Nicholas Mezakes

  General Notes:

DISTRICT
(Before Judge Scholes.)
ALLEGED MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
"There was no appearance of the defendant In the action by Nicholas Mezakes of Grafton Street Woollahra, pickle merchant, against Willie Sing, of Mary Street, Sydney.-commlsslon agent, to recover £400 damages for alleged malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. His Honor gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £23. Plaintiff's case was that on April 5 last he was arrested and locked up for three hours on a charge of having stolen three hags of cucumbers, worth £2. At the police court the- magistrate dismissed
the case, and the plaintiff was discharged.
1923 'DISTRICT', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 29 June, p. 6. , viewed 11 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245819479

DISTRICT COURT.
(Before Judge Scholes and a jury.).
INJURED BY MOTOR CAR.
Chapman v Mizakes.
This was a case in which David Edward Chapman, of Hopetown-street, Camperdown, motor driver, claimed £400 damages for negligence from Nicholas Mezakes, of Grafton-street, Woollahra, pickle manufacturer. Plaintiff alleged that at 6.20. p.m., on August 22, last, he had Just stepped off a tram at the Australia-street stopping place, on Parramatta-road, Camperdown, when he was knocked down hy defendant's motor-car, and
seriously Injured. Defendant denied negligence, and alleged contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff. The jury returned a verdict in favour or plaintiff for £50. Mr. Cassidy (Instructed by Mr. R, M. Duncan) appeared for plaintiff; and Mr. E. W. Street (instructed by Mr. A. R. Bluett) for the defendant.
1927 'DISTRICT COURT.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 14 December, p. 12. , viewed 11 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16426657

STRUCK BY CAR
Motor Driver Awarded £50 While David Edward Chapman, motor, driver, was getting off a tram in Parramatta Road he was knocked down by a passing motor-car.
In a District Court jury action yesterday he sued Nicholas Mezakes, pickle manufacturer, to recover '£400
damages for negligence.
Chapman stated that he had one foot "on the footboard of the tram at a stopping-place, preparing to alight,
" when the motor hit him.
The jury gave a verdict for £50.
Mr. Cassidy (instructed by Mr. R. Duncan) appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. E. "W. Street (instructed by Mr. A. R. Bluett) for the defendant, who denied negligence, and pleaded contributory negligence by the plaintiff.
1927 'STRUCK BY CAR', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 13 December, p. 18. , viewed 11 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246210959


Trade mark applications.
49,860 Pickles. A label depicting two birds and having words "Astro Pickles."- Nicholas Mezakis, Woolahra.
1929 'Advertising', Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954), 22 May, p. 8. (Weekly Summary.), viewed 11 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160368912

NameHilda Mezakis
GenderFemale
Electoral Year1937
SubdistrictWaverly
StateNew South Wales
DistrictWentworth
CountryAustralia
Occupation: Home Duties
Address: 74 Galsone road
Mezakis, Nicholas. 74 Galstone road, no occupation
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NameHilda Mezakis
GenderFemale
Electoral Year1958
SubdistrictHornsby
StateNew South Wales
DistrictMacarthur
CountryAustralia
Occupation: Home Duties
Address: 74 Galsone road
Mezakis, Nicholas. 74 Galstone road, no occupation
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Name:Hilda Mezakis
Gender:Female
Electoral Year:1963
Subdistrict:Hornsby
State:New South Wales
District:Robertson
Country:Australia
Address: 74 Galsone road
Occuatipn: Home Duties
Mezakis, Nicholas. 74 Galstone road, no occupation
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Name:Hilda Mezakis
Gender:Female
Electoral Year:1968
Subdistrict:Hornsby
State:New South Wales
District:berowra
Country:Australia
Address: 74 Galsone road
Occuatipn: Home Duties
Mezakis, Nicholas. 74 Galstone road, no occupation
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Nicholas married Hilda Curreen, daughter of William (Robert) Curreen and Frances Mary (Maude/ Fanny) Smith, on 15 Jan 1915 in Wast Sydney, Woolloomooloo, St Peter, New South Wales, Australia.¹²⁷⁷ (Hilda Curreen was born in 1896 in Stockton Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA ¹²⁷⁸.)

  Marriage Notes:

1915 Jan 6th. Nicholas Mazakes, Restaurant Keeper from Knight Street Sydney, Bachelor from Crete, 27 years. Parents Mausel Mazakes and Mary Manaeus, farmers.
To Hilda Curreen, waitress from Forbes St, Sydney, spinster. Born Newcastle, 18 years. Parents Robert Curreen (dead) and Frances May Smith (dead) Bootmaker
Married St Peters Ch Sydney, according to the rights of Ch of Eng. With the consent of Guardian, of minor (no name for Guardian being put in to the document)
Both Nicholas and Hilda signed their own names.
WitnessesH Middlow and Julius Wisul
S. H, Denman officiating minister.