Ημερολόγια Πέτρου Βενέρη - Peter Veneris diaries

Item

Title
Ημερολόγια Πέτρου Βενέρη - Peter Veneris diaries
Subject
Manuscripts, Greek
Diaries
Category
4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Current holder
State Library of Queensland
Period of reference 
1944 – 1952
Link
https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma99183676620102061&context=L&vid=61SLQ_INST:SLQ&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=All&query=any,contains,greek&offset=140
Item number
99183676620102061
Access rights
Permission required
Language 
Greek (Modern)
Description from source
Details
Title

Peter Veneris diaries

Author/Creator
Veneris, Peter, author

Subjects
Greeks -- Queensland
Greeks -- Queensland -- Murgon
Greeks -- Queensland -- Townsville
Genre
diaries
exercise books
Description

Three exercise books containing journal entries and text written in Greek by Peter Veneris. The journals were written in various locations in Queensland and are dated 1944, 1945 and 1952. The 1944 volume contains entries written in Townsville, the 1952 volume is titled has 'Murgon' written on the cover.
Access restrictions

Unrestricted access.
Copyright status
In copyright.

Conditions of use
Licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Creation date
1944-1952

Administrative / Biographical history
Peter Veneris was originally from Kythera in Greece. He came to Australia just before the Second World War during which he served in the Australian Army. After the war he spent time working in a number of Queensland towns before eventually settling in Biloela where he ran a drapery business. There is a park named after him in Biloela.
Format
3 exercise books

Language
Greek
Preferred citation
32080, Peter Veneris journals, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Other Formats
Digital copies available.

Record number
99183676620102061