Migrants- Paleohori

 

Family Name: Halakas 
Name: Panagiotis 
Year of Birth:  1947
Father' Name: Pandelis (Paleohori)
Mother's Name:   Mersina Karambasis (Paleohori) 
Siblings:  Emmanouil, Ioannis, Victoria (Parsali), Spyridonas
Year of Arrival in Australia: 1965
Children: Paraskevi, Pandelis 
City of Residence: Sydney
 Livelihood: Small Business- Fruit shop

  

Above: My paternal grandparents, Ioannis and Irini Halakas.

Above Right: As a youngster.

 

Above: Dancing at Vrahos Nighclub, Sydney.

Above Right: My parents, Pandelis and Mersina, with my children, Pandelis and Paraskevi (Voula). 

 

Above: Holidays in my homeland (1980). L-R: Grigorios Malamas, my brother, Spyro- with my children, Pandelis and Paraskevi (Voula), my father, Pandelis and I. This photograph was taken at Kastania.

Above Right: Singing at the Greek restaurant, Nostalgia, in Ramsgate, Sydney. L-R: Chris Mariotidis, Nikitas Naris (bouzouki) and Theodoros. 

 

Above: Dancing at the Mytilenian House, Sydney. I was on the Committee of the Mytilenian Brotherhood of NSW for several years in the 1990's. I was also President of Syllogos Paleohoritan "Evangelistria" for over eight years too. 

Above Right: With my son, Pandelis, and my grandson, Loukas.