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Ballarat’s son, Major George Devine Treloar in Lemnos
Many Neos Kosmos readers will be aware of the post-WWI refugee work of Ballarat-born Major George Devine Treloar who helped over 100,000 Christians refugees from Asia Minor resettle in northern …
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UK warns British Museum over Parthenon Marbles
The UK government stressed on Monday that the British Museum is legally forbidden from breaking up its vast collection, after a report said it could possibly hand the Parthenon Marbles …
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Anglicisation of Greek family names: How Greeks went English to survive in Australia
For many, identity is tied to their name. This is not just because it is how we are called but because it speaks of our heritage. So it always surprised …
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Archbishop Makarios: “The study of Byzantine Music leads to a deeper understanding of God”
On Sunday 4 December Archbishop Makarios officiated the Vespers Mass at the Holy Monastery of Axion Estin in Northcote, ordaining two readers, brothers Constantine and Spyridon Zarkos Afterwards presiding over …
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Thousands protest teen’s shooting in Greece
Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Athens, Thessaloniki and other Greek cities on Tuesday against police violence, a day after a Roma youth was shot in the head in a police …
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Stories ancient Greeks told about their gods and heroes
The annual Hellenic Museum Summer School will be returning in January to run short courses on Greek, Roman and Byzantine worlds, that cover myths, faith, philosophy and the culture of …
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Riot squads confront protesters over teen shot by police
A Greek police officer of the DIAS motorcycle unit involved in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy during a car chase in Thessaloniki early on Monday morning was charged with …
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Young entrepreneur looks ahead to European speaking tour
Greek Australian entrepreneur George Moulos is set to continue his talking tour ’21st Century Hustle’ in the coming year from March 2023. Born in Sydney, at a young age he …
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Salonika Burning, a haunting antiwar novel dives into the past to wake us up to the present
Gail Jones is back with a ninth novel, that bears a haunting title prologuing a visceral account that connects Greece and Australia through the atrocities of war. The book begins …
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One hundred years on the Asia Minor Catastrophe is commemorated on the steps of parliament house
Last Sunday the steps of Victoria’s parliament house were the site of a candlelight vigil held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor catastrophe. The bloody conflict waged …