Date of birth: 8 March 1906 Place of birth: Vasiliki, island of Lefkas Arrived in Australia: 17 November 1926 Occupation: Shopowner Our history in Australia goes a long way back. Some years after my mother’s death, my father decided to come to Australia. He arrived in 1923. He was in his mid-forties. I came aboard […]
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Harry Pantelis (b. 1904, Kalimnos, Greece)
Date of birth: 27 July 1904 Place of birth: Island of Kalimnos, Aegean Islands Arrived in Australia: 16 October 1924 Occupation: Shopkeeper, Cook. There were three brothers in my family in Greece. One of my brothers, who was in France during the war, was wounded and died. Later, in 1920, my other brother came to […]
My history of living in Melbourne’s north
I left Italy in April 1963, with my Dad, Mum, and 2 young brothers. All the other 5 brothers were already living in Melbourne. We arrived at Victoria dock early in the morning on the 13-5-1963. My first impression of Melbourne was not the best, as it was a very grey morning. When I looked […]
Migrating by ship
Migrating by ship Grace migrated from Italy to Australia, and being on the ship is one of her favourite life memories. She had never been on holidays before so it was very exciting to board the ship, and she will always remember this experience. Upon arriving in Australia it was difficult initially as she could […]
Migrating to Australia
Toula was born in Greece and migrated to Australia in 1958 to marry her husband, who had seen her photo and wished to marry her. Travelling to a new country as a young woman to marry and start a new life was both exciting yet terrifying -Toula was not really sure what to expect. In […]