Migrants- Filia
Maria was ten year's old when her family moved to Dafia
| Family Name: | Contellis |
| Name: | Maria |
| Year of Birth: | 1929 |
| Father's Name: | Stylianos (Tsakrani, Asia Minor) |
| Mother's Name: | Melpomeni Aliveris (Filia) |
| Siblings: | Ralou (Kougiou), Dimitra (Kioulafi), Georgia (Kondila), Ypsipili (Vaxevani), Panagiotis |
| Year of Arrival in Australia: | 1965 |
| Sponsor: | Christos Ntais (my husband) |
| Married: | Christos Ntais (Dafia) |
| Children: | Violeta Evangelia, Georgia, Melpomeni, Dimitrios |
| City of Residence: | Sydney |
| Livelihood: | Factory Hand |
Above: My mother, Melpomeni (Standing rear left), and her family. Next to her is her sister, Aglaia (Palinas). sitting are her parents, Panagiotis Aliveris and Eugenia.
Above: Before leaving for Australia. From left, we are; myself; my daughter, Evangelia; my sister, Dimitra and her husband, Stavros. The children are: my niece, Toula (dimitra's daughter); my son, Dimitrios; and my daughter, Melpomeni.
Above: Kurnell, Sydney (1973). From left, we are: my brother-in-law, Panagiotis Vaxivanis; my son, Dimitrios; myself and my sister, Ipsipili.
Above Right: With my sisters, Ralitsa and Ipsipili.
Above: My mother, Melpomeni (sitting middle), with her daughter- my sister- Dimitra, and a neighbour.