Migrants- Vatousa

 

Family Name:  Kontellis
Name:     
Andonios
Year of Birth: 
193
Father's Name:  Paleologos
Mother's Name: Ekaterini Stamatelli
Siblings:   Vasilios, Fotis, Ioannis, Giorgos, Eleni
  (Mihalakellis), Andonios, Efstratios,
  Fotini (Douros) 
Year of Arrival in Australia: 1956
Sponsor:      
 Dimitrios Kotsabaldiris
Married:   
Giasimo (Simone) Sarris (Samos)
Children:   
Paleologos (Paul), Marika
City of Residence:
Sydney
Livelihood:
Automobile Business–Tony Kontellis and Son

 
Above Left: The photograph was taken at Pendelis (1953). From left, we are: my brother, Giorgos, Dimitris (from Plomari) and myself.

Above Right: At Melbourne Olympic Swimming Pool, November 1958. In the Heavyweight Class of Wrestling (Freestyle), I am competing against Hans Von Stauffenburg. From December 1956, I turned professional and retired in 1980. In 1975, my brother, Eustratios (“Charlie”) and I won the Australasian Heavyweight Title in Tag Team. In 1968, I won the Heavyweight Title (Freestyle) in South– East Asia Championships.

  

Above Right: Canberra, 2000. With the then Prefect of Lesvos, Dimitrios Vounatsos (front row, in the middle).  I am in the front row, first from the right.

Above Left: My father, Paleologos, came out to Australia for a holiday (1966-67).  From left, we are: myself, my father and my brother, Efstratios.

Antonios has been an active member of the Mytilenean community of Sydney; having been on the Committee of the Mytilenean Brotherhood of Sydney and N.S.W at various times since 1978. He has served the Brotherhood as President 1980-84, 1999-2001 and 2007-2009.