to Australia, including Grafton, where he, along with his brothers Angelo and John, and cousin Spiro, restored the heritage-listed Saraton Theatre (Notaras spelt backwards), originally built by his father and uncle in 1926. He was survived by his second wife, Bentee, his daughters Fiona, Nicola and Lorna from his first marriage, and sons Anthony and James from his second marriage. Philanthropy Notaras funded in perpetuity a scholarship in colorectal surgery through the University of Sydney. Publications Notaras published in various surgical journals, and wrote chapters for a number of surgical textbooks, including: Maingot's Textbook of Abdominal Surgery Rob and Smith's Textbook of Operative Surgery Nyhus's Textbook of Operative Surgery Nyhus's Textbook of Abdominal Surgery (Spanish) Surgical Clinics of North America. He was a member of the editorial board of two journals: ColoProctology Hernia References 1933 births 2011 deaths People from Grafton, New South Wales People educated at Newington College Sydney Medical School alumni Australian colorectal surgeons Australian people of Greek descent English surgeons