Subject	Manuscripts, Greek
	Diaries
Category	4. World War II
	5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Current Holder	State Library of Queensland
Period Of Reference	1944/1952
Item Number	99183676620102061
Access Rights	Permission required
Language	Greek (Modern)
Description From Source	Details Title Peter Veneris diaries Author/Creator Veneris, Peter, author Subjects Greeks — Queensland Greeks — Queensland — Murgon Greeks — Queensland — Townsville Genre diaries exercise books Description Three exercise books containing journal entries and text written in Greek by Peter Veneris. The journals were written in various locations in Queensland and are dated 1944, 1945 and 1952. The 1944 volume contains entries written in Townsville, the 1952 volume is titled has ‘Murgon’ written on the cover. Access restrictions Unrestricted access. Copyright status In copyright. Conditions of use Licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 Creation date 1944-1952 Administrative / Biographical history Peter Veneris was originally from Kythera in Greece. He came to Australia just before the Second World War during which he served in the Australian Army. After the war he spent time working in a number of Queensland towns before eventually settling in Biloela where he ran a drapery business. There is a park named after him in Biloela. Format 3 exercise books Language Greek Preferred citation 32080, Peter Veneris journals, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Other Formats Digital copies available. Record number 99183676620102061