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Florence Livery, KAV Archivist 2018

1 KAV Archival Digitisation & Indexation Project Stage 1: Index of the Newsletters of the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria (formerly known as the Castellorizian Brotherhood, Melbourne and the Castellorizian Association of Victoria); Part 1: 1973 – 1996

Edition Archival Index No.

Date Editor Key items

The Grapevine, Newsletter of Castellorizian Brotherhood Volume 1 No 4

SP1 July 1973 President – Theo Conos

Stan Piperoglou

Ø Editorial – re apathy & indifference of members; Ø N Stratos (Ithacan) – profile; Ø Sydney Cazzies:

• New building to be opened October / November; • To mark the event the first Australian Pan-Castellorizian

Convention will be held, all members of committee invited; Ø Report on Joint Brotherhood / CLS Seminar, National Mutual Theatrette:

• Debate - Should Cassie Youth be required to conform to Greek traditions?”

• Guest Speaker Rev Alan Matheson, Associate Director, Ecumenical Centre for Victorian Council of Churches;

• Guest of Honour, Duncan S Waddell, Director-General Commonwealth Department of Immigration, letter of appreciation attached;

• Chair Marika Bisas; • Panel – Maria Kominos, Spiro Moraitis, George Papadopoulos,

Phillippa Adgemis, Manuel Moraitis, Sylvia Peronis, & Stan Piperoglou;

• Poor attendance; Ø Coming events:

• Dinner Dance, GOCMV Centre; • GPA Dinner Dance, Melbourne Town House;

Ø CLS - AGM notice; Ø Letter to Editor from Mr Steffanou, re future of the clubrooms & behaviour

of the youth; Volume 1 Special Issue

SP2 September 1973 President – Theo Conos

Stan Piperoglou

Ø SGM to discuss new constitution, Cassie House; Ø Background notes on need for constitutional changes:

• Until 1968 the old Greek Constitution was the sole legal document for the Brotherhood;

• October 1968 a very rough translation of the document was put to the AGM & reportedly passed; doubts exist as to whether this constitution was actually agreed to;

• Present committee not sure which document has legal validity with respect to its Articles;

• New constitution (based on the two previous ones) has been drawn up which includes professional taxation recommendations;

Ø Appeal to youth to participate & attend AGM; Ø Sydney Cazzies – opening of new premises at Kingsford, CAV represented by

Castellorizian Brotherhood Committee members; Ø Interstate Cazzies - strong desire to strengthen ties with fellow Cazzies

interstate, Pan-Castellorizian Convention to be the first step in achieving this; Ø Coming event – Cazzie Brownlow Presentation, home of SpirosMoraitis;

Volume 1 No 10

SP3 February 1974 President – Theo Conos

Stan Piperoglou

Ø AGM notice – plea for Castellorizian community to unite; Ø Reflection & achievements of the past two years:

• Castellorizian Brotherhood now has an English language constitution;

• Males & females aged over 18 can now be members, with equal voting rights;

• The Grapevine newsletter introduced; • Criticism of committee by some members; • Call for youth to join the committee;

Ø Coming event: • Afternoon Tea / Fashion Parade (CLS), home of Dianne Spartels;

Ø Report on Ferny Creek Picnic: • 300 people attended, results of athletic races listed;

Ø Andrew A Jackomos – diving profile; Ø Anne Salvaris - first female member of Castellorizian Brotherhood;


2 Ø Council of Young Greeks (CYG):

• Formed to unite youth from various associations including Cypriot Youth Club, GOYA, EEAMA, EON (Mentone Church group), Samos Youth, Monash Greek Club & Castellorizian Youth;

• Coming event: Premier Ball, San Remo Ballroom; Ø Comical article – A Newcomer’s Interpretation of Aussie Rules, source

unknown; The Voice (Kastellorizian Brotherhood) Volume 1 No 1

KZ1 May 1976 President - K C Zervos

KC Zervos & KA Zervos

Ø Coming events: • CLS event - Tribute to Despina Achladioti / The Lady of Ro, for 50

years of service to Kastellorizo, Galaxy Cabaret; • Youth dances, AGWS Centre (flyer); • Family barbeque: • Annual picnic:

Ø New committee, President Kevin C Zervos; Ø Clubrooms future – joint meeting with Brotherhood, CLS & Trustees called to

draw up a questionnaire to send to all members; Melbourne Boys Club lease to expire September 1976; do we re-lease or consider alternative uses of building?

Volume 1 No 2

KZ2 July 1976 President – K C Zervos

KC Zervos & KA Zervos

Ø Editorial – plea for members to utilise the forum of this newsletter; Ø Attendance at functions vital to fundraise for renovations, need to raise

another $20,000, already have $20,000 in savings; • Report on joint meeting:

o Overwhelmingly results in favour of keeping building & partially renovating for own use;

o Decided to renovate rear & lease out large hall (architectural drawings presented);

o Building Subcommittee appointed; Ø 1977 tour of Greece & Castellorizo organised by Perth Cassies; Ø Annual Membership due $2; Ø Michael C Mangos – extended profile; Ø Michael Mangos memories: 1919 there were 12 Cassies in Melbourne

including: Leffy & Michael Mangos, Nick & John Spartels, Jim Fermanis, Peter & Manuel Augustes, Mr Zanailis, John Barbayiannis; Coming event:

• Youth meeting, AGWS Centre (flyer); Newsletter, Castellorizian Association of Victoria 1 HK1 October

1980 President - Herb Kyriakos

Herb Kyriakos

Ø AGM election results, new committee, President Herb Kyriakos; Ø Coming events:

• Barbeque, Elwood; • Afternoon Tea, Cassie House; • Children’s Christmas Party; • New Year’s Eve Party; • Evita Theatre Party;

Ø Annual subscription due $5; 2 HK2 Late 1981

President - Herb Kyriakos

Herb Kyriakos

Ø Castellorizian youth invited to form a committee; Ø Historical - Castellorizo liberated from enemy hands 13/9/1943; Ø Nina Papacotis / Cotis, Sydney – first female to be elected to Board of NSW

Castellorizian Club; Ø Hiring of Cassie House; Ø Ideas listed for planning of social functions; Ø Report on Annual Dinner Dance, Manhattan Avenue Receptions; Ø New committee, President Herb Kyriakos; Ø Appeal for Evangelismos Church restoration;

3 HK3 December 1981 President - Herb Kyriakos

Herb Kyriakos

Ø Coming events: • Christmas Party, Cassie House; • New Year’s Eve Dance, Cassie House;

4 HK4 March 1982 President - Herb Kyriakos

Herb Kyriakos

Ø Coming events: • Cocktail Party, Guest of Honour, Paraskevas A Kailis, President

Castellorizian Association of Rhodes, Cassie House; including discussion of conditions on Castellorizo today, its progress & future; display of arts & crafts from Rhodes & Castellorizo;


3 5 HK5 April 1982

President - Herb Kyriakos

Herb Kyriakos

Ø Appeal for members to consider nominating for committee at next AGM;

6 HK6 May 1982 President - Herb Kyriakos

Herb Kyriakos

Ø Coming events: • Mother’s Day Lunch, Baron of Beef, Sherbrooke Forest; • Annual Dinner Dance, Manhattan Receptions;

Ø AGM notice; Ø 60 photographs of Castellorizo displayed at St Constantine & Helen’s Day

function & AGM; Ø Taxation issue;

7 HK7 July 1982 President - Herb Kyriakos

Herb Kyriakos

Ø Youth formed a working committee & organising functions; Ø Coming events:

• Youth Disco, Cassie House; • Gala Dinner Dance, Manhattan Receptions;

Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day function, Cassie House; Ø AGM postponed – tax issues; Ø Clubrooms available for hire; Ø Word from Greece re certain members World Castellorizian Brotherhood

have made application to change the name of Castellorizo; Ø Raffle books sent out to members, to be drawn at Annual Ball, Manhattan

Receptions The Cassie News, Castellorizian Association of Victoria 1 JB1 October

1982 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø AGM - poor attendance; interim committee; SGM called; Ø Coming events:

• Debate: o Topic: The Castellorizian Community (VIC) is Dying; o Affirmative: Kevin P Zervos (C), Anthony A Adgemis,

Peter Christofas; o Negative: Stan Piperoglou (C), Leah Pavlou, Gina Gekas; o Adjudicator: Basil Theophilos;

• Tribute to Andrew Jackomos, diving champion, Southern Cross Hotel;

Ø SGM Agenda: • Eight motions proposed, including the present committee system

be replaced with a Board of Management of seven members to be elected every three years;

• Discussion paper on the future of the building; Ø Plea to all Life Members to return to the club;

2 JB2 January 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø New Board of Directors, President Jack Bisas, elected for three years, including a five-member Social Subcommittee;

Ø Proposal for a Welfare Subcommittee; Ø Proposal to set aside funds to have the History of the Castellorizians in

Victoria professionally written; Ø Inspection of properties as possible new clubrooms; Ø Spiro Moraitis – New Year’s Honour; Ø Stan Piperoglou & Nick Zervos - GOCMV Committee; Ø Coming events:

• Bingo nights in association with AGWS & AGSCE, AGWS Centre; • Film night, documentary on Castellorizo, Cassie House; • Lecture series, first speaker George Voyage; • Castellorizian Cooking Contest, Cassie House (flyer);

3 JB3 February 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Cocktail Party – including talks by Paraskevas A Kailis, President of

the World Castellorizian Brotherhood, The Future of Castellorizo & John B Salvaris, The History of the Castellorizians in Victoria;

• Family Luncheon, Villa Borghese, Kilsyth; • Castellorizian Cooking Contest, (sponsored by Bamix, conditions of

entry), Cassie House; Ø Report on film night function; Ø Bingo nights re fundraising for Welfare Subcommittee; Ø Youth Club – report of first meeting & indoor cricket side; Ø Welfare Subcommittee established; Ø Nick Atherinos – profile;


4 Ø Emmanuel Augustes – extended profile; Ø Emmanuel Augustes’ memories include:

• Michael Economides (Conos) - first President of Castelllorizian Brotherhood;

• 1925, first meeting of Castellorizans in Victoria – Omonia Café, owned by Spiro Fermanis; present: Con Amonis, Nicholas Vayanoudis (Vanos), Steve T Coufos, John Hatziyiannakis;

4 JB4 March 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Annual membership due $5; Ø Welfare Subcommittee (Con Zombos, Tom Adgemis & Mrs C Paltos) visiting

sick members; Ø Full list of all current Board members and subcommittees; Ø Honorary Solicitor Kevin P Zervos & Accountant Andrew Caripis; Ø Coming events:

• Bingo, AGWS Centre; • Lecture series, beginning with George Voyage; • Family Luncheon, Villa Borghese, Kilysth (flyer); • Bouzouki Night; • Theatre night; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day;

Ø Dianna Jackomos – diving profile; Ø George Papadopoulos (Hetrelezis) – appointed as Vice-Chairman Ethnic

Affairs Commission; Ø John C Kanis – profile; Ø Steve Coufos – profile; Ø Inspection of properties as possible new clubrooms; Ø History of Castellorizian Brotherhood – seeking past records (minutes, files,

circulars etc) & a list of past presidents; Ø Report on Castellorizian Cooking Contest function, winner Anna Adgemis; Ø Youth - pool party, indoor cricket; Ø Andrew Jackomos – extended profile; Ø Andrew Jackomos memories – 1922 Melbourne Cassies included: Mangos,

Bisas, Spartels, Fermanis, Conos, Augustes, Kanis, George, Adgemis, Penglis, Amonis & Christofas families;

5 JB5 April 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Report on Family Luncheon, Villa Borghese; Ø Youth – proposed tour to Castellorizo; Ø Bingo at AGWS, proceeds from Castellorizian Brotherhood share of proceeds

to be used to assist our members in need; Ø List of Cassies involved in welfare projects in the wider community:

• AGSCE (under auspices of AGWS): President John B Salvaris, Secretary Marika Bisas, Committee Jacob Fronistas; Board of Management Jack Bisas, John M Salvaris; Trustees Spiro Moraitis & Theo Conos replacing Anthony Voyage;

• AGWS: Management Committee – President Jack Bisas, Vice-President George Papadopoulos, Chairman Spiros Moraitis, Secretary Margaret Moraitis, Committee Nick Zervos & Stan Piperoglou;

• GOCMV Committee: Nick Zervos & Stan Piperoglou; • Ladies Auxiliary of Holy Cross Church, Box Hill, Committee:

Christalla Bisas, Maria A Bisas, Mary Livery, Cherry Alexander, Chrissie Zervos, Renie Adgemis, Roza Josephides;

Ø WA Cassies donation (via visit to Melbourne by Mick Michael) to Victorian Bush Fire Appeal;

Ø Susan Conos – frisbee champion; Ø Historical – Picnic at Canadian Bay, athletic race results; Ø Different ways Cassies could donate In Memorium:

• CAV • Newspaper - The Castellorizian News (printed in Athens) • Newspaper - The Voice of Kastellorizo (printed in Rhodes) • AGWS • AGSCE • GOCMV

Ø Nicholas S Savvas, re WW2 heroism - profile; Ø News from Castellorizo:

• Airport runway of 1200 metres almost completed; • Tenders to be called for construction of 30 new homes;


5 • Paraskevas A Kailis, President World Castellorizian Brotherhood,

calling for support for Castellorizo to be declared a free port; Ø Historical – 7 March 1948, Dodecanese, including Castellorizo officially united

with Greece after 700 years of continuous foreign domination, which failed to alter the Hellenic character of the island;

Ø Historical – 80 years since opening of Santrapeia School (boys), sponsored by, Loukas & Anastasia Santrape;

Ø Sevasti (nee Lucas) Mangos – profile; Ø Harry Gregory – profile; Ø Coming events:

• St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Youth – Tootsie film night & indoor cricket; • Bingo, AGWS Centre (flyer); • Bouzouki Night, Scorpios Tavern;

6 JB6 May 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day Luncheon including talk by Father Elias Kentrotis;

Ø Coming event: • Bouzouki Night, Scorpios Tavern (flyer);

Ø Taxation issue of club resolved; Ø AGM notice – an election year; Ø AGSCE appeal to furnish Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care); Ø Poetry - Koumbara by Komninos; Ø Life Members, lack of support; Ø Criticism of committee; Ø Evangelia Koutsoukis (nee Savas) - extended profile;

7 JB7 June 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø AGM notice, Guest Speaker, Peter Spyker, Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs;

Ø Steve Kakulas – profile; Ø Stanley Piperoglou – Ministerial Policy Committee on Multicultural & Migrant

Education; Ø CAV Committee, President Jack Bisas; Ø Report on Bouzouki Night, Scorpios Tavern; Ø Youth report – indoor & summer cricket, football; Ø Coming event:

• Youth Party Night, Melbourne Townhouse (flyer); Ø Angelo Barbouttis - WW2 profile; Ø Emanuel C Couttoupes – extended profile;

8 JB8 July 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø AGM notice, Guest Speaker, Peter Spyker, Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs;

Ø Inspection of properties as possible new clubrooms; Ø Joyce Pallaras appointed as first supervisor of the new AGSCE Pronia Aged

Care Facility (low care); list of Cassies involved: • AGSCE Committee – John B Salvaris (Foundation Member), John M

Salvaris (Foundation Member), Secretary Marika Bisas (Foundation Member), Jacob Fronistas;

• Trustees - Spiro Moraitis, Theo Conos, Anthony Voyage (past); • Board of Management – Jack Bisas, John B Salvaris, Michael M

Salvaris, Joyce Pallaras; Ø Theo Conos - Ilios Greek Restaurant; Ø Historical - 1964 VAFA, Cassies vs St Patricks, 2nd semi-final, team list; Ø Historical - 1964 Brotherhood & YMCS Committees; Ø Youth – Committee, President Anthony Adgemis, report on disco function,

indoor cricket & football; Ø Coming events:

• Youth snow trip, Mt Buller; • Youth car rally;

Ø Michael Mangos – extended profile, including mention of the first committee of the Castellorizian Brotherhood:

• President – Michael Economides (Conos); • Secretary - John Hatziyiannakis (NB: definitely a foundation office-

bearer, however family believe he was the inaugural Vice-President, Source Commemorative Reflections Page 33);

• Treasurer - Steve Coufos; 9 JB9 August

1983 President –

Jack Bisas Ø 1982-1985 Board of Directors, President Jack Bisas; Ø AGM Report, including donation to Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care),

sponsoring multi-purpose room, plaque to be erected;


6 Jack Bisas Ø Neos Kosmos calling for contributions & sponsorship re Castellorizian

Supplement in late September edition; Ø SA Castellorizian Society, President Jack Economos sends greetings; Ø Letter from K Lakerdis, Secretary, Kastellorizian Association of Queensland,

querying different spelling of K / Castellorizo & different emblems amongst Brotherhood state associations;

Ø Paraskevis Christopher (nee Theodorou) – profile; Ø Alexander P Georgouras – profile; Ø Savvas Bollos – profile; Ø Coming events (flyers):

• Car rally; • Pharlap film night; • Pokies trip, Albury;

Ø Historical - 1965 youth visit to Adelaide (with chaperones/officials), combining cultural & sporting activities with GOYA SA - football, basketball (men & women), debating;

Ø Historical – 1965 Brotherhood, Ladies & Youth Committees listed; Ø President’s Report presented to 58th AGM including search for more suitable

clubrooms; Ø Discussion paper by John B Salvaris to be used in the writing of the History of

Castellorizians in Victoria; 10 JB10 September


Jack Bisas Ø NSW Cassies – new Board of Directors, President Costa Vertzayias; Ø History of Evangelismos Church & current restoration appeal, Appeal Co-

ordinator Nick Zervos; Ø Nick Zervos - Melbourne City Councillor; Ø 1965-1969 YMCS members, asking for return of cups & trophies; Ø AGWS Board of Management election, President Jack Bisas, Vice-President

Kevin P Zervos & Chairman Spiro Moraitis; Ø Harry Spartalis – profile; Ø Castellorizian Concert to be organised featuring Cassie dances, songs &

poems, Convenor of Subcommittee Elizabeth Exintaris, calling for members to participate, Youth Committee to form a dancing group;

Ø Coming events: • Annual Christmas Party, organised by Youth Club, Cassie House; • Youth Dinner, Cassie House; • Cancellation of car rally due to inclement weather; • Albury bus trip to Pokies; • Pharlap film night;

Ø AGSCE new committee, including John B Salvaris, Marika Bisas & Jacob Fronitsas;

Ø CAV donation to Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care), furniture for multi-purpose room delivered, ready for admission of first residents;

Ø Historical - 1974 Ferny Creek Picnic, results of races; Ø $2000 Australian Government donation for purchase of medical equipment

for proposed medical centre on Castellorizo; Ø Article by Spiro Moraitis, Comments on the Island of Megisti; Ø Historical - article by Con S Economou, Perth, A History of Castellorizo;

11 JB11 October 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Report on Pokies trip to Albury; Ø Second Biennial Meeting of the Institute of Multicultural Affairs – Cassies

across Australia attendees; Ø AGWS 11th Birthday celebrations - Cassies involvement & history of

organisation; Ø Call for members to participate in a Castellorizian Concert – Organiser,

Elizabeth Exintaris; Ø Chrysanthi Koutsoukis (nee Ftyara) – profile; Ø Article by Marika Bisas, Greek Interpreter, No Not My Child re difficulties

faced by migrant parents of disabled children; Ø Annual membership due, $5;

12 JB12

November 1983 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Dissatisfaction with Neos Kosmos supplement on Castellorizians; Ø Newspapers – The Voice of Kastellorizo (printed in Rhodes) & The

Castellorizian News (printed in Athens); Ø Clubrooms available for hire; Ø Coming events:

• Concert Castellorizian Dances & Songs, Cassie House; • Christmas Party, Cassie House (flyer);

Ø Seminar paper – Vivien Kostoglou, Dealing with Disability in Multicultural Australia;


7 Ø Dianna Jackomos - diving; Ø Basil Theophilos – Mayor of Prahran; Ø 10th Anniversary of opening of clubrooms NSW Castellorizan Club; Ø Historical – 1955 map gives distance between Castellorizo & Turkey as 10

kilometres; Ø Athanasios Augustes – profile, the first recorded Castellorizian to arrive in

Australia (1891), including copies: • 1896 Naturalisation Certificate; • 1892 certificate provided by the Greek Consulate, Port Said, Egypt

confirming Athanasios has the rights & privileges of a citizen under international law;

13 JB13 January 1984 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Report on Christmas function; Ø Clubrooms - 250 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne:

• History of purchase, summary by Con Zombos including significant donors;

• Preliminary report re redesign of clubrooms as a social club, Nicholas Katris, Architect (report attached);

Ø George B Bisas appointed as editor of The New Generation Page, Neos Kosmos;

Ø Castellorizians Brotherhood Rhodes – involvement in community affairs; Ø AGWS Tapestry completed, donated to Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care),

contribution by 48 women including Christina Pavlou, Margaret Moraitis, Marika Bisas & Leah Pavlou; acknowledgement of Komninos C Zervos for his foresight in the preparation of AGWS submission for a community artist;

Ø John C Mangos – Hellenic Award; Ø Katoumari recipe;

14 Ø No issue 15 JB15 February


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Mitchelton Winery, Nagambie (flyer); • Dirty Dick’s, Queens Rd, Melbourne (flyer); • Afternoon Tea • St Constantine & Helen’s Day • Bouzouki Night • Pokies trip, Albury

Ø NUGAS – background on organisation; travel program; Castellorizian Past Presidents Nick Zervos & James Bisas;

Ø NSW Cassie Club – 60th Anniversary, President Costa Vertzayias, committee listed;

Ø News from Castellorizo: • Progress of airport construction; • Marina contractor ready to start; • Guest house financed by The Society for the Restoration of Megisti

(James T Pengly); Ø Further donors listed re purchase Dorcas Street property; Ø Jack M Miriklis – racehorse Silkirim; (Miriklis backwards); Ø Fermanis family – extended profile re arrival & settlement in Australia; Ø Hetrelezis family – profile; Ø Letter from Basil Steffanou re contribution of Con Couttoupes to the

purchase of the Dorcas Street clubrooms; 16 JB16 March


Jack Bisas Ø Club rooms – bid for 13 Hotham Street, South Melbourne (adjacent to clubrooms);

Ø Feasibility study with a view to possibly establishing a Hellenic Centre; Ø Report on function – Mitchelton Winery, Nagambie; Ø Michael Conos - Flying Doctor Service; Ø Historical – 1974 Brotherhood Committee listed, President Nick Adgemis; Ø Historical – 1964 Ladies Committee listed, President Tessa Hondros; Ø Nicholas Spartels – extended profile;


Jack Bisas Ø Basil Theophilos – Mayor, City of Prahran; Ø Outrage at GOCMV giving notice to Pan Hellenics to vacate 2nd Floor, 168

Lonsdale St, this space used by the elderly as a meeting place; Ø Report on function – Dirty Dick’s; Ø Feasibility study on a possible Hellenic Centre – meeting held to discuss the

study, drawings & site yet to be selected, tabled by Nick Katris, organisations involved – Castellorizian, Ithacan, EEAMA

Ø 4 x 18-seater planes purchased by Greek Government to service the islands of Castellorizo, Crete (Sitia) & Skyros, serviced by Olympic Airways;

Ø Coming events:


8 • St Constantine & Helen’s Day / Open Day, Cassie House; • Youth - Greek Tavern Night, The Greek Inn, South Melbourne

(flyer); Ø Evangelia N Spartels / Zanailis family – extended profile;


Jack Bisas Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day function; Ø Coming events:

• Art Exhibition by Evangelos Sakaris (including profile), Cassie House;

• Bouzouki Night; • Pokies bus trip, Corowa; • Cocktail party for Bishop Eizekiel;

Ø Article by George B Bisas, Greek Easter in Australia; Ø Kastellorizian Association of Queensland, new committee, President JA

Tattis; Ø NSW Cassies, 60th Anniversary Dinner Dance; Ø Youth - report on successful night at the Greek Inn, a proposed disco night &

indoor cricket team listed, to be known as The Greek Gods; 19 No issue 20 JB20 June 1984

President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Afternoon Tea with Bishop Elect of Victoria, His Grace Bishop

Eizekiel (including profile), Cassie House; • Pokies bus trip, Corowa (flyer);

Ø Report on 60th Anniversary of NSW Castellorizian Club, including a brief history;

Ø Angela Chakalakis (nee Kanis) - coffee shop in Boroko, New Guinea; Ø List of Victorian Castellorizians & businesses presently in the hospitality trade

– Michael Kyriakos, Con J Kanis, John C Adgemis, Adonis Atherinos, Theo Conos, Paul Zervos, Kevin J Mangos, George N Bisas, Harry Pappas, Nick E Fermanis, Peter Paltos, Angelo E Augustes;

Ø Peter H Paroulakis (Michaelidis) appointed as Honorary Greek Consul for Northern Territory;

Ø John M Salvaris – Recognition of Service, Oakleigh Council; Ø Nick Zervos, Melbourne City Councillor, letter to ratepayers seeking support

for a Lonsdale Street Pedestrian Mall; Ø Copy of the French award The Croix de Guerre awarded to the Island of

Castellorizo for heroic service during World War 1; 21 JB21 July 1984


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • CAV 60th Anniversary, established in 1925, to be celebrated with a

Birthday Debutante Ball 25/2/1985; restricted to eight debutantes; members to contact Social Secretary Dianne Spartels;

• Taverna Night, The Greek Tavern; • Barbeque, home of Christina Pavlou;

Ø AGM notice; Ø Report on Pokies bus trip to Corowa; Ø Report on afternoon tea held in honour of Bishop Elect of Victoria, His Grace

Bishop Eizekiel, Cassie House; Ø Report on luncheon for residents of Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care),

brought by bus, Supervisor Joyce Pallaras, Bishop Eizekiel & four priests present, Cassie House;

Ø NSW Cassies election – new committee, President Costa Vertzayias; Ø Victorian ALP Ethnic Affairs Advisory Body includes Jim B Bisas & Stan

Piperoglou; Ø Maree Lucas – letter re Thalassaemia Appeal; Ø GOYA 21st birthday, a brief history & summary of activities; Ø 1985 NUGAS Convention Organising Committee, includes J Bisas & N Zervos; Ø Leadlighting – Nick Georgiardis (Doufas / Couttoupes); Ø John Kiosoglous, South Australia – appointment to Commonwealth

Administrative Appeals Tribunal; Ø Youth – report on snow trip, disco, football & indoor cricket;

22 JB22 September 1984 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Letter by Perry N Kailis, Director of the NSW Castellorizian Club, makes reference to Winston Churchill and Dr Evatt’s historical connection to Castellorizo, in his promotion of a convention to be held in Castellorizo, May 1985;

Ø Report on Taverna Night – postponed; Ø Report on Debutante Ball preparations; Ø AGM Report


9 • Talk given by Nick Katris on feasibility study for proposed Hellenic

Centre; • Motion re AGSCE failing to erect a plaque to acknowledge

donations by CAV; Ø Coming event:

• AGWS Pleasant Sunday Morning, 52 Chapel St, East St Kilda; Ø Steve Malaxos - welcome from Perth, playing for Hawthorn in VFL; Ø Bill Hondros – profile; Ø Alick Jackomos – extended profile; Ø 59th AGM President’s Report – summary of club activities including

newsletter, functions, elderly citizens, 60th birthday preparations, Hellenic Centre feasibility study, inspection of possible new club rooms, youth club & financial statements;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Taverna Night, The Greek Tavern; • Debutante Ball, Leonda Receptions;

Ø Steve Malaxos - profile; Ø Melbourne & Thessalonika Friendship Cities, Nick Zervos representing City of

Melbourne; Ø Historical - Michael Conos & his cockatoo; Ø Newly elected AGWS Committee of Management includes President Jack

Bisas & Chairman Spiro Moraitis; background on AGWS activities; Ø Elizabeth Exintaris - Music Co-ordinator & Orchestra Conductor, NUGAS

Concert, Dallas Brooks Hall – profile; Ø News from Castellorizo – progress on the airstrip, wharf, school, museum &

hospital building programs, building grants to home-owners; Ø Visit by Paraskevas A Kailis, Chairman of World Castellorizian Brotherhood

requesting meeting of all state representatives in Perth over the Christmas period;

Ø Letter from Costa Vertzayias, President NSW Castellorizian Club re Greek Government financial support to assist home-owners restore their houses on Castellorizo;

Ø 1984 Greek Festival Art Exhibition by Evangelos Sakaris; Ø Ernest Hondros - profile; Ø Letter (in Greek) dated 9 March, 1984 from Dodecanese Regional County

Authority Special Program for Development & Growth of Castellorizo, listing documents required for applications from local or overseas individuals (home or plot owners) for government grants for construction and repair of houses;

24 JB24 November 1984 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Coming functions: • Debutante Ball to be postponed due to unavailability of Guest of

Honour; • Grecian Ball, Palatis Receptions; • Christmas Tree, Cassie House; • Youth function – Cup Eve Cruise, Port Phillip Bay;

Ø Harry J Miriklis - cattle breeding award, Royal Melbourne Show; Ø AGSCE - official opening of Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care); Ø Harry Spartalis - profile; Ø WA Cassies - new committee, President P Georgis; Ø Historical - article Britain Acknowledges Wartime Looting by Soldiers, Long

Wait by Greek Islanders for Redress; published in The Times, 21/7/1984 by Michael Haag, reports on the grievances of the islanders re WW2 compensation, includes an account of the looting & destruction caused by the British;

Ø History & culture - article explaining the ceremony & rituals of the Holy Baptism by Father Basil Christophis;

25 JB25 December 1984 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Christmas Tree, Cassie House; • CAV 60th Birthday Debutante Ball, Leonda; • Youth Christmas Dance, combined with Egalian Society;

Ø Book launch – A Months of Lunches featuring Theo Conos; Ø Hospitality trade – Con & Steve Lucas; Ø Historical - article by Mario Modiano, Athens, Greek Island Homes Looted and

Burnt but Mayor Denies Anti-British Grudge, The Times 18/7/1984, article re WW2 evacuation and compensation;

Ø Historical - article: re history of Castellorizo and its occupiers (source unknown);

Ø A history & analysis of the AGWS Pleasant Sunday Morning functions;


10 Ø History & culture - article explaining the ceremony & rituals of the Sacrament

of Holy Matrimony in the Greek Orthodox Church; 26 JB26 February


Jack Bisas Ø Jack Bisas - Australia Day Honour; Ø Coming events:

• Mitchelton Winery Picnic, Nagambie; • CAV 60th Birthday Open Day, Cassie House; • Debutante Ball, Leonda:

Ø Report on Castellorizian Conference in Perth & visit by Paraskevas A Kailis, President World Castellorizian Brotherhood & President Castellorizian Club of Rhodes;

Ø George Spartels - acting; Ø Trip to Castellorizo, organised by P Kailis & NSW Cassies, leaving 6/6/1985,

flying Qantas, cost $1530; Ø Thaao Penghlis – acting; Ø Margaret Moraitis, Chairperson National Congress Committee, Federation of

Ethnic Communities of Australia; Ø Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care), official opening including a list of Cassies

involved in this project, past & present – John B Salvaris, John M Salvaris, Marika Bisas, Anthony Voyage, Theo Conos, Spiro Moraitis, Jacob Fronistas, Jack H Miriklis;

Ø Temporary use of clubrooms by Archdiocese of Victoria as their South Melbourne offices are rebuilt;

Ø NUGAS Conference, Melbourne – WA Cassies listed; Ø Book by Peter H Paroulakis (Michaelidis), The Greeks – Their Struggle for

Independence; 27 JB27 February


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • CAV 60th Birthday Party Afternoon Tea for Cassie Seniors; • CAV 60th Birthday Debutante Ball, Leonda; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day Luncheon, Cassie House; • Cocktail Party for Steve Malaxos; • Art Exhibition – Evangelos Sakaris, Cassie House;

Ø AGM notice, an election year; Ø AGWS Pleasant Sunday Morning, 52 Chapel St, St Kilda; Ø Report on Mitchelton Winery Picnic; Ø NSW Castellorizian Club, completion of nursing home; Ø Thaao Penghlis – profile; Ø 1985 National Bank of Greece Calendar, titled The Aegean Border Islands

features The Lady of Ro on its cover page; Ø Historical - letter from Mario Modiano, Castellorizo – A Passionate Love

Affair; a good account of present day life for the residents, including reference to emigration;

Ø Historical - extracts from the book by Daniel Spartelis, Immortal Castellorizo, includes reference to WW2;


Jack Bisas Ø Report on KAV 60th Birthday Party at clubrooms; Ø Coming events:

• CAV 60th Birthday Debutante Ball, Leonda; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Cocktail Party for Steve Malaxos, Cassie House; • Art Exhibition – Evangelos Sakaris, Cassie House; • Concert, with the theme Migrant Women, featuring Elizabeth

Exintaris, compered by John Mangos & co-sponsored by CAV, Dallas Brooks Hall;

Ø AGM notice, an election year; Ø Letter from Costa Vertzayias, President NSW Castellorizian Club, re

Castellorizo – progress of airstrip, wharf, museum, hotel, & possible youth hostel;

Ø Historical – movie night of early Cassie picnics and functions taken by the late George Karpoozes:

• 1934 Kastellorizan Brotherhood Picnic, South Morang; • 1935 Greek Orthodox Community Picnic, Mt Evelyn; • 1941 Kastellorizian Brotherhood Picnic, Mt Evelyn; • 1941-42 AIF Going to War, Kastellorizian women collecting for Red

Cross; Ø George Karpoozes – profile; Ø Trip to Castellorizo being organised by NSW Cassies; Ø Susan Conos – cattle mustering, Victorian High Plains; Ø Clubrooms – security & break-ins;


11 Ø Peter Christofas – Moomba run, media photo; Ø Thaao Penghlis – profile; Ø Poem by Stathis Raftopoulos as a tribute to CAV on their 60th Anniversary;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • 60th Birthday Debutante Ball - raffle books sent to all members,

Guest of Honour, Consul-General for Victoria Dimitrios Manolopoulos & His Grace, Bishop Ezeikel;

• Concert, with theme Migrant Women, featuring Elizabeth Exintaris, compered by John Mangos & co-sponsored by the CAV, Dallas Brooks Hall;

• St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; Ø AGM notice, an election year; Ø Clubrooms to be the temporary headquarters of Archdiocese of the Greek

Church of Victoria for approximately 3 months, whilst their present offices are renovated;

Ø Report on Steve Malaxos Cocktail Party (attended by 16 members of the 1960s Cassie football team) & Art Exhibition;

Ø Historical – story of stolen icon during WW2, Kastellorizo; Ø Kastellorizian Association of Queensland, new committee, President Stathis

Efstathis; Ø Thaao Penghlis – profile;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Debutante Ball – list of debutantes & their partners, patronised by

Consul-General of Greece; • Elizabeth Exintaris Concert;

Ø New clubrooms - negotiations to purchase the city property known as the Kelvin Club fallen through;

Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day function, raffle winners; Ø AGM notice, an election year; Ø Historical - article, extract from Immortal Castellorizo by Daniel Spartelis re

early & mid 20th Century turmoil the inhabitants experienced under its occupiers; refers to WW2 heroism of Nicholas S Savvas;

31 JB31 1985 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Report on Debutante Ball: • Dignitaries listed; • Members who assisted including Christina Pavlou (Matron-of-

Honour), George B Bisas (Master of Ceremonies), Dianne Spartels (Social Secretary), Dorothy Mangos (Castellorizian costumes);

• Results of raffle & door prizes; • Sponsors / advertisers in the program listed;

Ø Farewell reception (at home of Rita & Stathis Sakellaropoulos (Spartels) for Victorian Consul General of Greece, Mr Georgiadis who has accepted a new posting in Canberra;

Ø Editor of newsletter thanking members for their contributions; Ø Economou family – profile; Ø Kanis family - football; Ø Review of Elizabeth Exintaris concert by George B Bisas, published in Neos

Kosmos; Ø Nick Loucas (Kolios) – profile; Ø AGM, nomination form for committee positions including both female &

male vice-presidents, 3-year term; 32 JB32 1985


Jack Bisas Ø Notice of EGM as AGM did not obtain a quorum; two motions put forward: • A paid secretary, one day per week; • An Executive Committee of three to be elected should a quorum be

obtained but a new committee not elected, responsibilities of this Executive Committee re winding up of the association;

Ø Proposed events: • AGWS Beer Morning (males only), 52 Chapel Street, East St Kilda;

Ø John B Salvaris – resignation as President AGSCE, to remain on committee along with Marika Bisas, John M Salvaris & Jacob Fronistas; years of service detailed;

Ø NSW Cassies, new Board of Directors, President Nick Paull; Ø Leffy Mangos – profile; Ø Historical - article by Hugh Schmitt, The Tragedy That Brought a New Wave of

Migrants, published in the West Australian 27/9/1985, re the WW2 refugee camps in Palestine, the sinking of the Empire Patrol 29/9/1945, & survivors returning home to witness the carnage of the war; 40-year memorial service;

Ø AGM President’s Report:


12 • Details on current tenancy arrangements; • Valuation of building; • Newsletter; • Relationship with Archdiocese of Victoria, Greek Consulate & wider

Greek Community; • Continuing search for new clubrooms, listing those we have

seriously considered as well as the feasibility study to create a Hellenic Centre;

• Failure of Youth Club to consolidate after a good start; • Weekly use of clubrooms by Greek Elderly Citizens of Port

Melbourne & South Melbourne; • Success of CAV 60th Birthday Debutante Ball;

Ø Nomination form for Executive Committee re EGM; 33 JB33 1985

President – Michael C Christopher

Jack Bisas Ø Christmas wishes from new committee; Ø New CAV Board of Directors, President Michael C Christopher; Ø Progress of new committee:

• New lease granted to tenants; • Renovations of the present clubrooms - soft furnishings & toilets; • Constitution Subcommittee appointed re amendments to the

Constitution, Convenor John B Salvaris; Ø Coming event:

• Christmas Tree, Cassie House (flyer); Ø Contact from NM Stephanou, Athens, seeking assistance from members in

his attempt to write a history of the Castellorizians in Victoria; Ø George Papadopoulos (Hetrelezis) – Chairman, Victorian Ethnic Affairs

Commission; Ø News from Castellorizo, article by Ann Mouzak:

• Following topographical survey, home & plot owners required to register properties, (third generation ownership cleared), also need official documents; if do not register, estates to be confiscated by the municipality to be redistributed (via an official raffle);

• Historical - 13 September, 1943 WW2, Castellorizo liberated from Axis countries being the first Greek land area to be liberated;

• Opening of medical dispensary; 34 JB34 1986


Jack Bisas Ø Report of Christmas function; Ø GPA – lecture program, Kevin P Zervos, Assistant Director of Public

Prosecutions, topic: Bottom of the Harbour Tax Evaders in Australia, (later to be cancelled, see Edition JB36);

Ø Clubrooms - temporary use by Greek Archdiocese;

35 JB35 1986 President – Michael C Christopher

Jack Bisas Ø Coming event: • Pleasant Sunday Morning;

Ø Trio to Castellorizo organised by NSW Cassies – list of Melbourne participants;

Ø Report on function – Cassie Picnic, Mornington; Ø Historical – Olympic Athletic Club Reunion, established 1942, many Cassies

were actively involved in this club; first Greek club in Victoria to field a cricket and Australian Rules football team;

Ø Mick Michael (WA) – profile; Ø GPA Lecture - Bottom of the Harbour Tax Evaders in Australia, lecture by

Kevin P Zervos, Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions; (later to be cancelled, see Edition JB36);

Ø Directors’ Report – urging members for feedback via a questionnaire about how the committee can be better informed about what members expect & want from the club;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, church service & luncheon, Cassie

House; • Pleasant Sunday Morning, Cassie House; • Afternoon Tea & Fashion Parade, Cassie House;

Ø Questionnaire – 45 replies; Ø NSW Castellorizian Club – Deputy Prime Minister, Lionel Bowen, appointed

Life Member; Ø Voluntary Welfare Officer required to visit sick and needy members &

represent CAV at funerals;


13 Ø Apology to members who went to GPA lecture by Kevin P Zervos, lecture

cancelled; (See Editions JB34 & JB35); Ø Invitation to Cassie Youth by the Committee of Youth & Recreation

Committee, Greek Australian Youth Network to form a football team; Ø Michael Farmans (USA) – profile; Ø History & culture - Greek Easter, explanation of why it is usually later than

the other Easter; Ø Article by Heather Reeday, Today & the Future, published in The Voice of

Kastellorizo, re progress on the island – extension of the harbour (to allow for the larger cruise ships), airport, duty-free shopping facilities, extra accommodation, all aimed at boosting tourism;


Jack Bisas Ø Questionnaire report – both a survey and seminar will be provided to gain insight into members’ expectations & directions they wish the club to take;

Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day function; Ø Coming events:

• Pleasant Sunday Morning, Cassie House; • Fashion Parade, Cassie House;

Ø Greek Australian Football teams – new competition of six teams, many Cassies playing;

Ø AGSCE Nursing Home Appeal – Stage 2 Steyi Aged Care Facility (high care), Cassie Committee & Board of Management members John B Salvaris, John M Salvaris, Marika Bisas, Jacob Fronistas;

Ø NSW Cassies, N Paull President – Academy of Athens Award; Ø Society for the Restoration of Megisti, formed 1967 - a history of this

association, a list of their past projects, President Mick G Barbouttis, present committee members listed;

Ø History & culture - The Icon, article by Des Norman, Artist & Churchill Fellow; Ø Survey (flyer) asking members for their opinions on four issues:

• Areas the association should concentrate on; • Management structure; • Financial status of members; • Membership fee;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Tavern Night, Hofbrauhaus; • Family barbeque; • Yarra River boat cruise; • Cup Eve Cocktail Party; • Christmas Dance;

Ø NSW Cassies – 34th Annual Spring Ball, Guest of Honour, Prime Minister RJ Hawke;

Ø Perry N Kailis (NSW) – request to government authorities for two kangaroos to be transferred to newly established Athens Zoological Gardens, slow response to request, past gifts by Cassies to Australian zoos listed;

Ø Historical - article by Andrew Briggs, How an Island Altered a Suburban Culture, published in Sydney Morning Herald June 1986, re historical & contemporary reflection of the Sydney Cassies;

Ø News report by David Lazarus, The Age 3/7/1986, re Turkish-Greek tensions in the Southern Aegean Sea, Turkish military exercises;

Ø NSW Cassies – Annual Balance Sheet; 39 JB39 1986


Jack Bisas Ø AGM President’s Report – monthly functions, apathy of members, renovations (new roof & curtains), newsletter;

Ø AGM report: • Range of issues discussed (whether to sell the building, employ a

paid manager, continue lease, ladies’ society to be reformed); • Current committee not prepared to re-nominate; • EGM called;

Ø Concert at Victorian Arts Centre including the poetry & performance of Komninos Zervos, Life in Australia, Migrant Style;

Ø Con Zombos – profile; Ø AGWS – new committee including President Jack Bisas, Vice-President Stan

Piperoglou, Chairman Spiro Moraitis; Ø AGSCE AGM & 10th Anniversary – Committee of Management, Vice-President

John M Salvaris, Jacob Fronistas Assistant Treasurer; Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care), Board of Management, Chairman John B Salvaris;

Ø Darwin Cassies – Lillian Gomatis (Jordan / Koutsoukis) elected President Northern Territory Greek Community;

40 JB40 1986 Jack Bisas Ø EGM:


14 President – Steve Zombos

• New electoral system employed following 1983 constitutional amendment;

• New committee, President Steve Zombos; Ø Coming event:

• Christmas Party, Cassie House; Ø News from Castellorizo:

• Death of Niko Palaios, Santrapian school teacher; • History & culture - origins of St Ilias’ Day custom of throwing

everyone into the water (marking the return of self-exiled Castellorizians following 1821 revolution against Turks;

• Airport opening & flight schedule; • Detailed results of municipal elections – Mayor Michael Hondros; • President of Greece to open new airport;

Ø George Spartels - actor, article Sunday Press 23/11/1986 re his acting career; Ø Theo Conos – Article, From Cafes to Fine Dining Greek Cuisine, Melbourne

Sun 13/11/1986, on the opening of his Lygon Street Greek restaurant, including a family & business profile;

Ø Historical - Maria Lucas, television show remembering old variety shows including Sunnyside Up, (1957-1966, Channel 7, compered by Bill Collins), featuring Maria as one of the lead singers;

Ø Article by Stathis Raftopoulos, President IPS re the first Queensland Governor, George Bowen, a noted admirer of Greek culture, ethics & his Hellenic links;

Ø Christmas Tree nomination form; 41 JB41 1987 Jack Bisas Ø Coming events:

• Barbeque, home of Christian Pavlou; • Afternoon Tea, home of Dianne Spartels; • Debutante Ball;

Ø Report on Christmas Party, Cassie House; Ø Trip to Castellorizo May 1987 planned, organised by CAV; Ø Evangelismos Church, two stained glass windows, dedicated to Michael &

Flora Conos donated by Theo Conos; Ø Historical – 1971 Dinner Dance, 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of

Independence, Guest of Honour Senator George Georges, Choreography by Olga Black, dancing group members listed;

Ø Senator George Georges – profile; Ø Michael Paspalis – profile;

42 JB42 1987 President – Steve Zombos

Jack Bisas Ø Report from Board of Directors: • Clubrooms - tenants, Persian Carpets renewal of lease; • AGWS established Greek Elderly Citizens of Port Melbourne &

South Melbourne, meet every Wednesday at Cassie House; their donation of new stove to CAV clubrooms;

• AGSCE annual seminar, Cassie House; Ø Coming events:

• Barbeque, home of Christina Pavlou; • Ladies Afternoon Tea, home of Dianne Spartels; • Paskalia Family Night, EEAMA Hall, South Melbourne; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day – church service & luncheon, Cassie

House; • Pokies Trip to Sydney; • Gala / Debutante Ball, Meteora Receptions, Ashwood; • Olympic Club Reunion, home of Nick Cecil;

Ø Trip to Castellorizo – seeking travellers; Ø Merle Jackomos – Australia Day Honour; Ø Alick Jackomos – Churchill Fellowship; Ø Olympic Australian Rules Football Club recently established, hoping to field a

team in the Sunday Italian League Competition; Ø Historical – details on 1939 Canadian Bay Picnic, including athletic races; Ø Historical - Committee members listed: Ø President Theo Conos 1972-1973; Ø President Nick Adgemis 1974 -1975; Ø Byron Kakulas – profile; Ø Historical – Profile of an Early Kastellorizian, Timon, by JB Salvaris;

43 JB43 1987 President –

Jack Bisas Ø Report on Barbeque; Ø Report on Afternoon Tea; Ø Coming events:


15 Steve Zombos

• Paskalia Dance (later notice of cancellation); • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Bus trip to Sydney; • Gala Ball, Meteora Receptions; • Beer Morning (AGWS), Chapel St, Prahran;

Ø Castellorizian Association of WA – joint function, 75th Anniversary & 7th World Castellorizian Brotherhood Conference, Perth;

Ø Steve Malaxos – AFL football; Ø Request from Mayor of Castellorizo, seeking support to improve the living

standards of residents (accommodation, water, general clean-up); Ø Nicholas S Savvas – WW2 heroism; Ø Stephen Zombos – profile; Ø Report on Greek Australian Conference, Melbourne – CAV not officially

represented; Ø Inaugural Antipodes Festival – Jacob Fronistas, Nick Zervos, George B Bisas

on organising committee; 44 JB44 1987

President – Steve Zombos

Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Gala Ball, Meteora Receptions; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Bus trip to Sydney;

Ø WA Cassies – joint function, 75th Anniversary & 7th World Castellorizian Brotherhood Conference, Perth;

Ø John C Mangos – profile; Ø Historical - Athanasios Auguste, profile including reasons for leaving

Castellorizo & early life in Australia; Ø GPA - AGM;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Gala Ball, Meteora Receptions; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Bus trip to Sydney;

Ø AGSCE - Steyi Aged Care Facility (high care) building fund; current Castellorizian Pronia residents listed;

Ø History & culture - article, An Easter Reflection by George B Bisas, Neos Kosmos;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming event: • Gala Ball, Meteora Receptions;

Ø Report on bus trip to Sydney; Ø Margaret Moraitis – Queen’s Birthday Honour; Ø Perth – renaming of park opposite St Constantine & Helen Church to Megisti

Promenade, recognising the contribution of Castellorizians to the City of Perth; current Perth Lord Mayor Mick Michaels;

Ø Susan Conos – horse wrangler; Ø Peter H Paroulakis (Michaelidis) Northern Territory – politics; Ø Apology by Editor; Ø In Memoriam donations to the medical clinic in Castellorizo; Ø Report on 7th Assembly of the World Castellorizian Brotherhood, Perth; CAV

Delegates – Marika & Jack Bisas, Theo Conos & other Melbourne attendees Maria Katris, Eva Lucas;

Ø Clubrooms – short history of building re Baptist Church; 47 JB47 1987

President – Steve Zombos

Jack Bisas Ø AGM notice: • Building issues - Sell? Relocate? Stay? Amalgamate? • Proposed motion: to relocate clubrooms as to attract younger

members; • Proposed motion: to explore co-operation with other Greek

communities with a view to finding more suitable premises; • Proposed motion: to increase annual membership fee to $10;

Ø Report on Gala Ball; Ø Appeal from Castellorizo to support a young, sick Kastellorizion travel for

medical assistance – $200 donation by CAV; Ø AGWS AGM - Guest Speaker Prime Minister RJ Hawke; Ø Pauline Bisas – Athanasios Karabatsas Music Award; Ø Event – 2nd Oral History Symposium, sponsored by the Department of

Community Studies, Phillip Institute of Technology: The Pre-World War II Greek Communities and Organisations in Melbourne including –

• Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne & Victoria – established 1897;


16 • Panhellenic Club / Orpheous – established 1916; • Ithacan Philanthropic Society / The Ulysses – established 1916; • Castellorizian Brotherhood – established 1925; • Cyprian Brotherhood / Zenon – established 1931; • Greek ‘Democritus’ League – established 1931; • Apollon Club – established 1933; • Hellenic Soccer Club – established 1937; • Olympic Club – established 1942;

Ø Mayor of Castellorizo, M Hondros – letter appealing to home owners to authorise the City Council to repair unoccupied houses & sublet them as compensation; guarantees ownership will not change & owners will have right to live in their house for a stipulated period each year;

Ø Michael G Kailis – profile; Ø Annual Membership $5;


Jack Bisas Ø AGM Report from Board of Directors: • Tenant issues; • Building Subcommittee formed - renovations; • Exploration of Greek language & social programs;

Ø Anthony G Voyage – profile; Ø Komninos Zervos – poetry record release;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming event: Christmas Party, Jells Park; Ø Plea for young Cassies to give the club ideas re functions; Ø AGWS AGM Report, description of activities; Ø Anti-Cancer Council study re diet of immigrant Greeks aged 45-69; Ø Report on seminar, (see Edition JB47), lamenting the lack of archival evidence

of Castellorizian Brotherhood’s existence; Ø Emmanuel Augustes:

• 1917 arrival & early years in Australia; • Early Cassie shopkeepers in Melbourne; • 1925 first meeting of Castellorizian Brotherhood at Omonia Café

owned by Spiro Fermanis, 40 members present; Ø Christmas Picnic, Jells Park & $5 membership fee due (flyer);


Jack Bisas Ø Christmas message from President; Ø Coming event:

• Christmas Barbeque, Jells Park; Ø Advice & addresses for In Memoriam donations; Ø Basil Steffanou – profile; Ø Letter from Michael G Kailis re problems concerning the World

Brotherhood’s work on Castellorizo & the general state of things on the island; internal division within this Brotherhood;

Ø Christmas Picnic, Jells Park & $5 membership fee due (flyer); 51 JB51 1988

President - Steve Zombos

Jack Bisas Ø Coming event: • Picnic, Studley Park;

Ø Nick Bolkus – appointed as Federal Minister for Consumer Affairs; Ø Letter from Lex Marinos, actor & director, to NSW Castellorizian Club,

seeking financial support for a film he plans to make re the Castellorizian migration story;

52 JB52 1988 President - Steve Zombo

Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Bingo & film afternoon, Cassie House;

Ø 1st Castellorizian Youth Conference, Sydney, June 1988; Ø Neos Kosmos article – brief history of Castellorizo & Castellorizian

Brotherhoods in Australia; Ø Elizabeth Exintaris – concert, Victorian College of Arts; Ø Letter from Castellorizian Brotherhood of Rhodes concerned at the theft of

property, treasures and assets from Castellorizo by foreigners; refers to internal division within the Castellorizian community of Rhodes;


Jack Bisas Ø SGM notice & agenda, location 533 Centre Rd, Bentleigh (flyer): • Discussion & views on proposed property; • Motion: to sell 250 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne; • Motion: to purchase 533 Centre Road;

Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day function; Ø Castellorizian Youth Conference Sydney, CAV to send a delegate; Ø Coming event:

• Bingo & film night, Cassie House;


17 Ø Opening of Greek Welfare Centre, South Melbourne, Chairman Michael

Barbayannis acknowledged contribution of Nick Adgemis; Ø State reception to welcome Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, attended by

Steve Zombos (CAV President), John Salvaris (AGSCE Chairman) & Jack Bisas (AGWS President);

Ø State Reception for Her Majesty, The Queen & Prince Philip, disappointed that Cassies not invited to represent CAV;


Jack Bisas Ø John B Salvaris – Queen’s Birthday Honour; Ø Report of SGM:

• Directors not happy with attitude of some members; • Subcommittee appointed to conduct a feasibility study into

suitability of purchasing 533 Centre Rd, Bentleigh; • South Melbourne property not to be sold; • Roof repairs authorised;

Ø Hellenic Youth Club – Greek organisations (CAV, EEAMA, Ponti, Chio) trying to form a common youth club; CAV representative George Verginis; first function, disco at Cassie House;

Ø Coming event: • Fashion Parade, home of Mr & Mrs C Lucas;

Ø Historical – chronological dates of important events in the history of Megisti (flyer);

55 JB55 August 1988 President - Steve Zombo

Jack Bisas Ø AGM notice – five Board vacancies; Ø Subcommittee re Bentleigh property will be reporting back at AGM; Ø Events:

• Afternoon Tea cancelled; • Greek youth disco postponed & change of venue to EEAMA;

Ø Editor calling for youth items to be published in newsletter; Ø Report by Leah Pavlou on Castellorizian Youth Conference, Sydney:

• Five Victorian delegates (Leah Pavlou, George Stabelos, Theo Ross, Nik Spartels, Evelyn Spartels, Phillip Antippa);

• Keen to see the continuation of Castellorizian customs & traditions; • First project, the restoration of St George of the Mountain

Monastery for use as a youth hostel; • Proposed Youth Newsletter;

Ø Article, The History of the Australian Fleet in the Mediterranean and Aegean Islands, forwarded by PG Livery;

Ø Psychic, Ann Dankbaar, claimed to have found Colossus of Rhodes, represented by Paraskevas A Kailis, former President World Castellorizian Brotherhood; Greek Government excluded her from any further investigation in the area;

Ø Annual subscription - $5; Ø Nomination form for Board of Directors;

56 JB56 September 1988 President - Steve Zombo

Jack Bisas Ø Article by Frederic Raphael, The Island They Call Catastrophe, published in The Herald;

Ø AGM: • No quorum, EGM called (flyer); • Agenda motions include that the CAV initiate and contribute

financial support for a joint Greek association; Ø Elizabeth Exintaris concert; Ø Article by PG Livery, The Years That Were Wasted, re WW2 and the sinking of

HMAS Canberra (Part 1), (See Editions JB58, JB60); 57 JB57 November


Jack Bisas Ø Board of Directors: • Elected for two years, President Jack Bisas; • An extra five Board members co-opted beyond the seven eligible to

form a Board at AGM / EGM; • All names previously deleted from mailing list to be reinstated, (in

keeping with 1983 AGM motion); members to contact Board if not receiving newsletter;

• Building to be re-painted, internally & externally; Ø Castellorizian Costume (full-bridal outfit) donated to National Gallery of

Victoria by Christina Verginis, details on the authentication process; Ø Maria Atzemis-James held a traditional Greek Lace and Embroidery

Exhibition at the Australian Communities Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney;

Ø Melbourne Marathon – Roslyn & Michael Zervos, Michael C Mangos, Harley Moraitis, Spiro Moraitis;


18 Ø Grant Brady (Jackomos) – diving; Ø Historical – Mick Kanis & the Kanis Café re Richmond Football Club; Ø Coming event - Christmas Family Picnic, Doncaster Municipal Gardens (flyer);


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Cocktail Party, Manhattan Receptions; • Fashion Parade, home of Christine Mastores; • Tennis Night; • Annual Picnic; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day;

Ø Co-opted committee member, Chrissie Alexion; Ø Report on Christmas Family Picnic; Ø Welfare – seeking Honorary Welfare Officers; Ø Jacob Fronitsas – President AGSCE; Ø President of Greece visit to Victoria, Cassies present both at State Dinner

Government House & Greek Consulate welcome; Ø $400 donation towards a new fridge by Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Port

Melbourne & South Melbourne, who meet every Wednesday at clubrooms; Ø Komninos Zervos – Literature Board of Australia Grant; Ø GOCMV AGM, new Committee including Nick Zervos & George Josephides; Ø Letter from Perry N Kailis, on behalf of NSW Cassies, organising a second

pilgrimage (first was in 1985) to Castellorizo; Ø Article by PG Livery, The Years That Were Wasted, re WW2 and the sinking of

HMAS Canberra (Part 2), (See Editions JB56, JB60); 59 JB59 February


Jack Bisas Ø Report on Cocktail Party; Ø Coming events:

• Annual Picnic, Mordialloc; • Fashion Parade, home of Christine Mastores; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House;

Ø Welfare Officers appointed – Nick & Maria Patiniotis; Ø Jack Peters / Hatzikyriakos (NSW) – profile; Ø Kastelloriizan Association of Queensland – President George Yanasdasis; Ø Bartley Kakulas (WA) – first person of Castellorizian origin to be appointed as

a Queen’s Counsellor; Ø Castellorizian Youth Conference, proposal for an annual youth excursion to

Castellorizo, the first planned for July 1989; Ø John C Mangos – profile re media career; Ø Proposed Cassie sporting activities – tennis, bowling; Ø 60 Minutes (Channel 9) television special on Castellorizo;


Jack Bisas Ø Clubrooms Report: • Architects engaged to prepare drawings & submit ideas re

redevelopment of the property; • All attempts to move from South Melbourne discontinued; • Options available:

o Extend clubrooms by taking part of front hall; o Adding another floor; o Relocate toilets & kitchen to widen clubrooms; o Use rear vacant land to extend the clubrooms;

Ø Letter from Steve Zombos re committee; Ø Articles of Association – reminder that Past Presidents & Committee

members, for two consecutive periods of office are entitled to receive notices of and attend all meetings of the Executive in an advisory capacity, no right to vote;

Ø Letter of thanks, following AGM decision to donate $1000 to assist in setting up a scholarship for students living in and of Castellorizian origin studying externally;

Ø Kastellorizian Association of Queensland, visit by President George Yanardasis;

Ø Elixabeth Exintaris – profile; Ø Report on picnic at Mordialloc; Ø Coming events:

• Fashion Parade, home of Christine Mastores; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Tennis Tournament, Elsternwick Park (flyer);

Ø Historical – 1945 Castellorizian Concert, 209 Lonsdale St: • Program issued by Castellorizian Brotherhood Secretary, George

Malaxos; • Directors & producers – Basil & Athena Koutsoukis;


19 • List of performers including Marika G Koutsoukis, Athena

Koutsoukis, John & Con Hatziyiannakis; Ø Article by PG Livery, The Years That Were Wasted, re WW2 and the sinking of

HMAS Canberra (Part 3), (See Editions JB56, JB58); 61 JB61 April 1989


Jack Bisas Ø Annual membership fee increased to $10 (individual) & $15 (family); Ø Clubrooms:

• Roof repairs completed $5200; • Ongoing discussions with architect;

Ø Christine Dimer – appointed Honorary Welfare Officer; Ø Coming events:

• St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Weekend trip to Adelaide;

Ø Youth Disco Night (combined with EEAMA & Cypriots); Ø Elizabeth Exintaris – profile, Musical Director, Antipodes Song Festival; Ø 60 Minutes (Channel 9) television special on Castellorizo, Cassies who

appeared in this documentary, George Georges, John Kiosoglous, Nick Bolkus, Steve Adgemis, Michael Barboutis, Helen Galettis & Paul Zervos;

Ø Report on Fashion Parade; Ø Report on Tennis Tournament, trophy winners – Nick Lolatgis, Christine

Scotis, Sue Papadakis, Elia & Steve Dimer, Chrissie Paltoglou & Alexandra Spartels;

Ø Andrew Jackomos – profile; Ø Nicholas Verginis – profile; Ø Norm Crewther – Honorary Cassie, 1960s Cassie Football Team, No 15;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Brunch at Hilton on the Park; • Cup Eve Dance, Hawthorn Receptions;

Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day function – talks by Peter Jasonides & John Salvaris; welcome to President NSW Castellorizian Club, Nick Malaxos;

Ø Clubrooms issue – Jim Paltos invited to attend committee meeting; Ø John Mangos – re Women’s Day story of visit by celebrity Graham Kennedy

to the Mangos family home for dinner; Ø Phillippa Konstantinidis (nee Adgemis) – acting; Ø Thespina & Eleanor Miriklis – water polo;

63 JB63 August 1989 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Cancellation of event at Hilton – apathy of members; Ø 1990 Castellorizian Youth Conference, Melbourne; Ø Helen L’Orange (Harmanis), Darwin – profile; Ø Report on trip to South Australia - Organiser Eva Lucas, list of participants,

Castellorizian Club of SA Committee, President Papa George Lucas; Ø Hospitality trade – John P & John C Kanis, Con & Despina Lucas; Ø Coming events:

• Pokies Bus Trip, Corowa (flyer); • Cup Eve Dance, Hawthorn Receptions; • NSW Cassies – organising trip to Castellorizo;

Ø Pauline Bisas – profile; Ø Historical – first AGSCE Committee & Trustees listed, President John B

Salvaris; Ø Queensland Kassies AGM:

• Poor attendance; • Crossroads re $32,000 savings – purchase clubrooms in Brisbane /

purchase house in Kastellorizo for member use / distribute funds to charity?

Ø Membership due - $10 single, $15 family; 64 JB64 September


Jack Bisas Ø AGM notice; Ø Clubrooms - awaiting re-zoning application to South Melbourne Council,

requested architect delay drawings until decision made; Ø Coming events:

• Cocktail Party, Mitzis Hotel, Brighton; • Cup Eve Dinner Dance, Hawthorn Receptions; • Christmas Picnic, home of John & Joanne Adgemis, Bulla;

Ø 1990 Castellorizan Youth Conference, Melbourne - need more members to assist organising committee, (Kathy Bisas, Leah Pavlou & representing CAV Anna Adgemis & Christina Pavlou);

Ø Peter Paltoglou, Andrew Moraitis, Elia Dimer - cricket; Ø Grant Brady (Jackomos) – diving; Ø Report on NSW Cassies trip to Greece & Castellorizo; Ø Report of Pokies bus trip to Corowa;


20 65 JB65 November


Jack Bisas Ø AGM Report – poor attendance; Ø Report on Cocktail Party, Mitzis Hotel; Ø Kylie Mastores – performance; Ø Hospitality trade – George N Bisas & Peter Kostoglou; Ø Spiro Moraitis & Michael Zervos - Melbourne Marathon; Ø History & culture - John Salvaris, donation of The Songs of Castellorizo,

documenting stories & histories of many Cassie songs; Ø Donation by Steve & Christina Bisas – 1978 framed photographs of official

opening of clubrooms by George Mavrou & Michael Mangos; Ø Welfare Report - Cassies visited by Christine Dimer & welfare team; Ø Report of Pokies bus trip to Corowa, list of participants; Ø Article published in Greek Times re St John’s Monastery, Melbourne to

become a church controlled by the Patriarch of Constantinople, includes a historical account of the monastery;

Ø Coming event: • Christmas Picnic, Doncaster & Templestowe Gardens (flyer);


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Christmas Picnic, Doncaster & Templestowe Gardens; • Pokies Bus Trip; • Children’s Fashion Parade & Afternoon Tea; • Dinner Dance; • Third Annual Youth Conference (program provided); • Tennis Tournament; • Sydney Trip;

Ø Report on Cup Eve Dance; Ø Donation of painting by Maria James; Ø Welfare report – list of visits by Christine Dimer; Ø James P Paltos & Anthony Kritikides – Melbourne Marathon;


Jack Bisas Ø Report on Christmas Family Picnic; Ø Coming events:

• Children’s Fashion Parade, Jika Restaurant; • National Castellorizian Youth Conference; • Bus trip to Sydney; • Tennis Tournament; • Les Miserables; • Afternoon Tea sponsored by Anna Adgemis to raise funds for

restoration of the churches of St Nicholas & St Demetrious of the Castle, Castellorizo;

Ø Hellenic Centre - Convenor N Stamboulis received pledges of $4 million to assist in establishing Melbourne’s first Hellenic Centre, hoping to purchase Spencer Street Railway building for $8 million, meeting called by Hellenic Business Forum;

Ø NUGAS Convention, Melbourne – many interstate Cassies attended; Ø Sample of the Megisit Newsletter, Editor D Zivas, aiming to publish a monthly

newsletter from Megisti in English; Ø Arthur Mangos & his grandmother Katholiki Anastasas (Adelaide) – blessing

of the waters, profile; Ø Perry N Kailis (NSW) – Australia Day Honour; Ø Kylie Mastores – profile; Ø Report by Yvonne Panagacos, Ancient Treasures of English Shores re trip to

United Kingdom; 68 JB68 March


Jack Bisas Ø Report on Children’s Fashion Parade; Ø Bus trip to Sydney cancelled; Ø Castellorizian Youth Conference:

• Arrangements progressing well; • List of members on organising committee; • NSW sending 50 delegates, volunteer drivers required;

Ø Vayiani Bisas (nee Kakulas) – profile; Ø Con Polites (Gemenis) – profile; Ø Historical - article by Hugh Schmitt, published in West Australian 17/2/1990,

Castellorizo, A Greek Tragedy, Part 1 re occupations of the island, emigration & current state of affairs on the island; profile of Kailis & Kakulas families; (See Editions JB69A & JB70);

Ø List of donors for restoration of the churches St Nicholas & St Demetrious of the Castle;

Ø Coming event:


21 • Tennis Tournament, Elsternwick Park (flyer);

69A JB69A April 1990 Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Castellorizian Youth Conference – program (see Edition 69B);

Ø Welfare report – list of visits by Christine Dimer; Ø Komninos Zervos – poet-in-residence; Ø Letter from Librarian, University of Melbourne, thanking Beryl

Georgakopoulos for finally finding a 1970 gift from Dr Lazarus Hadgiyannakis, author of Kastellorizon: ho Akritas tou Notou;

Ø Historical - article by Hugh Schmitt, published in West Australian 17/2/1990, Castellorizo, A Greek Tragedy, Part 2 re occupations of the island, emigration & current state of affairs on the island; (See Editions JB68 & JB70);

69B JB69B May 1990 Jack Bisas Ø 3rd Castellorizian National Youth Conference, hosted by CAV, program of events planned for the Queen’s Birthday weekend;

Ø Coming event (to coincide with Youth Conference): • Greek Tavern Night including debate, topic: Cassies are the Snobs

of the Greek Community, Laikon Restaurant, Kew; 70 JB70 July 1990


Jack Bisas Ø Coming event: • Pokies trip;

Ø Report on Youth Conference; Ø Kastellorizian Association of Queensland – new committee, President Terry

Kyranis; Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day included viewing of Anchor, Cross &

Heart, video available for purchase; Ø Alick Jackomos – Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Queensland; Ø Article by Hugh Schmitt, published in West Australian 17/2/1990,

Castellorizo, A Greek Tragedy, Part 3 re current state of affairs on the island & brief profile on Michael G Kailis; (See Editions JB68 & JB69A);


Jack Bisas Ø Directors report: • Allom Lovell & Associates feasibility study re 250 Dorcas Street,

South Melbourne property, now complete, to be tabled at AGM; Ø Report on pokies bus trip to Cobram – Barooga Golf Club; Ø AGM notice; Ø AGSCE - AGM; Ø Peter Manettas (NSW) – Queen’s Birthday Honour; Ø Report on 3rd Castellorizian Youth Conference; Ø International Women’s Day event – Portaits of Greek Women, featuring Nina

Zographou; Ø Steve Condous – profile; Ø Komninos Zervos – literary tour to remote towns of Queensland; Ø Chrisanthe Lucas – profile;

71A JB71A October 1990 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø AGM Notice, (flyer includes agenda & nomination forms); Ø President’s Report:

• Feasibility report re Dorcas Street property; • Newsletter; • Constitution • Elderly Citizens; • Functions; • Thanks to Thanks to Welfare Officer Christine Dimer, Solicitor Nick

Zervos & Youth Representatives – George B Bisas, Anthony Adgemis, Kathy Bisas & Leah Pavlou;

71B JB71B November 1990 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø EGM called as AGM failed to elect a new committee (flyer including nomination forms);

Ø EGM Agenda;


Jack Bisas Ø AGM Report: • Excellent attendance; • President Jack Bisas & new members of committee; • Constitution Subcommittee established; • Clubrooms to be renovated & refurbished approx $50,000;

Ø Coming events: • Christmas Tree Picnic, Doncaster Gardens (flyer); • New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance, Hawthorn Receptions;

Ø AGSCE – new committee, President Jacob Fronistas; Ø Komninos Zervos – book launch, High Street East Kew;


22 Ø Dodecanese Association of Victoria – meeting to discuss mutual problems &

possible mutual activities; 73 JB73 February


Jack Bisas Ø Appeal by Editor to send in items for publication; Ø Membership drive to take advantage of the new gambling laws in Victoria,

introduced into Victorian Parliament February 1991; Ø Constitution Subcommittee – looking at tax deductibility & new gambling

laws; Ø Report on Christmas Picnic, Father Christmas - George Verginis; Ø Coming events:

• Weekend trip to Tasmania; • Shopping Spree tour including restaurant lunch; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Cup Eve Dance, Hawthorn Receptions; • Cooking Demonstrations, Cassie House; • Pokies trip, Yarrawonga; • Taverna Night;

Ø George N Pappas (Sydney) – Australia Day Honour; Ø Welfare Report - list of visits by Christine Dimer; Ø NUGAS Conference Sydney – Melbourne delegates Nik, Evelyn & Marissa

Spartels; 74 JB74 April 1991


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Cooking demonstration – Katoumari by Vera Constance (flyer); • St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Pokies trip, Yarrawonga; • Cup Eve Dinner Dance, Hawthorn Receptions; • Greek Taverna Night;

Ø Constitution – draft completed, CAV Board to discuss & set SGM date; Ø Media appearances:

• Dorothy Mangos celebrated her birthday with son John on daytime television;

• Twins research - Bisas twins on evening television; Ø Antipodes Festival – included Elizabeth Exintaris, Musical Director &

Evangelos Sakaris, Artist; Ø Film to be made about the Lady of Ro; Ø Jack Diamond (Sydney) - Australia Day Honour; Ø Vlase Zanalis, artist – profile, request for information on his life; (See Edition

JB94); Ø Zac’s Place, a play about a young Greek teenager working in his father’s

suburban milk bar, Phillippa Adgemis portrays the mother; 75 JB75 May 1991


Jack Bisas Ø Christina Pavlou – Governor’s Award for Services to Red Cross; Ø Con Economou (WA)– Australia Day Honour; Ø Report on function, Katoumari Cooking demonstration; Ø Coming events:

• St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Pokies trip, Corowa; • Dinner Dance, International Receptions; • Cup Eve Dance, Hawthorn Receptions;

Ø Congratulations to NSW Castellorizian Ladies Auxiliary re opening of a new wing at Castellorizian Nursing Home, Sydney;

Ø Kastellorizian Association of Queensland – new committee, President George Yanardasis;

Ø Urgent request for past committee members to return all archives of our association following request by the Phillip Institute of Technoloy to digitise our archives;

Ø Paraskevas A Kailis (active member World Castellorizan Brotherhood) leading a delegation of 48 from Rhodes to attend Lions’ Conference in Brisbane;

76 JB76 July 1991 President – Jack Bisas

Jack Bisas Ø Pan-Dodecanese Association – CAV hosted the second meeting, represented by Jack Bisas & Christina Pavlou;

Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day function & pokies bus trip to Corowa;

Ø Michael Mangos – profile; Ø Michael Black – IPS Past President re failed attempt with our society to form

a Hellenic Club in Victoria; Ø AGSCE – official opening of Stage 2 Steyi Aged Care Facility (high care)

Clayton; Stage 1 Pronia Aged Care Facility (low care), completed in 1983; Stage 3, to establish a dementia hostel;


23 Ø John C Mangos – Channel 10 News, Sydney; Ø Stephen Dimer – football; Ø Sia Andrews – New IPS President (first female); Ø New committee NSW Castellorizian Ladies Auxiliary, President Katie Tanos; Ø Coming event:

• Cup Eve Dinner Dance, International Receptions; • Snow trip, Lake Mountain;

Ø Komninos Zervos – media appearance re analysis of his type of poetry; Ø Kevin Mangos – extract from Herald-Sun article, Kev’s Break from the

Recession, re business philosophy; Ø Annual subscriptions due, $15 family, $10 single;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming events: • Pokies trip, Moama; • Snow trip cancelled due to lack of interest; • Cup Eve Dinner Dance, International Receptions;

Ø Constitution – proposed new constitution sent to all financial members, main item on AGM agenda;

Ø Extract from article Cleo magazine on Kas, mentioning Kastellorizo; Ø GOYA - difficulties it is presently facing; Ø Letter from GOCMV, requesting Castellorizian Community raise funds for the

planned St Basil’s Home for the Aged, Fawkner; Ø Spiros & Eva (nee Chrisohos) Galettis – profile; Ø Annual subscriptions due, $15 family, $10 single; Ø Proposed AGM:

• Proxy arrangements; • Letter by Nick Gillavis re the proposed constitutional changes;


Jack Bisas Ø AGM agenda including Extraordinary Business: • To approve the proposed Statements of Purposes & Rules; • To elect the CAV Public Officer; • To authorise the Public Officer to incorporate the association under

the Associations Incorporation Act 1991; • All members aged 65 to become Honorary Life Members;

Ø Report of the Constitution Subcommittee, Review of the By-laws of the CAV 1991 (attachment);


Jack Bisas Ø AGM report: • 38 present, 52 proxy votes; • Many members vocal in opinions but not prepared to get involved; • Board seeking legal advice re the new constitution & AGM;

Ø Coming events: • Afternoon Tea / Fashion Parade, Cassie House; • Christmas Tree Party, Cassie House; • Cup Eve Dinner Dance, International Receptions;

Ø Elizabeth Exintaris – Rotary Club of Waverly Award; Ø Report from Athens newspaper re Nana Mouskouri concert honouring

Despina Achladioti, The Lady of Ro – includes a profile; Ø Article Selling off Pieces of Greece, The Sunday Age, 29/9/1991 re proposal by

Greek government to sell off some of the country’s 2000 or so Aegean islands;

Ø Request by Themistoclis Borobokas for all persons of Greek origin who served in the armed forces in WW2 to contact him;

Ø Alick Jackomos – profile; 80 JB80 Nov-Dec


Jack Bisas Ø Board of Management report: • Still waiting on Corporate Affairs Commission (VIC) for a decision

on proposed constitution; • When decision received, EGM to be called & current CAV Board will

stand down; • Current CAV Board increasingly frustrated by lack of interest &

attendance shown by members; • Cup Eve Dinner Dance very poorly supported by members; • Board feels it has lost support of members & time for them to

stand aside; Ø Newsletter sent to 300 members, 1200 readers; Ø AGWS AGM notice, Guest Speaker Theo Theophanous MLC; Ø Nicholas Varvodic – soccer; Ø GOYA report by President Noel Alfris; Ø George Papadopoulos (Hetrelezis) – profile;


24 Ø Grant Brady (Jackomos) – diving; Ø Report on Pokies trip; Ø Coming events:

• Afternoon Tea / Fashion Parade; • Christmas Picnic, Doncaster & Templestowe Gardens (flyer);


Jack Bisas Ø Report from Board: • EGM to be held in April 1992, date to be finalised pending advice &

receipt from Corporate Affairs Commission (VIC); • Because of unsuccessful AGM, current CAV Board to stand aside,

new Board & constitution is required; Ø AGWS 20th Anniversary year, series of events to be held; Ø Coming event:

• Pokies trip, Yarrawonga Ø Renie Adgemis – Life Membership Award, Box Hill Elderly Citizens’ Club; Ø Jacob Fronistas – President, AGSCE; Ø Phillippa Adgemis – acting; Ø Angelo Hatsatouris – Australia Day Honour; Ø Yvonne Giandinoto (nee Constance) – cake decorating; Ø Strava recipe; Ø Katherini Augustes (nee Diamantaras) – profile; Ø Con Livery – profile; Ø Article re purchase of Florentino Restaurant by Peter Paltos including profile; Ø Kanis Family Reunion, Perth; Ø Report on Christmas picnic function, George Verginis Father Christmas;


Jack Bisas Ø AGM notice; Ø Coming events:

• St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Tavern Night;

Ø Report of Hellenic Studies Forum – John Yiannakis & John Kalafatas amongst the speakers;

Ø AGWS 20th Anniversary celebrations to include Sunday Morning Beer gathering & Birthday Ball;

Ø Jack Kyros / Kyriakos Hatzikyriakos (Perth) – WW2 Prisoner of War, including article For Your Tomorrow They Gave Their Today, re WA veterans’ return trip to Changi;

Ø Report on Kanis Family Reunion, Perth; Ø Article Greeks Are Up in Arms, by Darcy Farrell, re Perth Cassies upset with

Perth City Council considering ending its sister relationship with Kastellorizo; mention of prominent Perth Cassies;


Jack Bisas Ø Directors’ report: • Constitution to be re-sent to all financial members; • Town planning permit received for rebuilding program, to be

financed through existing funds; Ø AGWS 20th Anniversary, seminar series to celebrate; Ø Coming events:

• St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Tavern Night, Aegean Tavern, Brunswick; • Farewell Afternoon Tea, Cassie House (flyer);

Ø Kanis Reunion report re mis-prints; Ø Kastellorizian Association of Queensland, new committee, President Jim

Boubaris; Ø BRW Rich 200 list published:

• 5 people of Greek origin; • Paspalis family – profile; • Con Polites (Gemenis) – profile;


Jack Bisas Ø AGM notice & agenda: • Repeat of agenda items from 1991 (See Edition JB78);

Ø President’s report: • Thanked Committee, tenant & honorary solicitor; use of clubrooms

by Greek Elderly Citizens of Port Melbourne & South Melbourne needs reviewing;

• Thanked members of Constitution Subcommittee; • President to resign at next AGM, future of newsletter in doubt; • Board nomination form (flyer);

Ø Directors’ Report – all financial statement attached; Ø Constitutional change progress:


25 • Only one submission received by Constitution Subcommittee

despite repeated requests & appeals for input; • At 1991 AGM a legal technicality prevented constitution passing; • 80 proxy votes at last AGM; • Since 1991 AGM extensive legal consultations; • New constitution to be proposed at coming AGM;

Ø Coming event – Evangelia Xenopoulos, Concert & Cocktail Party, Cassie House (flyer);


Jack Bisas Ø AGM Report including: • New constitution passed; • Michael Spartels elected as Public Officer; • All members who reach age 65 to become Honorary Members; • Current committee to remain as caretaker committee until a new

CAV Board elected at EGM, 2 members resigned from this committee;

• $500 donated to WA Cassies re purchase of their new clubrooms; Ø Videos available for purchase re Evangelia Xenopoulos performing at Cassie

House & another of her songs & dances; Ø RMIT 7th Greek Australian Oral History Symposium:

• Keynote Speaker John B Salvaris; • Accounts of personal war experiences given by John Etrelezis,

Michael Kyriakos, John Fermanis, Alick Jackomos & Pino Livery; Ø NSW Cassies membership statistics; Ø Critique of Mediterraneo film, Neos Kosmos, an Italian film, winner 1992

Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, set during World War II on Kastellorizo, about a group of Italian soldiers who become stranded and are left behind by the war;

Ø Evangelia Koutsoukis – 90th birthday afternoon tea, Cassie House; 86 JB86 February


Jack Bisas Ø New Board of Directors elected, President Jack Bisas, 3 more members required;

Ø Board report: • Newsletter revamp, subcommittee formed, reduced to 8 per year

& to include a Greek section; • Young Achievers Award to be established; • Change of venue for St Constantine & Helen’s Day function;

Ø History & culture - The Castellorizian Wedding - video for sale, based on the play, repeat performance scheduled, NSW Castellorizian Ladies Auxiliary;

Ø Letter from Sandra Varvodic re participation in club; Ø News from Society for the Restoration of Megisti proposing that a youth

centre be established in the Parthenagogeion (Girls School), requesting Mayor Maravelatzis to grant them a lease;

Ø Sydney Cassies – message from President Nick Malaxos re Christmas wishes amidst their difficult financial times;

Ø Margaret Moraitis elected as President AGWS, first female president; Ø Kanis Family gathering in Melbourne; Ø Coming event:

• Barbeque, Caulfield Park; 87 JB87 April 1993


Jack Bisas Ø Revamped newsletter; Ø 1993 COY Nick Bolkus, to be celebrated at Hawthorn Receptions; members

need to RSVP; Ø Report on Caulfield Park Barbeque; Ø Clubrooms Rebuilding Program – Stage 1 (new toilet block, larger kitchen &

refurbishment of rooms) approved by South Melbourne Council; Ø $500 donation restoration of the churches, St Nicholas & St Demetrious of

the Castle, Castellorizo; Ø Alick Jackomos book launch, Forgotten Heroes- Aborigines at War from

Somme to Vietnam; Ø Theo Conos elected as Chairman Carlton Football Club Coterie; Ø John Mangos feature in Woman’s Day article, For Connie with Love, re charity

work; Ø Elizabeth Exintaris, Musical Director, Antipodes Song Festival, article by

George Bisas, Neos Kosmos; Ø History & culture - Kastellorizo (Megisti) Archaeological Society, based in WA,

article re current project lead by Dr Norman Ashton (flyer); Ø Greek section;

88 JB88 June 1993

Jack Bisas Ø 1993 COY:



• Report on COY & St Constantine & Helen’s Day function; • Letters to Editor from Maria Katris & Lucas family; • Extract from Neos Kosmos;

Ø Alick Jackomos - Queen’s Birthday Honour; Ø Michael G Kailis - Queen’s Birthday Honour; Ø Nick Zervos – profile; Ø History & culture - progress report on Dr Norman Aston’s survey; Ø Greek section;


Jack Bisas Ø AGM notice; Ø Federation of Dodecanese Islands, Vice-President Steve Zombos; Ø Sydney Cassies, new committee, President Angelo Hatsatouris; Ø Haralambous Paroulakis (Michaelidis) - profile; Ø Komninos Zervos - Community Arts Award & profile; Ø George Malaxos – profile; Ø Greek section;


Jack Bisas Ø AGM report: • Opening of re-furbished clubrooms by Father Basil; • Castellorizian Senior Citizens Club to be established; • Overdraft facilities approved for Stage 2 & 3 of redevelopment

program; Ø Report on Tavern Night, Lexicon Tavern, Richmond; Ø NSW Cassies – $86,000 loans / donations received from members to assist in

these difficult times, further funds still required; Ø Ex-servicemen Honour Board to be established; Ø Newsletter costs – one copy per family; Ø Article Halcyon Days Ahead by H Stockwell, re Kastellorizo today & re-

building program; Ø News from Kastellorizo:

• Concrete paths, new telephone, water system & gas station; • Doctor’s office – new equipment; • Government funded housing rebuilding program- 20 /40 so far

completed; • Topography survey completed; • Road to airport to be concreted; • 50th Anniversary celebrations re freedom of Kastellorizo (Nick

Bolkus, Federal Minister of Immigration present for celebrations); • From 12 /9/1993 Kastellorizo will be a free port; • $500 received from CAV re restoration St Nicholas-Demetrious of

the Castle Churches; Ø Coming events:

• Christmas Afternoon Get-together, Cassie House; • Christmas Tree, Albert Park; • Archaeological lecture by Dr Norman Ashton, Cassie House; • Castellorizian Senior Citizens – first get-together, Cassie House

(flyer); Ø Greek section;


Jack Bisas Ø Report from President: • Re-building program – no debt, all costs met by current funds; • COY established 1993; Young Castellorizian Achievers Awards to be

introduced in 1994; • Cassie Seniors established 1993, meeting the first Wednesday of

each month, Convenors Steve Zombos & Nick Patiniotis; • Success of the six 1993 functions;

Ø Report on archaeological lecture by Professor Norman Ashton; Ø Kylie Mastores - performing arts award; Ø WA Cassies, new committee, President Nick C Nicholas; Ø Returned Servicemen – Honour Board to be established; Ø Peter Augustes – archivist, concerned no CAV records exist prior to 1964; call

for past committee members to return all records; Ø Article, Impressions of Xenos by Frank Brody re visit to Castellorizo; Ø Greek section; Ø 1994 COY nomination form; Ø 68th AGM, President’s Report including:

• Stage 1 of three-stage building plan completed, Michael Spartels, Supervisor Building Program;

• Stage 1 – toilet block, larger kitchen, refurbishment of clubrooms;


27 • Stage 2 - to obtain a Club Liquor licence (nominee Christine Dimer),

roof courtyard, re-equip kitchen; • Appreciation & thanks to Chief Town Planner; • Stage 3 – refurbish & re-equip front hall; discussion with Gaming

Commission commenced & subject to completion of Stage 3; • Introduction of poker machines alone will not fund building

program; • Lack of archival records; • Use of Cassie House, prefer use by members only, including our

own Castellorizian elderly citizens; (for 8 years, hall used by Greek Elderly Citizens of Port Melbourne & South Melbourne)


Jack Bisas Ø Youth – VCE results; Ø Michael Diamond (Sydney) – Australia Day Honour; Ø Veterans’ Honour Board – calling for names; Ø AGWS Pleasant Sunday Morning event (no females); Ø Pan-Dodecanese Association functions; Ø Cassie Seniors – new committee, President Nick Patiniotis, monthly meetings

for members; Ø Article A Tale of Two Towns by Willard Manus, The Athenian, December

1993, with thanks to Katrina Fermanis Cavouras; Ø Coming event:

• St Constantine & Helen’s Day, including COY (flyer); Ø Historical records – calling for 1925-1964 records, list of presidents required

(flyer); Ø Greek section;


Jack Bisas Ø Coming event: • St Constantine & Helen’s Day / COY (flyer);

Ø 1994 COY Michael Kailis; • Selection committee listed;

Ø Annual membership due $10 single, $15 family, aged over 65 Honorary; Ø Veterans’ Honour Board – names listed; Ø AGWS media release by Margaret Moraitis re resignation, AGWS response to

this letter; Ø Greek section; Ø Article Greek Researchers Provide Medical Breakthrough by Dr Theo

Macrides, Neos Kosmos; 94 JB94 July 1994


Jack Bisas Ø Report on COY function, including presentation to VCE students (listed); Ø Coming event:

• Castellorizo: An Illustrated History of the Island and Its Conquerors by Nicholas G Pappas, book launch, Cassie House (flyer);

Ø Veterans’ Honour Board – Michael Kyriakos, John Trellis & Alick Jackomos to finalise;

Ø Cassie Seniors – new committee, President Nick Patiniotis; Ø Theo Kannis (WA) & Kath Anastasas (SA) - Queen’s Birthday Honours; Ø Historical records – thanks to Steve Zombos & Evdokia Pappas for finding

CAV records from 1952-1965, still missing 1925-1952; Ø Article Taking on the World, re Paul Vellisaris’ (Zombos) wedding

photography awards; Ø Greek section; Ø Vlase Zanalis – profile & seeking more information (flyer);


Jack Bisas Ø Special edition - AGM notice including CAV Board nomination form;


Jack Bisas Ø New CAV Board of Directors, President Jack Bisas; Ø Peter Augustes – archivist; Ø Kevin Kominos – profile; Ø Veterans’ Honour Board final list, categories: – WW1 & WW2 Active Service,

WW2 Served in Australia; Ø Castellorizian Poetry Award; Ø Article forwarded by Katina Voyage re the Greek Women’s Clinic at the Baker

Medical Research Institute; Ø AGM President’s Report:

• Rebuilding program; • COY; • Senior Citizens;


28 • Maintenance of front building re new roof & tenant concerns; • Veterans’ Honour Board; • Newsletter;

Ø Greek section; 97 JB97 March


Jack Bisas Ø 69th AGM President’s report: • Building - despite council & heritage regulations re new roof, tile

roof not necessary, roof replaced with a colorbond at considerably lower cost & covered by current funds;

Ø Resignation of secretary, Christina Pavlou; Ø Poetry competition winner – Florence Livery; Ø Report of function at Cassie House re launch of video documentary My Little

Castellorizo by Mr Karakostas; Ø Coming events:

• St Constantine & Helen’s Day, Cassie House; • Tavern Night, Lamia Tavern, Fitzroy; • CAV 70th Birthday Gala Dinner Dance, Hawthorn Receptions;

Ø Nicholas Zographou – profile; Ø Greek section; Ø Sunday Telegraph article, Soap Star’s Family Tragedy, re double funeral,

parents of Thaoo Penghlis; Ø Archaeological Summer Tour (including Castellorizo), escorted by Dr Norman

Ashton (flyer); 98 JB98 May 1995


Jack Bisas Ø 1995 COY, Byron Kakulas – profile; Ø Coming events:

• CAV 70th Birthday Gala Dinner Dance, Hawthorn Receptions; • Cassie Greek Tavern Night, Lamia Tavern;

Ø 1995 VCE Awards – no nominations; Ø Winner of the Cassie Poetry Competition – The Harbour Master’s Son, A

Castellorizian Dream by Florence Livery (poem attached); Ø Greek section;


Jack Bisas Ø Report of COY event; Ø Cassie Senior - report including new committee, President Steve Adgemis; Ø Queensland Kassies – new committee, President Evelyn Mandikos; Ø Steve Zombos, President Pan-Dodecanese Association; Ø Phillippa Adgemis - acting; Ø Elizabeth Exintaris, recital sponsored by Kastellorizian Association of

Queensland; Ø Paul Velissaris (Zombos) – profile; Ø Greek section; Ø Historical – details on the first meeting of the Castellorizian Brotherhood,

March 1925, Temperance Hall, Little Bourke Street; elected at this meeting President Michael Economides (Conos), Secretary John N Hatziyiannakis, Treasurer Michael K Hargas, lists 46 men present;

Ø CAV 70th Birthday Gala Dinner Dance, Hawthorn Receptions (flyer); Ø Annual membership forms, Single $10, Family $15; Honorary aged over 65; Ø Review of Cassie News mailing list;


Jack Bisas Ø CAV 70th Birthday Gala Dinner Dance cancelled due to lack of numbers; Ø Cassie Senior – Christmas Luncheon; Ø Elizabeth Exintaris – profile; Ø Letters to the Editor re Cassie News; Ø Peter Jasonides – President Pan Macedonian Association of Melbourne; Ø Historical – book launch, Embers on the Sea by Paul Boyatzis published to

commemorate 50th Anniversary of the sinking of Empire Patrol, brief summary;

Ø Article by Kaye Cavouras (nee Fermanis) SA, A Tale of Two Cities: Castellorizo and Kas;

Ø Greek section; Ø Coming event:

• 1995 Christmas Tree, Cassie House (flyer) • Book launch, Ancient Megisti - The Forgotten Kastellorizo, by Dr

Norman Ashton, following AGM (flyer); Ø AGM notice;


Jack Bisas Ø Dr Peter Mangos – Vietnam Logistic & Support War Medal including a profile on his work in Vietnam;

Ø Ernest D Hondros – New Year’s Day Honour (UK); Ø VCE students listed; Ø Boulis Kambouropoulos – profile;


29 Ø COY Subcommittee listed; Ø Mary Sgmourallis (nee Loukides) – family profile; Ø Carolyn Holmes (nee Karis / Karpoozis) – letter seeking information on her

family; Ø AGSCE seeking donations for their nearly completed Anesi Aged Care Facility

(high care) & Thalpori Aged Care Facility (high care); Ø VCE students to register for award (flyer); Ø Historical - article by Helen Pitt, Greek Tragedy Which had a Happy Ending, re

50th anniversary of the sinking of the Empire Patrol; 102 JB102 1996


Jack Bisas Ø 1996 COY Katherine Georgouras - brief profile; Ø VCE students listed; Ø IPS 80th anniversary; Ø Celebration of 48 years (7 March 1948) since the Dodecanese Islands became

part of Greece, function organised by Pan-Dodecanese Association; Ø University of Melbourne project re history of Castellorizians in Victoria; Ø Article by Kaye Cavouras (nee Fermanis) SA – The Rhodian Experience; Ø Report on event, Tavern Night, Athenian Tavern; Ø Speech by Mick Michael (Perth), given at the Greek Orthodox Church

commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the end of WW2 Pacific, making reference to the involvement of Greek Australians in WW2 both in active service and fundraising for Red Cross;


Jack Bisas Ø Report on St Constantine & Helen’s Day function, including COY presentation, VCE students listed;

Ø AGM notice, an election year; Ø Patricia Kailis, Jessie Zempilas – Queen’s Birthday Honours; Ø Michael G Kailis – Honorary Doctorate, Curtin University; Ø Con Adgemis – swimming profile; Ø Letters from Katherine Georgouras, BA Kakulas, Michael G Kailis & Christian

Mangos re COY celebrations; Ø Historical - book available, Megisti in the Antipodes: Castellorizian Migration

and Settlement to WA 1890-1990 by John N Yiannakis re a study of the Castellorizian presence in WA;

Ø Letter from Angelo Hatsatouris (Sydney) re Megisti / Randwick Sister City Declaration;

Ø Lawn bowls – Herb Kyriakos & Steve Adgemis seeking bowlers of Greek origin to play interstate teams;

Ø AGM notice - an election year calling for a new Board of Directors (flyer); 104 JB104 1996

President – Michael Spartels

Jack Bisas Ø Report from AGM - farewell from Past President Jack Bisas, new committee, President Michael N Spartels;

Ø Michael Spartels – profile; Ø Report from President elect including extensions to courtyard & encouraging

feedback from members as to the type of functions they would like; Ø Coming events:

• Christmas Tree, Cassie House (flyer); • Tavern Night; • St Constantine & Helen’s Day; • Bowling Competition with WA;

Ø Cassie Greek Dancing Group for children – seeking expressions of interest; Ø Cassie Seniors - new committee, President Nick Patiniotis; Ø John Trellis (Etrelezis) – profile; Ø Annual membership due - $10 single, $15 family;

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