Jim Claven
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Following Patrick Leigh Fermor and the WWII Greek Resistance trail on Crete
It was a privilege to be in the audience at Melbourne’s Greek Centre last week to hear UK-based author Chris White’s presentation on the Cretan Resistance and Special Operations Executive …
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The Evzones are coming to Oakleigh
This month will see Melbourne and the City of Monash welcome Greece’s famous Evzone Guard to Australia. As the Presidential Guard of the Hellenic Republic, this important ceremonial military unit …
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Xylouris Brothers at the Greek Centre
All of those who came to the sold out concert of the Xylouris brothers last Friday night enjoyed an amazing night of Cretan music. But it was Cretan music with …
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When the Jewish volunteers came to Lemnos
Just as the Australian Brigadier John Monash bemoaned the many difficulties at Lemnos, so too the Jewish Corps.
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New Greek Consul General meets Lemnos Gallipoli Committee
The committee met with Dimitrios Michalopoulos to welcome and brief him on their efforts to raise awareness of the ties between Greece and Australia.
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Restoring Kiev’s Hellenic heart
Jim Claven on the Ukrainian capital and its significant connection to the creation of modern Greece
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Lemnos Anzac graves honoured at St Kilda Cemetery
Members and supporters of the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee gathered for an annual tribute.
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Victorian Government announces support for new commemorative initiatives on Lemnos
The initiatives total nearly $180,000 in funding.
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New WW2 memorials for Pylos and Methone unveiled in Oakleigh
The plaques will be sent to Greece in coming months for installation at Pylos and Methone.
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Remembering the liberation of Lemnos – October 1944
This is the story of the liberation of one island – the island of Lemnos on 16 October 1944.