Kallithraka, Matina
| Family name |
Kallithraka |
| Short description |
Matina was born in 1935 into a poor family in a Peloponnesian village near Tripoli and Sparta. As the family could not afford a dowry, Matina was sponsored by a distant relative called Yannis to come to Sydney. She married Yannis, a photographer, with whom she set up a photography business. Aside from raising a family, first in Redfern and then Kingsgrove, she was also a member of a women’s charity focusing on relief work for Greeks, both in Australia and in Greece. |
| Birth date |
1935 |
| Given name(s) |
Matina |
| Gender |
Female |
| Country of birth |
Australia |