Jim Claven
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That Greece might be free – Remembering the Scottish philhellenes in the Greek War of Independence
As Hellenes around the world on 25 March celebrate the success of the Greek revolution and the foundation of Modern Greece, we should remember the many Philhellenes who joined in …
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The Yarraville Festival’s Hellenic Heart
The Yarraville Festival is back with a bang if last weekend’s effort is anything to go by. As the sun shone, thousands from across Melbourne’s inner west and beyond made …
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Ballarat’s son, Major George Devine Treloar in Lemnos
Many Neos Kosmos readers will be aware of the post-WWI refugee work of Ballarat-born Major George Devine Treloar who helped over 100,000 Christians refugees from Asia Minor resettle in northern …
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Gertrude Munro honoured as the only Australian nurse to die on service in Greece during the First World War
Recently the Australian Embassy in Greece paid tribute to the war service of a nurse from Ballarat, Sister Gertrude Eveyln Munro. In a formal ceremony held at the Allied War …
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Anzac Refuge – Finding Trahila’s Agia Paraskevi Church
Many readers will be aware of the quiet heroism of many Greek civilians during the Second World War in bravely assisting many Allied soldiers who were on the run in …
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Review – ‘The Greatest Escape’, the incredible story of survival in Greece during WWII
It is over 80 years since the Greek campaign of 1941, yet important firsthand accounts of the campaign continue to emerge. One of these is the recently published book The …
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Commemoration of George Treloar and the Asia Minor Catastrophe returns to Ballarat [PHOTOS]
For the first time since the COVID pandemic and despite threatening weather, the annual commemorative service recognizing the work of George Devine Treloar in assisting the Christian refugees fleeing the …
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New Veterans’ Minister visits Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial
Recently the new Albanese Government Minister for Veterans’, the Hon Matt Keogh MP, paid a visit to Melbourne’s iconic Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial and enjoyed a guide tour and presentation by …
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Finding the Lost WW1 Graveyard of Lemnos
One would think that after one hundred years there was not much more to be found in the history of the Greek Island of Lemnos’ involvement in the Gallipoli campaign …
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John Craxton – Artist, Philhellene and the exhibition of his work at Athens’ Benaki Museum – A review
One of the benefits of re-visiting famous museums or art galleries is the opportunity of catching a significant temporary exhibition. So what a wonderful surprise it was for me to …