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Meet the Greek-Australian Woman Elected to the Federal Parliament
Fiona Barboutis Martin, whose family is from tiny Castellorizo in the southeastern Aegean, was elected as Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party in the marginal federal Sydney seat of Reid in the May 18 elections.
Barboutis Martin, a child...
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Commemorative Event Celebrates 60 Years Since the Arrival of the Greek Brides of Begoña to Australia
A commemorative event on Sunday is taking place to mark 60 years since a ship with 900 Greek brides arrived at Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay. The single women left Greece in 1957 to move to Australia and marry -- The...
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Event Celebrates the Greek Brides of Begoña 60 Years Later
A special event to reunite "the brides of 1957" -- a group of 900 single Greek women who left Greece in 1957 to move to Australia and marry in hopes of a of better life. The only thing is...
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Australia’s First Battle of Crete Memorial Gets Green Light to Proceed
Work on the Battle of Crete Memorial at Kings Park in Perth, Western Australia is underway after many years of planning, negotiating, and fundraising.
Battle of Crete Memorial in Australia to Be Unveiled Later This Year
When complete, the memorial will...
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‘Portraits of Hellenes in Antipodes Volume II’ Captures History of Greeks’ Stories of Survival
Journalist Vivienne Morris has published the second volume in her series titled: Portraits of Hellenes in Antipodes Volume II, which depicts different important stories throughout the defining period in Greece of WWII and the postwar efforts of the Greeks.
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