“History revisited: A discovery of past informing my present” by Jack Bettar
For the past year, I have been researching and learning about the history of early Lebanese and Syrian immigrants to Australia, accumulating information and…
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H. Debeck licensed Hawker
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Anthony Wehby - Braidwood 1912
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Eddie Scarf Champion Wrestler
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Stanton Melick - Pioneer Entrepreneur
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Alf Najar - sporting champion
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Yasmine Yarad - Businesswoman
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Richard Arida - Charters Towers
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Arthur Saady - Country Businessman
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Melkie Kids on Camel - Temora 1930s
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Calille Malouf & Sons
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Elien George - Rockhampton
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Mary Saad - Taree
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UNRAVELLING AND RECONNECTING THREADS
In 1897, the Worker (Brisbane) claimed ‘Stanley Street has become Syrian town’ where ‘towel-capped merchants’, an ‘undesirable class of aliens’, establish ‘business stands in…
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Far North Coast meeting of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society
We invite you to a special meeting of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society to commence a branch of the Society on the Far North…
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SERVING QUEENSLAND – LEBANESE STOREKEEPERS
There has been a Lebanese presence in Queensland for almost 140 years. There has been a Lebanese presence in Queensland for almost 140 years….
Australian Lebanese ANZACS
Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by…
Syrian/Lebanese Traders and the Customs Prosecutions of 1897
Customs officers seized goods from hotel rooms, shops, ports and railway stations. Of all the factors that influenced the interaction between Syrian/Lebanese immigrants and…
Collection Development Policy
SCOPE The principle aim of the Society is to promote historical studies relating to the history of Lebanese settlement in Australia. The objectives for…
World War One Records Online at NAA – Lebanese Diggers
Varied Resources The National Archives of Australia is continually expanding the range of records available to the public. Manhy Immigration records, for instance, are…
The Australian Military Campaign in Lebanon of World War II
Lebanon was a French protectorate when France fell to the Germans in 1940 during the Second World War. As a result, its administration came…