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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…

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…

SCOPE The principle aim of the Society is to promote historical studies relating to the history of Lebanese settlement in Australia. The objectives for…

Varied Resources The National Archives of Australia is continually expanding the range of records available to the public. Manhy Immigration records, for instance, are…

Lebanon was a French protectorate when France fell to the Germans in 1940 during the Second World War. As a result, its administration came…

By the time Eddie Scarf had finished his wrestling career, another Australian Lebanese wrestler was coming into prominence. Wadi Youssef Ayoub was born in…

This 1955 booklet is a very valuable genealogical and family history resource. An item in the Society’s Library collection is a booklet produced in…

Charles Abraham Farah first came to Australia from Lebanon in the late 1800s acting as agent for his uncle, a merchant based in Marseilles,…

As Assif “George” Trad lay on his death bed in 1960, he said there was a fortune hidden in his hawker’s van. Most thought…

Albert Aboody and Hannah Debeau are my great-grand-parents. In about 1902 they arrived on the far north coast of NSW and commenced a hawking…