Insights Into Post-War Greek Migration to Victoria
presented by Dr Nick Dallas
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- Where: Greek Centre, Mezzanine Mezzanine Level, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
- Entry: Free
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Event Details
The 1950s and 1960s were the peak periods of post-War migration of Greek migrants to Australia, with around half settling in Victoria. The newspaper Neos Kosmos also became part of the staple diet of most Greek households with the obituaries section being very popular with its readers. The obituary contained important information about the deceased. It included their year and place of birth down to the village level.
Nick Dallas has analysed more than 15,000 obituaries in order to determine the demographic origins of post-war Greek migrants. Who were more numerous, the Peloponnesians or the Macedonians? At the prefecture level, were there more Messinians or Floriniotes. The answers are not as straightforward as they may appear.
About Dr Nick Dallas
Nick Dallas arrived in Melbourne in 1971 on board the legendary migrant ship, the Patris. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne where he has completed Bachelor of Science, Arts and Commerce undergraduate degrees and a PhD in Organic Chemistry. He works in educational publishing and since 2012 has been a director on the Board of Management of the Greek Community of Melbourne, the Chair of its Education Committee and the Convenor of the its seminars program. Since December 2024 he has been a PhD candidate at the University of Macedonia's Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies in Thessaloniki where he's researching Greek political exiles that arrived in Tashkent in 1949 after the Greek Civil War.
How to Participate
This is an in-person only event, so please join us at the Greek Centre, on Level M.
See our speaker live, ask questions during the Q&A and hobnob with fellow participants before and after the event.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sponsors
We thank Ithacan Philanthropic Society, Hellenic Women's Network 'Heliades' and AHEPA for the kind donations that made this seminar possible.
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We thank the following corporate sponsors:
Delphi Accounting, Symposiarch Wines and the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria
About Greek History and Culture Seminars 2025
This event is part of the series Greek History and Culture Seminars 2025.
The Greek Community of Melbourne hosts a wide range of events, from intimate gatherings to large functions, and celebrates cultural diversity with vibrant festivals, performances, and exhibitions.
Greek History and Culture Seminars 2025 will run between: Thursday, 06 March 2025 and Thursday, 25 September 2025
See all Greek History and Culture Seminars 2025 published events.
- LANGUAGE Greek
- CATEGORY Education
- EVENT SERIES Seminars > Greek History and Culture Seminars 2025
- SERIES DATES Thursday, 06/03/2025 – Thursday, 25/09/2025
- PRESENTED BY The Greek Community of Melbourne
- FEATURING Dr Nick Dallas
- M.C. Nick Dallas
- MAJOR DONORS Delphi Accounting, Symposiarch Wines and the Kastellorizian Association of Victoria
- MINOR DONORS Ithacan Philanthropic Society, Hellenic Women's Network 'Heliades' and AHEPA
- PLACE Greek Centre, Mezzanine
- ADDDRESS Mezzanine Level, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
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