PANAYOTAKIS, Panayotis
14 February 1902 – 8 January 1995
Origin Embona, Rhodes Island, Greece
First settled in Fremantle, WA
Original Occupation Bootmaker
Occupation in Australia Market Gardener
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Departure Port Port of Patras, Greece
Arrival Year 1924
Fremantle
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In 1924 Panayotis deserted Greece on his own on board the 'Amazonia' to Fremantle, 3 weeks after an arranged marriage. Worked in Beverley, Mingenew, Margaret River, Three Springs and finally Geraldton. During the war (1942) when Japanese invaded Darwin and Onslow, he was sent to Onslow for 'Home Defence' doing morse code.
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