Latest research shows that the first Greek arrived in Australia in 1811
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This research seems to overturn previous data about the presence of Greeks in the country.
Until today, it was commonly accepted and documented that the first arrival of Greek settlers in Australia took place in 1829.
However it has now been discovered that the first Greek immigrant actually arrived in Australia in 1811 meaning that “the parochial history has to be rewritten now,” as Mr. Markos explained.
A group of seven Greek sailors, previously thought to have been the first Greeks in Australia, arrived in the country on August 7, 1829.