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Emanuel Comino: The 90-year-old “Father of the Marbles Campaign”
On Wednesday evening 29 March, the venue of the Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria “Leonidas,” was full of people who gathered to attend a lecture on the return of …
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Paddy Montgomery, the Irish Australian master of the Greek traditional instruments
There is something about traditional Greek folk music, that carries the identity of all regions; sounds that run deep in the veins of Hellenism. From, Thrace, to Northern Epirus, Thessaly, …
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Tasmania and the Greek Revolution – Lieutenant George Darby and the Badger
The study of history throws up some interesting connections. The annual celebration of the Greek War of Independence bends my mind to connections between Australia and that famous revolution that …
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Greek prisoners sent to the colony of NSW were freedom fighters
The Greek Revolution of 1821 which will be celebrated on 25 March also had an impact on Australia. Like many Irish Republicans sent here as convicts there was also seven …
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In the shadow of the acropolis
No matter the amount of times I stand before her, my breath is always taken aback as I stand in contemplation and in reverence of the glorious Temple of Athena …
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That Greece might be free – Remembering the Scottish philhellenes in the Greek War of Independence
As Hellenes around the world on 25 March celebrate the success of the Greek revolution and the foundation of Modern Greece, we should remember the many Philhellenes who joined in …
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Eva Boleti: Teaching Indigenous children in WA while completing a PhD research in Greek Diaspora
Driven by curiosity and respect for cultures, Eva Boleti let her adventurous spirit take her to Western Australia. “It is an amazing experience. I never imagined that I would be …
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“Not to brag… my wife and I make the best sausages”
An organic culinary spectacle is happening in a modest unit in Moorabbin. The octogenarian couple, Dimitri and Antonia Adaras are governed by a youthful enthusiasm, and a joy that challenges …
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Dispatch from Antioch: Greek and other minorities in the Turkish earthquake
One of the greatest myths around Antioch (Antakya) perpetuated by Western archaeologists and Biblical scholars is that the city was destroyed in the 6th Century CE (Christian Era) after a …
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Eleni Drake, a contemporary muse singing her way from Johannesburg to London and now Melbourne
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to two Greek parents; Eleni Drake grew up in the UK using songwriting as a means to build and explore her identity. Her unique, soulful …