Jim Claven
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Australian Hellenes honour Anders Lassen – the Achilles of Thessaloniki
Melbourne’s Greek community joined with local Danes to commemorate the key role Major Anders Lassen played in the liberation of Thessaloniki 73 years ago.
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The day the Germans marched on Lemnos
Historian Jim Claven shares the story of one island’s experience of occupation, the northern Aegean island of Lemnos.
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Honouring Lefkada’s Anzac sons
The Lefkadian Cultural Association commemorated Australian soldiers of Hellenic heritage including Gunner James Zampelis.
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What OXI Day meant to Australia in 1940
On Saturday 28 October, we commemorate 77 years since General Metaxas said Oxi to Mussolini’s ultimatum to enter Greece.
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Dreams of Pontus
Following their performance at the Greek Centre, Jim Claven goes one-on-one with Thessaloniki’s Christos Kaliontzidis and Andonis Pilalidis about Pontian music.
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To Erythrae and the fair shores of Greek Ionia
Many modern travellers are aware of the great Greek settlements on Asia Minor’s Aegean Coast. But few know Erythrae was once the most important of these cities.
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William Davis’ journey to Gallipoli
A tale of Trades Hall, Lemnos and the bloody fields of Krithia.
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Discovering Lemnos’ Australian Pier
Built by Australian soldiers, the pier was one of the first pieces of infrastructure erected on Lemnos by the Allies.