The Ithacans: Ithacan Philanthropic Society 1916-2016

The centenary publication of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society documents the migratory experience of Ithacans who came to Australia during the Australian Gold Rush and the subsequent decades. It traces their early years and the establishment of the Ithacan community within Melbourne, which helped nurture new arrivals and supported those who remained in Greece. It also documents the café and restaurant businesses that Ithacans pioneered in Melbourne and their wider influence through sport, Greek cinema and various other businesses and community activities.

384 pp. • Hardback • English

Text by George Paxinos

A centenary project of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society "The Ulysses" in collaboration with the Ithacan Historical Society, 2016.