Migrants- Argenos
Family Name: | Koukouli |
Name: | Mersina (Myrta) |
Life: | 1926- 1999 |
Father's Name: | Efstratios |
Mother's Name: | Polyniki |
Siblings: | Vasilia (Doroshenko), Eleftheria (Vazaki), Maritsa (Tziola) |
Year of Arrival in Australia: | 1952 |
Sponsor: | D.E.M.E. Gov't Sponsored Program |
Married: | Aristomenis Drakoulis (Argenos) |
Children: | Panagiotis (Peter), Maro |
City of Residence: | Sydney, Australia |
Livelihood: | Factory Hand- Slazenger Sportsgear |
Above: Myrta's mother, Polyniki, and sister, Vasilia.
Above Right: Myrta walking with a cousin in Mytilene.
Above: Myrta, with her children, Peter and Maro, at Bonagila Migration Hostel (1952). Her husband, Aristides, was sent to work in Queensland canefields.
Above Right: At Aristides and Myrta’s 40th wedding anniversary. From left they are: Aristides and Myrta; Maro and her husband, Yianni; Maro’s daughter, Angela; Peter’s daughter, and son, Cindy and Aristo; Maro’s son, Stephan; Peter’s wife, Niki;June; Myrta’s sister, Vasilia; and Peter.