Item GDA27/AV34 - Recording of interviews with Greeks and Greek Cypriots, Sydney, Australia, 1992

Interviews conducted with:

First generation Greek Cypriot migrant George Nicolaides (born in 1929), Mayor of Blacktown, Sydney, on topics including his career in politics, and issues of language and assimilation with the local population and culture (duration: 13 mins). In English.

First generation Greek Cypriot migrant Costas Agathokleous (born in Omodos village, 1923, migrated to Australia in 1952) at the Cyprus Community of New South Wales Foundation (duration: 10 mins). In Greek.

Interview with Greek migrant Stamatia (surname not stated, born in the island of Samos, Greece, 1910, migrated to Australia in 1961) on topics including: family history and background in Samos and Smyrna; the Greco-Turkish war, 1918-1922; the Turkish attack on the Greek population of Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey, 1922; surviving the Great Fire of Smyrna, 1922; life in Thessaloniki; conditions in Greece during World War Two; atrocities committed on the island of Samos, 1945-1949, during the Greek Civil War; the circumstances of her migration to Australia and initial difficulties there (duration: 50 mins). In Greek.