Greek-Australian Archive – Peter Repousis

Item

Title
Greek-Australian Archive – Peter Repousis
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Immigrants
Greek language, Modern
Voyages and travels
Employment
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author
Repousis, Peter
Keywords
Greeks in Australia
Oral history
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Date
April 18, 2023
Link
https://greekaustralianarchive.sl.nsw.gov.au/oral-histories/peter-repousis
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Sydney
Language 
Greek (Modern)
Description from source
Interviewer: Nick Doumanis Occupation: construction labourer Year of arrival: 1958 Method of transport: Ship (Flaminia) Peter was born in 1930, in a village on the Ionian Island of Kefalonia. During World War II, the Italian and German occupying forces expropriated most of the island’s food and terrorized the population. As with many other young people of his generation, he left his village and moved to Athens, where he worked in numerous labouring jobs. In 1958, Peter migrated to Australia, and joined his brother in Newcastle. He then moved to Melbourne for a short period. After suffering a workplace injury, he returned to Newcastle. By the early 1960s, Peter had married a girl from Kefalonia and relocated to Sydney.
Physical format
Sound recording
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