Greek Australians in their own image: the 'Golden Greeks' – shop keepers and service providers

Effy Alexakis, Leonard Janiszewski

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    Abstract

    Not all ‘Golden Greeks’ became miners on the Australian goldfields of during the second half of the 19th century. A number utilised their acquired skills and knowledge to establish themselves as shopkeepers and service providers to the rapidly expanding populations on the fields. This essay provides an brief insight.
    Original languageEnglish
    Specialist publicationGreek City Times
    Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2021

    Keywords

    • Greek migration and settlement
    • Greek diaspora
    • Australian gold-rushes
    • Greek-Australians history
    • Australian colonial history
    • Australian gold towns

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