Jim Claven
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Commemoration of George Treloar and the Asia Minor Catastrophe returns to Ballarat [PHOTOS]
For the first time since the COVID pandemic and despite threatening weather, the annual commemorative service recognizing the work of George Devine Treloar in assisting the Christian refugees fleeing the …
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New Veterans’ Minister visits Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial
Recently the new Albanese Government Minister for Veterans’, the Hon Matt Keogh MP, paid a visit to Melbourne’s iconic Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial and enjoyed a guide tour and presentation by …
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Finding the Lost WW1 Graveyard of Lemnos
One would think that after one hundred years there was not much more to be found in the history of the Greek Island of Lemnos’ involvement in the Gallipoli campaign …
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John Craxton – Artist, Philhellene and the exhibition of his work at Athens’ Benaki Museum – A review
One of the benefits of re-visiting famous museums or art galleries is the opportunity of catching a significant temporary exhibition. So what a wonderful surprise it was for me to …
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From Smyrna to Thessaloniki – In praise of Eftychia and her ‘Fanos tis Polis’ restaurant
When you travel you have many experiences, opening up and challenging your senses. Some of these are well-known but are experienced for the first time. But I think the best …
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Historic commemoration of WWI Australian nurses held on Lemnos
This month saw a unique event held on the northern Aegean Island of Lemnos. For the first time the landing of the Australian nurses on Lemnos during the Gallipoli campaign …
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Thessaloniki’s WW2 Allied Prisoner Memorial proposal advances
Discussions held in Greece’s second city – Thessaloniki – have advanced the Australian community proposal to have a commemorative plaque installed at the site of the former German-run Allied POW …
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The Ghosts of Methoni
The traveller interested in history is spoilt for choice in Greece as one travels across the expanse of its mainland and further to its many islands. The physical legacy of …
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Aeschylus’ The Persians at Epidvaros – A Triumph
As a lover of classical civilisation, who read and studied classical drama both at secondary school and Monash University in Melbourne, a trip to Greece in summer would not be …
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Hellenic link to Australia’s Anzac story discussed at Australian Embassy in Greece
Last week historian and author Jim Claven provided an update on some key Hellenic Anzac commemorative developments in a briefing to the Australian Embassy in Greece, addressing the work of …