Subject	Australia–Emigration and immigration—History
	Immigrants
	Greek language, Modern
	Voyages and travels
	Employment
	Families–History
Category	5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author	Kandylas, Dimitra
Keywords	Greeks in Australia
	Oral history
	Proxy marriage
Creator	Kallos, Kathy
Current Holder	State Library of New South Wales
Date	2022-07-13
Access Rights	Digitised
Rights	Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Country Of Origin	Australia
Place	Sydney
Language	Greek (Modern)
Description From Source	Interviewer: Kathy Kallos Occupation: Factory worker Year of arrival: 1963 Method of transport: Ship (Patris) Dimitra Kandylas was born in 1942 in Thana, a village outside of Tripoli in the Peloponnese region of Greece. She spent her childhood attending school, helping her family with domestic duties and working on the land. Dimitra arrived in Sydney in 1963 following an invitation from her cousin, who owned a home in Marrickville, in Sydney’s inner west. Within days of her arrival, Dimitra found work in a textile factory. Over the years, she held various factory jobs as she searched for better pay and conditions. Her marriage was arranged by ‘proxenio’, and, initially, the couple lived in a shared household which included her husband’s brother and mother. Dimitra and her husband eventually bought their own home in Bexley, where they raised their two children. Interview summary Dimitra recalls the difficult conditions her family endured in Thana. She talks about her decision to migrate to Australia in the hope of reducing her father’s economic burden and expresses her gratitude to her cousin already in Australia, who looked after her as well as his six unmarried sisters. She recounts the physical and emotional strain of working long hours in various factory jobs.
Physical Format	Sound recording
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