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Greek-Australian Archive – Emmanuel Dimitriadis

Item

Title

Greek-Australian Archive – Emmanuel Dimitriadis

Subject

Australia--Emigration and immigration—History

Immigrants

Greek language, Modern

Greek music

Voyages and travels

Art

Category

5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)

Author

Dimitriadis, Emmanuel

Keywords

Greeks in Australia

Oral history

Creator

Elefterias-Kostakidis, Eleni

Current holder

State Library of New South Wales

Date

June 9, 2022

Link

https://greekaustralianarchive.sl.nsw.gov.au/oral-histories/emmanuel-dimitriadis

Access rights

Digitised

Rights 

Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Country of origin

Australia

Place

Sydney

Language 

Greek (Modern)

Description from source

Interviewer: Eleni Elefterias-Kostakidis Occupation: Cabinet maker and carpenter Year of arrival: 1957 Method of transport: Aeroplane Emmanuel was born on the island of Kos and arrived in Australia at the age of 17 in 1957. He took up the profession he learnt from his father as a cabinet furniture maker. He is an artisan who has created beautiful wood carved pieces of religious furniture and art for various Greek Churches in Australia. He is also an enthusiastic musician and painter. Interview summary Emmanuel recounts how his father, who helped the Allied Forces in Greece during World War II, was, after the war, persecuted by right-wing monarchists. He also recalls his father’s sudden death at the age of 52, the commencement of his working life in Australia and the challenging conditions under which he worked.

Physical format

Sound recording

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