Almost 70 years ago, in 1952, a bilateral agreement signed between Greece and Australia changed the future of many families and helped shape multicultural Australia as we know it today.
Hundreds of thousands of Greeks made the decision to embark on an ‘immigrant’ ship like Patris, Ellinis and Australis to sail Down Under.
ACMI posted a video from a collection of 16mm film of migrant life in Victoria in the 1950s to the 1970s, by Tony Agapitos. This film shows the arrival of the Greek ship ‘Patris’ to Victoria Dock in 1961 and her passengers coming to Austraila to start a new life after a long and weary journey.
Do you recognise yourself or a relative in this footage? If you do, send an email to mary@neoskosmos.com.au
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