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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.
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ancient Greeks and Romans
They stole Them from the Greeks
The greeks apparently first landed in Sydney, New South Wales. They also went to the goldfields.
The first Greeks in Australia were convicts, so were transported for committing crimes. 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.
Yes, there are many people from Greek descent in Australia.
Greeks who came to Australia were faced with language barriers. Australia was an English speaking country, so Greek individuals were forced to speak the language.
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She did not "come to Australia." She was born in Australia
There were a couple of reasons why the Greeks left Greece and moved to Australia. One reason was because of United States imposing immigration quotas. Another was due to Greeks being expelled from Asia Minor.
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Australia has the same climate (mediteranian) and Australia has a more stable economy and less debt.
The first Greeks in Australia were convicts, so they were "transported" for committing crimes, arriving by ship.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.