The First Greek to Settle in South Australia - Year 1842

"THE FIRST GREEK TO SETTLE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA" published in The Greek Reporter on September 10, 2024, authored by Philip Chrysopoulos.

Georgios (or George) Tramountanas is generally credited for being the first Greek to migrate to South Australia in 1842, according to the National Archives of Australia.

Born in Athens in 1822, Tramountanas was from a family of shipbuilders and seamen who lived on Lemnos island and had connections to Thessaloniki.

He arrived at Port Adelaide in 1842 with his brother Theodoros, who soon moved to Albany in Western Australia — and who was never to be heard from again......

Read the entire article at https://greekreporter.com/2024/09/10/georgios-tramountanas-first-greek-south-australia/