Archives: Associations

The Samian Brotherhood “O Lykourgos” has its beginnings on the 17th of July 1956 when a group of Samians, who had been getting together at the cafeneio Astro, decided to form a brotherhood. They formed a committee and the first President was Kostas Manolios… Eventually this became one of the main Greek brotherhoods in Sydney… The history of the Samian Brotherhood “O Lykourgos”, was written by former president Kosta Passas and published in Alfa Greek Australian Magazine in March 2011.

In 1979 Greek Atlas League celebrated its 40th Anniversary. In that span of time, the League had made a positive contribution to the cultural and political life of its people and the Australian way of life had been greatly enhanced by the infusion of the Greek culture. Many league members were also active participants in the trade union movement and had made a significant contribution to the Labor Organisation of New South Wales. Source: commemorative edition of Atlas on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, printed by M & V Printing (11 Albion Way, Surry Hills 2010).

The ZARAX Association is a cultural Association based in Sydney, comprised of members hailing from the Zaraka Region in Lakonia, Greece.

As it happened, my brother John, George Foundis and myself had already created a Trio we called ‘The Athenian Trio’ and we were playing at dances, weddings and parties. It was in one of those parties we played, as I

Η ίδρυση του Συλλόγου ΧΕΛΜΟΣ, όπως δημοσιεύθηκε στο λεύκωμα που εκδόδθηκε το 1976 για τον ετήσιο χορό του Συλλόγου. Εξιστόρηση Σ. Σωτηρόπουλος. Όλα άρχισαν τον Απρίλιο του 1929, στο εστιατόριο “Ομόνοια” της Ελίζαμπεθ στρητ…

Feneos (Greek: Φενεός) is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is characterized by landscapes that refer to pictures of Switzerland, with sights and natural beauties.

The history of the Association of the Northern Municipalities of Sparta “Orea Eleni” began 50 years ago. The decades of the 50’s and 60’s were the beginning of the post-war period when many immigrants left Greece in search of a