Faces beyond the Greek café: the traditional diversity of Greek-Australian occupational pursuits, 1820s–2010

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2013-06
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Janiszewski, Leonard
Alexakis, Effy
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Flinders University Department of Language Studies - Modern Greek
Abstract
From the late nineteenth century until the closing decades of the twentieth century, Greeks played a large part in Australia’s food catering industry. They continued, nevertheless, to enter a wide variety of occupations. These included: agricultural and pastoral activities, mining, sea-related industries, itinerant work, secondary industries, public life, professional fields, and artistic and sporting avenues. Moreover, their contribution in some activities proved significant. This paper firmly challenges the entrenched, popular stereotype of Greek-Australians as being historically defined as essentially a collection of fish’n’chip shop owners and café and milk bar proprietors. Rather, their complex and broad involvement in Australia’s mainstream development over the last two hundred years is clearly revealed, acknowledged and celebrated.
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Greek research, Greece, Australia
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Janiszewski, L. and Alexakis, E., 2013. Faces beyond the Greek café: the traditional diversity of Greek-Australian occupational pursuits, 1820s–2010. In M. Tsianikas, N. Maadad, G. Couvalis, and M. Palaktsoglou (eds.) "Greek Research in Australia: Proceedings of the Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies, Flinders University June 2011", Flinders University Department of Language Studies - Modern Greek: Adelaide, 400-420.