Jim Claven
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To fight fascism – Melbourne’s new memorial to the Spanish Civil War
Every year Australians and Hellenes come together to commemorate the fight against fascism in the Second World War. We remember Greece’s resistance to Mussolini on Oxi Day and we remember …
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Canto General stirs the crowd at Melbourne’s restored Solidarity Hall
There is nothing better than to be witness to a great musical performance, where the words and music of a great piece of music are joined together by enthusiastic singers …
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A generous gift preserving the history of Anzacs on Lemnos during World War I
Important and unique historical documentation supporting the role of Lemnos in Australia’s Gallipoli campaign was recently donated and accepted into the archival collection of Melbourne’s State Library of Victoria. The …
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To Kokoraki – How Donald Swann brought Greek folk music to Melbourne and the world
If we could transport ourselves back in time to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on the evening of 29th August 1964 we might have been surprised to hear a Greek children’s song …
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Armistice of Mudros honoured at the Shrine
On 31 October the end of the First World War across the Middle East and northern Greece was marked with the annual commemoration at Melbourne’s iconic Shrine of Remembrance. The …
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Vale Petros Themelis – the archaeologist of Ancient Messene
Many readers will have read with sadness of the passing of one of Greece’s most renowned archaeologists – Professor Petros Themelis. He died recently while in the care of Kalamata …
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What OHI Day meant to Australia in 1940
Across Australia and throughout the Hellenic diaspora, this month will see Hellenes take part in their annual commemoration of OXI Day – the day that the then leader of Greece, …
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Ballarat student honoured with George Devine Treloar Community Service Award
Recently another Ballarat school student was honoured for their community service with the annual George Devine Treloar Community Service Award. Noah Quick, a Year 11 student at St Patricks College …
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Book Review: The Resistance – The Underground War in Europe 1939-45 by Halik Kochanski
The story of the brutal Axis occupation of Europe and the Resistance to it is an essential aspect of the history of the Second World War. The Occupation is part …
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Asia Minor refugees and George Treloar remembered under a Ballarat sun
Last weekend saw a large gathering descend on Ballarat’s avenue of memorials – Sturt Street – for the annual commemoration of the refugee work of Major George Devine Treloar under …