Anti-Australian Sentiment toward Greeks in Perth in the Venizelos Era
ANTI-AUSTRALIAN SENTIMENT TOWARD GREEKS IN PERTH IN THE VENIZELOS ERA Published in The National Herald, November 21-27, 2015 Issue Authored by Stavros T. Stavridis ------------------------------ We are excited to announce that The National Herald has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group. ------------------------------ From September 1916 to June 1917 Greece had two rival administrations: one under King Constantine in Athens and the Provisional Government under Eleftherios Venizelos in Thessaloniki. This schism highlighted the political divisions existing in Greek society with the former pursuing a neutral foreign policy whereas the latter wanted to join the ranks of the Entente powers: Britain, France, Russia, and Italy in fighting the Central Powers: Germany, Austro-Hungary, Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire. These divisions would major repercussions fo...