Con Stamatiades personal papers, ca. 1924-1979

MLMSS 8506

fonds

1924-1927, predominant 1954-1979

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

411799

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box)

Con Stamatiades (1906-1991) was a Maths and Physics teacher in Greece. He came to Australia in 1954 with his wife and two daughters. He worked for the Water Board from 1955 to 1967. He was Vice President of the Greek Community and the Greek RSL NSW Sub-Branch, and founder of Omospondia, Federation of Greek Orthodox Communities of Australia, an organisation to unite all Greeks in Australia. He also founded the Greek Artists and Poets Society. He was involved in the creation of 25 Greek schools in Sydney.

References:
Library correspondence file
Compiled from the collection

Manuscript and photocopies of stories, plays, poems and lectures by Con Stamatiades, no date. Includes story of Alexander Grims publisher of Greek newspaper, and story of the Greek community

Printed story of one of the first emigrants from Greece to Australia in 1900, no date

Notes and copies of letters by Con Stamatiades to Greece and elsewhere, ca. 1954-1979

Photocopy of job application to Water Board (in English), ca. 1967
17 photographs, ca. 1924, 1960-1972

Printed program ‘Grecian Ball’ presented by the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW at the Trocadero 1960

School book sketchbook belonging to Con Stamatiades, ca. 1924-1927

Greek, Modern (1453- ), English

Copyright status:: In copyright
Approval for reproduction required: From copyright owner

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