Proceedings of the 5th Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies, 2003

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This volume of the fifth Biennial Conference Proceedings contains 35 refereed articles in English and Greek text, including articles on:

Classical Greek Philosophy

Greek Australian Literature

Modern Greek Literature

Contemporary History: Greeks and Cypriots at Home and Abroad

Modern Greek Language and Culture in Australian Schools

Aspects of Greek Culture Past and Present

Greek Australian Education

Greek Australian Politics

Linguistics

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A Page from the History of the Greek Presence in the Pacific Rim
(Flinders University Department of Languages - Modern Greek, 2005) Kanarakis, George
The field of history in relation to the Greek Diaspora is one which is immensely rewarding for the researcher. It constitutes a treasure trove of lives and achievements of Greeks who have crossed the oceans to the Antipodes and, according to their ability and talent, made a contribution to their new homeland. For a very few of these, Australia has even been a stepping stone to further lands, where they shared their skills, their knowledge and the flame of Hellenism. This paper examines one such latter case which my research has uncovered, bringing to light the admirable life, achievements and contribution of a Hellene who spent almost half a century in the Pacific Rim, and in whose person merged the educator, industrialist, press man and diplomat.