Jim Claven
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Electric bouzouki and Pontian bagpipes unite in Fitzroy
The meld of electric bouzouki and the Pontian bagpipes could be heard in the streets of Fitzroy last weekend. Melbourne’s eclectic musicians Heirs of Apollo and Cats and the Canary …
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Annual Greek Campaign commemorative service held in Kalamata
This year’s annual Greek Campaign commemorative service in Kalamata took place on Tuesday 16th May. The service was held at the Greek Campaign Memorial near the old railway station in …
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Queensland’s connection to Lemnos’ Anzac Story honoured at Brisbane’s Greek Club
It was my pleasure to have delivered this year’s annual Alex Kondos Memorial Lecture at Brisbane’s Greek Club. The lecture is held each year by the Greek Orthodox Community of …
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Imbros and Gallipoli – Melbourne’s Imvrian Society launches major new exhibition in Parkdale
The story of the Hellenic connection to Australia just gets deeper. Next month will see the Imvrians’ Society of Melbourne launch a new exhibition telling the amazing story of their …
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We Remember – The Holocaust in Greece remembered in Elsternwick
Dr. Leon Saltiel, a Thessaloniki-born historian and expert on the Holocaust in Greece, presented at Melbourne’s Holocaust Museum on April 24. He discussed his award-winning books, “The Holocaust in: Reactions …
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Lemnos unveils Anzac Remembrance Trail -a moving tribute to Greek and Australian bond and sacrifice
On Wednesday on northern Aegean Island of Lemnos, beside the great bay of Mudros at the site of the Australian Pier north of Mudros, the ground-breaking ceremony for the impressive …
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Twenty-Two & the Asia Minor Catastrophe– A moving evocation of a human tragedy
Those of us who were fortunate enough to have been able to secure tickets to the recent performance of Twenty Two at the impressive Clayton’s Community Centre Theatre have borne …
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Hellenic President and Australian Governor General to attend Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorations
It has been announced that their Excellencies the President of the Hellenic Republic, Ms Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and the Governor General of Australia, the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), will …
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Hellenic connection to Australia’s Anzac story commemorated at Oakleigh Dawn Service
Representatives of Melbourne’s Hellenic community again took part in the annual Dawn Service commemoration organized by the Oakleigh-Carnegie RSL at the iconic Cenotaph at Warrawee Park. The Cenotaph is modeled …
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Defending Homer’s wine dark sea
Every Anzac Day Australians and Hellenes remember the periods in history when our two nations were bonded together in the dark days of war. From the role of Lemnos in …