Migrants- Plomari
| Family Name: |
Spanellis |
| Name: |
Ioannis |
| Year Of Birth: |
1937 (Kavala)
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| Father' Name: |
Efstratios (Plomari) |
| Mother's Name: |
Mersini Moshou (Plomari) |
| Year of Arrival in Australia: |
1956 |
| Sponsor: |
Canberra Olympic Soccer Club |
| Married: |
Georgia Fani (Cyprus) |
| Children: |
Efstratios, Andreas, Konstantinos, Theophanis, Panagiotis |
| City of Residence: |
Sydney |
| Livelihood: |
Small Business- Poultry
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Above: My paternal grandfather, Kostantinos, in the United States(1916). Like so many thousands of Hellenes, he went over for work. He is the fellow with the cross above him.
Above Right: My father, Efstratios, in the Cavalry during the Asia Minor Campaign 1919-22. He also fought in the Balkan Wars 1912-13, and was even called up for the Second World War.
Above: My parents' wedding portrait. Circa 1928
Above: At Plomari’s High School, I am reciting a poem in preparation for Independence Day.
Above: In 1957, I had my own Fish Shop in Wellington, N.S.W. My wife, Georgia is to the right of me outside our shop.
Above Right: Ioannis, as President of Mytilenian Brotherhood of N.S.W ( 1983-85), congratulates winners in the Mothers day function.
Above: With my wife, Georgia, and our children.