Interview With Stavros Angelo Kakulas / By Gail O'HAnlon

Summary

Mr Kakulas was born on the Greek island of Castellorizo in 1910 and emigrated to Australia with his father in 1923. His mother, brothers and sister joined them in 1926. His early years in Western Australia were spent in Fremantle where he hawked fruit and fish in the district and also ran a stall outside the Fremantle Railway Station. In 1929 the Kakulas' opened their shop at 185 William Street, Northbridge and in the early 1930s started importing continental groceries. By 1939 the Kakulas brothers, Stavros, George and Michael, were also operating a second shop at 317 William Street. Mr Kakulas retired in 1975 and Kakulas Brothers is still operated as a family business in the location of the original shop in Northbridge. During the interview Mr Kakulas talked of his life and his work. He shared his memories of his involvement with the Greek community and Church in Perth and of the development of Kakulas Brothers from its beginnings in 1929.