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Freedom from the Ottomans: Koinon of the Zagorisians
Inaccessible mountains and rugged terrain, that is the way to look at Zagori. I have never been here myself, as a 1,200-metre climb to reach the capital, at my age, …
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A hero of Kalamata: Red Cliffs Captain Albert Gray
It was an honour for me this year to participate again in the annual Battle of Kalamata commemorative service as a representative of Melbourne’s Battle of Crete and Greece Commemorative …
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Multicultural Museums Victoria shines spotlight on the role of grandmothers within the family and community
In an Australian first, Multicultural Museums Victoria (MMV) – an alliance between the Chinese, Italian, Greek, Islamic, and Jewish museums in Melbourne – presents ‘Grandmothers’, a unique and ground-breaking project, …
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Dowry agreements in Australia
Although today the word ‘dowry’ means little, if anything, to new generations of Greek Australians and the western world, prior to this century, particularly during the 1900s, a prenuptial dowry …
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‘I wrote about the Social Security Scandal to bring justice to the victims and present the truth’
This year marks the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest pages in the history of Greeks in Australia; the ‘Social Security Scandal’. On 1 April 1978, the then Commonwealth …
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An Australian sun shined on Anzac Day in Athens
Anzac Day morning in Athens this year opened with a clear and brilliant sunny day. It reminded me of the comments of the Australian soldiers who came to the city …
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Lemnos Gallipoli Heritage Trail announced
This week saw the announcement of the creation of the Lemnos Gallipoli Heritage Trail on the northern Aegean island of Lemnos. The announcement was made by Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative …
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From South Gippsland to Lemnos
Late last year I was standing in the old Memorial Hall at Koonwarra in South Gippsland looking at a photograph of a young digger – one part of the Hellenic …
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Slow boat to Selino
On a late afternoon in early spring there aren’t many passengers disembarking the Samaria ferry at the windswept jetty. The sun is setting and the tiny harbour is in shadow …
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Dimitra Koriozos’ fashion and photographic narratives
Looking back, Dimitra Koriozos says there was an obvious interest in photography from a young age, with vivid memories of trawling fashion editorials; images that would stay with her for …