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Jim Claven

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The mysterious beacon of Lemnos – and its Australian connection

Two years ago my research revealed the location of the Australian Pier on Lemnos, a pier that was originally erected by Australian soldiers in 1915 and which stands to this …

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On this Anzac Day… Let’s remember the medical staff at Lemnos and Salonika in WWI

While we are all coping with the current coronavirus crisis and the lockdown, we all rightly thank those brave medical staff who are working everyday to treat those of us …

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Lemnos comes to the aid of Australians … again

The name of Lemnos has again been emblazoned on the front pages of Australia’s major newspapers recently. This week saw the town of Lemnos, outside the north-eastern Victorian city of …

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Greece’s Anzac Trail comes to Corinth

Members of Melbourne’s Pankorinthian community came together at Fairfield’s new Hellenic hotspot, Nikos Cakes and Café, to view their contribution to building Greece’s Anzac Trail. On show were two new …

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South Oakleigh College to join Lemnos Gallipoli Sister-School Program

It has been a few years now since the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee established its program of linking schools in Australia with those in Greece to create international connection and …

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Road to Remembrance: Vale Bill Rudd – WWII veteran, hero and survivor

Many Australians – and many in the Australian Hellenic community – were saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Rudd OAM. Bill was just short of his 102nd birthday …

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Shrine Honours Lemnos with tree and plaque dedication – and Melbourne’s Shrine guard to go to Lemnos

This week saw a dedicated crowd gathered on a beautiful summer’s day at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance gardens to witness the formal dedication of a tree and the unveiling of …

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Indian subcontinent connection to Lemnos and Gallipoli on display in Thessaloniki

The recent 84th Thessaloniki International Trade Fair was the location for a special exhibition by the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence, recognising the role of troops from the Indian sub-continent …

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Australia’s Hellenes honour humanitarian George Treloar with new memorial in Ballarat

The cold wintry morning in Ballarat was not enough to deter the more than 200 who made the journey to the city to witness the unveiling of the magnificent new …

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Greece’s refugee helper George Treloar honoured in Ballarat

Major George Devine Treloar, the Leaque of Nations Refugee Commissioner in Thrace and Macedonia in the wake of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, has been inducted into the Legends of his …

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