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Socrates Retried and Acquitted in Australia
The Hellenic Museum of Melbourne “resurrected” Socrates for a retrial. Almost 2,400 years after the famous Greek philosopher was sentenced to death by poison, he was once again put to trial in...
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Lord Byron: Celebrity in the Cause of Greek Independence
On Wednesday, March 11, a crowd gathered at the Customs House in Circular Quay, Sydney, to attend a lecture by Professor Will Christie regarding Lord Byron and his contribution to the Greek...
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Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett to Present Book on Greeks
Former Victorian Premier and philhellene Jeff Kennett will present the book “Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania” by Professor Anastasios Tamis, on Wednesday, March 25, at Alphington Grammar School. The...
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Greeks and Armenians Protest Against Kemal Ataturk Monument in Sydney
Greeks and Armenians in Australia are reacting to the erection of a monument in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Sydney‘s Hyde Park. Several Greek Diaspora, Pontic and Armenian organizations expressed...
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Professor Louise Hitchcock Gives Lecture in Melbourne
More than 120 people attended a lecture on palaces and villas in Minoan Crete, architecture, interior design and their importance by Professor Louise Hitchcock from the University of Melbourne, last...
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Greek Independence Day Parade in Melbourne
On Sunday, March 29, Greek-Australians gathered in Melbourne for the official celebration of the Greek Independence Day. Thousands of Greek students, mostly third generation Greek-Australians,...
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Lemnos – Gallipoli Project: Women in War
Preparations for the Lemnos-Gallipoli Project: Women in War are finally coming to an end. The international cultural project is organized in commemoration of the 100th anniversary since the Gallipoli...
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Australians, Thessaloniki and World War I
Australians often ignore how the operation in Thessaloniki influenced the Allied strategy during World War I, as well as Greece’s stance during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. Dr. Maria Hill, a...
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Greeks from Gallipoli in 1915
By John Williams* The facts are that in a period which began after the last of the Balkan Wars and extended throughout the First World War almost half a million Greeks were among the upwards of two...
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Greeks’ Pivotal Role in Australian Pearling
Greek-Australians have been engaged in pearling since the late 1880s, at first in the pearl shell industry and later in pearl cultivation. Athanasios (Arthur) August was among the first Greeks to...
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Unveiling of New Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial Announced
The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee announced today the details for its forthcoming unveiling of Australia’s newest Gallipoli memorial – The Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial. The event will take...
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Greek Culture Center Seminar: ‘Greeks in the Service of the Ottoman Empire’
A lecture about Greeks in the service of the Ottoman Empire during the 17th and 18th century will be presented at the Greek Center for Contemporary Culture in Melbourne, Australia. The seminar,...
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Flinders University Announces Aristotelian Celebration
The Annual Aristotelian Celebration will take place on October 28 at Flinders University Tonsley Campus. To celebrate the inspiring achievements of Flinders University’s LOGOS Australian Centre for...
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Melbourne Celebrates 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete
The Cretan Organization of Melbourne and Melbourne’s Cretan Association, along with the help of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand and the coordinating council for the memory of the...
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New Zealand Represented at 75th Anniversary Battle of Crete
New Zealand Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae will be in attendance at the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Crete representing New Zealand in commemorating the 7700 New Zealanders who fought in...
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How Greeks Came to Immigrate to Australia
The first known Greeks to arrive in Australia in 1829 were a group of seven sailors who were transported to New South Wales to serve a sentence for piracy that was given to them by a British naval...
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Greek History and Cultural Seminar at the Greek Centre Melbourne on the...
A Seminar on Greek History and Culture is taking place at the Greek Centre in Melbourne on July 7. The open seminar titled Iakovos Vasilikos, the Samian king of Moldovia, will focus on Greek native,...
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Greek Embassy Reacts to Olympics Commentator’s Historical Inaccuracies
The Embassy of Greece in Canberra sent a letter of complaint to the Seven Network regarding the historical inaccuracies its commentators made about Philip the Second and Alexander the Great during the...
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Celebrating 114 Years: The First Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne Releases...
In celebration of the 114th anniversary of the first Greek Orthodox Church opening its doors in Melbourne, the Greek Orthodox Community is sharing the first logged minutes dating back to 1897. These...
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Greek Centre Hosts Open Seminar: Cotton Production in Ottoman Egypt and the...
The role that Greek entrepreneurs played in the expansion of cotton production and trade in 19th century Ottoman Egypt is a tale of self-motivated pioneers. Cotton as a commodity was the force behind...
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