French language groups
- Alliance française (Adelaide · Brisbane · Canberra · Melbourne · Perth · Sydney)
- The Huguenot Society of Australia https://huguenotsaustralia.org.au/
- Australian-Mauritian Association https://www.facebook.com/p/Australian-Mauritian-Association-100064505747848/
- Mauritian Chinese Circle of Sydney
- Francophone Association of Southern Sydney (FASS) Francophone Association of Southern Sydney https://www.fass.org.au › about-2
- French-speaking Association of the North Shore https://www.fanssydney.org/
- Quebec Oz ClubWebsite: Quebec Oz Club
- Cultural Historical Association of Rodriguans & Mauritians in Victoria Inc.(C.H.A.R.M) https://www.charm.org.au/about.htm
- Mauritian-Chinese Cultural Society of Victoria https://www.mcsvclub.com.au/
- French Bilingual Association (Melbourne) https://frenchba.org.au/
- Australian Mauritian Association of Queensland https://www.facebook.com/AMAQ.au/
- Canadian Club Québécois – Brisbane
Greek language communities
Greeks have been living in Australia since the first part of the nineteenth century. Greek-language newspapers have been published in Australia since 1913. Today there are large communities in every city, especially Sydney and Melbourne, reflecting great political and social diversity.
Some of the active Greek communities and institutions in Sydney are:
- The Hellenic Historical and Cultural Centre NSW
- The Greek Orthodox Community of NSW
- The Greek Film Society
- The Mytilenian Brotherhood of Sydney & NSW
- The Kytherian Association
- Atlas Greek Community Centre
- The Castellorizian Association NSW
- The Pondian Club NSW
- The Kalymnian Association NSW
- The Cretan Association of Sydney and NSW
- The Greek Festival of Sydney
In Melbourne
- The Greek Community of Melbourne’s Greek Centre https://www.greekcommunity.com.au/greek-centre
Italian Language Communities
Important community groups include:
- Co.As.It Italian Association of Assistance https://www.coasit.org.au/
- Co.As.It also houses the archive of the Italian Historical Association https://www.coasit.com.au/italian-historical-society
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Congratulations to @ebonynilsson, winner of the 2024 Allan Martin Award for her project ‘Russians Among Us’! The judges welcomed this 'innovative' proposal and its focus on 'local communities' using 'English and Russian sources'. A heart congrats! 🎉
At a conference recently I suggested that something like this would be useful for historians around the world (particularly in ex-colonies) who may have German but not this specific skill. I'm watching this development with interest.
Is this the ‘Heads of History’ meeting?
No! It’s outgoing @AustHistAssoc President @fbongiornoanu prompting us all to ponder ‘What is History For?’ At #OzHA2024 Inspiring stuff.
The question Telling the Time comes up frequently in perjury cases involving Chinese migrants in the Australian courts. Here a Chinese calendar from Melbourne was used as evidence; European time was Truth in Australian courts so using Chinese time was a lie.
Bendigo, 1895.