| Subject | Australia--Emigration and immigration—History |
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| Immigrants |
| Greek language, Modern |
| Voyages and travels |
| Business enterprises |
| Identification photographs |
| Category | 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation) |
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| Author | Gravanis, Sotirios |
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| Keywords | Greeks in Australia |
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| Oral history |
| Creator | Kallos, Kathy |
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| Current Holder | State Library of New South Wales |
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| Date | 2022-07-07 |
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| Access Rights | Digitised |
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| Rights | Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales |
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| Country Of Origin | Australia |
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| Place | Sydney |
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| Language | Greek (Modern) |
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| Description From Source | Interviewer: Kathy Kallos
Occupation: Photographer, Businessman
Year of arrival: 1959
Method of transport: Ship
Sotirios Gravanis was born in Patra in 1933. After completing his tertiary studies, Sotirios was unable to find a job and ended up working in his father’s photographic studio. In 1959, after working six years with his father, he made the decision to come to Australia as an assisted migrant.
Interview summary
In the interview, Sotirios explains how he was inspired to come to Australia by the customers who came into his father’s photographic studio in Patra seeking photos for their identification and migration documents. In Sydney he held several odd jobs before establishing the Athena Photographic Studio in Dulwich Hill, in Sydney’s inner west. The studio operated for over thirty years. |
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| Physical Format | Sound recording |
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