Migrants- Papados
| Family Name: | Gavanas |
| Name: | Petros |
| Year of Birth: | 1936 |
| Father's Name: | Georgios (Papados) |
| Mother's Name: | Elli Gazela (Papados) |
| Siblings: | Efstratios, Mariia (Barmakoudi), Panagiotis |
| Year of Arrival in Australia: | 1965 |
| Sponsor: | Eleftherios Gavanas (my uncle) |
| Married: | Amanthia Bloukou (Paleokipos) |
| Children: | Elli, Georgios |
| City of Residence: | Sydney |
| Livelihood: | Small Business- Service Stations |
Above: The Gavanas family. L-R: myself, my father, Georgios- holding my brother, Panagiotis, my brother, Efstratios, my sister, Maria, and my mother, Elli.
Above Right: Another photograph of our family. L-R: myself; my mother, Elli; my sister, maria; my father, Georgios; and my brother, Efstratios.
Above: At a panygiri in Ipios, 1958. First from the left is Efstratios Kouveris, I am third from the left and Chrystodoros Hatzitsivgas is first from the right.
Above Right: My portrait in the National Service.
Above: Sydney, 1965. Out with friends. First from the left is Georgios Rigas and I am third from the left, while first and second from the right respectively are Eleftherios Gavanas and Grigorios Koulioumbis.
Above Right: With my wife, Amanthia.
Above: With my wife, Amanthia and our children, Elli and Georgios, at a social function.
Above Right: Our extended family. L-R: My sister-in-law, Niki; my nephew, Paraskevas; my brother, Efstratios; my wife, Amanthia; my son, Georgios, my daughter, Elli; myself; my sister-in-law, Evangelia; my nephew, Georgios; and my brother, Panagiotis.
Above: At my grandson Zachary's baptism: with my wife, Amanthia; my daughter, Elli- who is holding my grandson, Zachary; and my son-in-law, Kostas.
Above Right: Another photograph from my grandson Zachary's baptism: with the proud godparents- my son, Georgios, and daughter-in-law, Cathy- with my grandchildren, Petros, Efstratios and Alexandros.