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Person
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Andronicus, Emmanuel
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- Emmanouil Andronikos
- Emanuel Andronicus
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Description area
Dates of existence
1888 - c. 1970
History
Emmanuel Andronicus was born in Mylopatamo, Greece and belonged to the Sydney firm of coffee merchants, Andronicus Bros Pty Ltd. In 1907 Andronicus and his brother Charles opened a small shop selling chocolate and coffee at 127 York Street in Sydney, later moving to George Street with brothers Mick and John. Emmanuel Andronicus was active in Labor Party politics promoting Greek immigration and naturalisation. He became Greek consul in Sydney in 1924-30. He was President of ALP Greek Auxiliary and of the NSW School for Blind Children equipment committee.
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Sydney
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merchant; political party organiser
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Created by Erin Gallant on 10 August 2011; revised on 5 September 2011
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Sources
Australian Dictionary of Biography: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/andronicus-john-damianos-9365 (accessed on 5 September 2011)
The perfect cup: The story of coffee, Keith Dunstan & Sue Fairlie-Cunninghame, Andronicus Coffee, Sydney, 1989
Interview with Charles D. Andronicus, 1991, National Library of Australia sound recordings 140059.
Australians and Greeks. Vol I: The Early Years by Hugh Gilchrist. Sydney, Halstead Press, 1992: http://www.kythera-family.net/index.php?nav=117-118&cid=224-12&did=9612 (accessed on 5 September 2011)