Greek-Australian Archive – Sotirios Gravanis

Item

Title
Greek-Australian Archive – Sotirios Gravanis
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Immigrants
Greek language, Modern
Voyages and travels
Business enterprises
Identification photographs
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author
Gravanis, Sotirios
Keywords
Greeks in Australia
Oral history
Creator
Kallos, Kathy
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Date
July 7, 2022
Link
https://greekaustralianarchive.sl.nsw.gov.au/oral-histories/sotirios-gravanis
Access rights
Digitised
Rights 
Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Sydney
Language 
Greek (Modern)
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.
Physical format
Sound recording
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