Greek-Australian Archive – Evangelia Athanassiou

Item

Title
Greek-Australian Archive – Evangelia Athanassiou
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Immigrants
Greek language, Modern
Voyages and travels
Business enterprises
New South Wales
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author
Athanassiou, Evangelia
Keywords
Greeks in Australia
Oral history
Creator
Doumanis, Nick
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Date
June 16, 2023
Link
https://greekaustralianarchive.sl.nsw.gov.au/oral-histories/evangelia-athanassiou
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Sydney
Language 
Greek (Modern)
Description from source
Interviewer: Nick Doumanis

Occupation: factory worker, takeaway food proprietor, station assistant
Year of arrival: 1962
Method of transport: Aeroplane

Evangelia was born in a remote mountain village in Epirus’ Souli region. She worked on the family farm until 1962, when she migrated to Australia. Her fiancé Evangelos followed a year later, and the couple lived in shared housing. After working in several factories, in 1968 Evangelia and her husband purchased a takeaway food business, which they sold in 1974 after winning a lottery. The family stayed in Bexley, and Evangelia worked happily for the State Rail Authority until her retirement.
Physical format
Sound recording
Related resources 
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/4892/
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/4893/