Migrants- Dafia

 

 

Surname: Contos
Name: Rallis
Life:  1933- 2008
Father's Name: Nikolaos 
Mother's Name:   Permathoula Gavriil
Siblings: Melpomeni (Christou), Kalliope (Siiotou), Alkiviades, Ahilleas
Year of Arrival in Australia: 1956
Sponsor:  Melpomeni Christou (my sister) 
Married: Fotini Karagrigoriou (Dafia) 
Children:  Nikolaos, Christos, Maria 
City of Residence: Sydney
Livelihood: Small Business- painter

 

Above: Repairing my bike. To the right is my mother, Permathoula.
Above Right: North Sydney, 1956.
 
 
Above: Working in a café in Drummoyne, Sydney. Its owner was Georgios Steffas.
Above Right: Hunting in Galagong, NSW. I am holding the rifle. My friend, Nikos Adamopoulos, is squatting.
  
Above: Riding my motorcycle with Ignatios Agamalis. Circa 1957.
Above Right: A family function. L-R: myself, my wife, Fotini, and the couple, Eleni and Simeon Karagrigoriou (my brother-in-law).
  
Above: This photograph was taken on the Patris, when my family and I were travelling back to Greece for a holiday (1967).
Above Right: My family. With my wife, Fotini, and our children, Christos, Maria and Nikolaos.