Migrants- Agia Paraskevi
Life Story: Dimitrios Sofianos
Surname: | Sofianos (Sofis) |
Name: | Dimitrios (Jim) |
Life: | 1901- 1950 |
Father's Name: | Stavros (Agia Paraskevi) |
Mother's Name: | Anna Hatzitsakiri (Agia Paraskevi) |
Siblings: | Georgios, Miltiades, Haralambos, Efstratios, Maria (Kalogera), Aspasia (Kalintzi) |
Year of Arrival in Australia: | 1924 |
Married: | Electra Sarika (Agia Paraskevi) |
Children: | Anna, Efterpi (Effie), Ekaterina (Kathleen) |
City of Residence: | Barraba (New South Wales), Australia |
Livelihood: | Small Business: Monterey Cafe (Barraba) |
Above: Sydney, early 1930's. With horiani, "Koutsoubis" and Louis Samaras. Dimitris is on the right.
Above Right: Wood-chopping for one of the Greek-owned cafes. Dimitrios is on the left. Circa late 1920's.
Above: With his sister, Aspasia (left) and wife, Electra. The photograph was taken while Dimitrios visited Greece in 1938-39.
Above Right: Returning to Australia- with bhis wife, Electra. They are the couple on the right. Third from the left is horiano, Andonios Prodromos.
Above: At one of the Church of England Balls in Barraba- with his wife, Electra and Effie Gavriil (right).
Above Right: At the local races with Roy Hagen and Bing Chapman. Dimitris is on the left.
Above: The Sofianos family. With his wife, Electra, and their three daughters, Effie, Anna and Kathleen.