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Greek-Australian Archive – Katina Mexis

Title: Greek-Australian Archive – Katina Mexis
Subject: Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Immigrants; Greek language, Modern; Voyages and travels; New South Wales
Category: 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author: Mexis, Katina
Keywords: Greeks in Australia; Oral history
Creator: Elefterias-Kostakidis, Eleni
Current holder: State Library of New South Wales
Date: March 11, 2023
Link: https://greekaustralianarchive.sl.nsw.gov.au/oral-histories/katina-mexis
Access rights: Digitised
Country of origin: Australia
Language: Greek (Modern)
Description from source: Interviewer: Eleni Elefterias-Kostakidis Occupation: Seamstress Year of arrival: 1953 Method of transport: Ship (Sydney) Interview summary Katina discusses her early years in Rhodes, her long courtship with Nikolas, the difficult circumstances that compelled him to emigrate to Australia, and her own traumatic journey. The interview also contains a vivid description of her first days in Sydney and her experience working as a seamstress.
Physical format: Sound recording
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