Stan Mallick (1910-1990): Blayney and Standex Suits
Stanley Abraham Mallick was founder of the brand of suits that became a household name in Australia: Standex. Stanley Mallick was born in the…
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Stanton Melick
Constantine Nicholas (“Stanton”) Melick was one of the pioneers of the Lebanese business community in Australia. He was born in the village of Bterram…
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Baheeg Saad (1907 – 2003): Taree Businessman
The late Baheeg “Bill” Saad was a dynamic businessman in the Manning Valley region of NSW. He was one of the increasingly few survivors…
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Of Racism, Plague and “the Syrians”
The arrival of the bubonic plague in Sydney in January 1900, played into the fears of Anglo-Australians on the Pacific rim of “the coloured…
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STANTON & MARIE NAJAR & FAMILY in AUSTRALIA
When Stanton and Marie Najar settled in Sydney in 1926, they were looking for new opportunities for their family. Stanton’s father & mother were…
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Coming to Australia
ALHS Board Member, Mounira Saad was a keynote speaker at the RAHS State Conference on 2/3rd November 2002 at Wingham NSW. She was asked…
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Clara Lahood Joseph, My Great-Grandmother
The following story of my great grandmother has been almost wholly written as a result of the stories I have grown up hearing from…
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Alexanader & Therese Alam
Australian Lebanese – Active in Politics The Lebanese in Australia have been active in politics and a number have risen to high positions within…
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Louis George Solomon – Changi POW
Recently Paulette and Edmund Joseph entrusted the Society with the correspondence of their relative, the late Louis George Solomon who served in the Australian…
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Lebanese Pioneers in Kempsey
Recently, a member of the Society, Les Graham emailed with some interesting material about his ancestors from the Kempsey area. Antony Habib/Anthony Herbert I hope by…
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Hawkers and Hawking
Paul Convy draws on a number of sources donated to our Society to create this interesting piece on Lebanese Hawkers that many are sure to…
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Bishop Clement Malouf visits Australia 1928
Clement Malouf was the son of Moses and Marsha Azer Malouf and was born in Zahle in Lebanon around 1870. He was ordained as…
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