Oral tradition states that the first Greek in Australia was a convict named Damianos Gikas who arrived in 1802, but there are no written records to confirm this.
The first Greeks actually documented to arrive in Australia were a group of 7 men from Hydra who were convicted of being pirates: they arrived in Australia in 1828.
The Greek Orthodox Church was brought to Australia from the demand of Greek immigrants migrating to Australia in the middle of the 19th century and the foundations of the Greek Orthodox Church were then laid on 29th of May, 1898.
From the prisons of England.
Australian immigrants come from all corners of the world.
because when the Italian immigrants came to Australia they also brought their culture.
Australian migrants came from many differrent parts of the world. There were the British immigrants, the Chinese immigrants and the Greek/Italian immigrants. The British immigrants came to Australia for the growth of Australia's population growth and economy growth. But when Australia realised that they didn't have the numbers they wanted they opened it up to other European countries and Asian countries.
Australia has had great impacts from greek immigration. Such as sharing their new culture and enjoying their new foods. Greek people have also helped in Hospitality, Manufacturing, small business and in politics. Hope that's helped :)
Australia has the most immigrants ion the country of Australia.
Europe - about 45,000,000 immigrants other North American countries - about 14,500,000 immigrants South America - about 2,000,000 immigrants Africa - about 500,000 immigrants (not including slaves that were forced to come) Asia - about 8,000,000 immigrants Australia - about 300,000 immigrants
It is challenging to provide an exact number of illegal immigrants entering Australia each year as this data is not consistently tracked since they are undocumented. However, estimates suggest that several thousand people enter Australia illegally each year.
Because for a lot of them the choice was Australia or abject poverty back in Greece
Immigrants come to Australia through various pathways, such as skilled migration, family reunion, humanitarian programs, and student visas. They must meet the eligibility criteria set by the Australian government, which may involve factors like skills, qualifications, work experience, family ties, or refugee status. Once their visa is approved, immigrants can legally live and work in Australia.
Same reason for any immigrant to go anywhere - in search of a better life.