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Anti-Australian Sentiment toward Greeks in Perth in the Venizelos Era

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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...