Fotos STAVROU
October 27, 2019
Fotos Stavros speaks to George Michelakakis about the early years in Cairo, World War II, his migration to Australia and his friendship with Chrysostomos Mandourides…
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George C POULOS
May 9, 2019
George Poulos was born in the central western NSW town of Gilgandra, on the 5th April 1952. His parents Con and Angela, had both migrated to Australia, from the town of Karavas, Kythera. He was bought up and schooled in
George ELLIS
May 5, 2019
George Ellis is an Australian conductor, composer and orchestrator. He works across a variety of styles including symphonic music, choral, opera, musical theatre, jazz and pop, and has presented concerts conducting in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, New York, Boston Philadelphia, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Athens, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta and performed in every capital city in Australia.
George FEROS
May 22, 2019
George Feros, a ‘loveable eccentric’, humble man. He lived most of his seventy-eight years in Byron Bay. The story of George’s exploits has been recorded in a book, George his Passion, written by his daughter, Ruby. He was proud to be a Kytherian-Australian. George was born in Mitata in September 1903. He was one of eight children who survived to adulthood. The children included: Irene, Michael, John (known as Jack), Peter, Nicholas (Nick), George, Anthony and Kerani. George’s father was James (Dimitrios) and his mother Maria Sklavos.
George GIAKOUMIDIS
December 3, 2019
George Giakoumidis arrived in Australia at the age of 12. He completed his secondary education at JJ Cahill Memorial High School in 1969 and subsequently completed tertiary studies, resulting in the award of a Diploma in electronic Engineering. George was
George KANARAKIS OAM
May 5, 2019
Dr George Kanarakis is an Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He studied philology (Greek and English) at the University of Athens under a scholarship from the Hellenic State Scholarship Foundation, Teaching English with the British Council in London
George KAPINIARIS
May 5, 2019
George Kapiniaris is one of this country’s best loved comedy, music and TV stars – having had an incredible impact on Australian popular culture over the last thirty four years. George Kapiniaris’ claim to fame was his starring role in
George MESSARIS
April 17, 2019
George Messaris was born in Argostoli, Kefallonia. He is married and has one son. His Kefallonian restless spirit took him away from the island in an endless chase of his dreams. Studies: After finishing high school he studied for three
George RAFTOPOULOS
May 22, 2019
George Raftopoulos
By Lee-Ann Joy
If you have ever met or talked to George Raftopoulos, you will know he has been fighting notions of conformity his entire life. Being from the only Greek family in a rural NSW town, George learnt from an early age the virtues of resilience, the value of humour, the resistance to conformity and to never take yourself too seriously.
George TILLIANAKIS
June 4, 2019
George Tillianakis is a Sydney based multidisciplinary artist, exhibiting primarily as a video performance artist, composer, and musician. George has been active in the arts for 20 years, exhibiting and performing in galleries internationally, most notably in New York City.
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