the deck of a ship. A partial view of a tugboat can be seen in the background.