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Category: Migrant History

Architecture, Businesses, Local History, Migrant History, Occupations, Rylstone, Social Life

Food and Fantasy in a Greek Café

May 1, 2021July 3, 2021 Kandos History

The Greeks in Australia learnt by osmosis that a café was a good way to earn a living and give them financial security – a café, that is, that served Australian cuisine, not Greek.

Tagged Cafes, Greek, Kandos, Rylstone4 Comments
Local History, Migrant History, Social Life

Who Owns St Patrick?

December 1, 2020July 4, 2021 Kandos History

When I started researching Kandos history almost two decades ago I was intrigued by the number of newspaper articles about St Patrick’s Day in our industrial town. This month I headed back to St Patrick and discovered a few unvarnished truths.

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Local History, Migrant History, Social Life

Fault-lines in the Aussie Character

July 15, 2018July 8, 2021 Kandos History

We overlook or forget the hostility intolerance suspicion and racism that different migrant groups have revealed in the Australian character.

Tagged pioneers, Social Life6 Comments
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