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| Record Id: | 25772715 (Australian Library Collections) permalink |
| Author: | Kontis, Frosso.
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| Title: | Interview with Frosso Kontis, Greek Australian [sound recording] / interviewer, Demetra Enizlis.
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| Published: | 1998.
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| Description: | 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 68 min.)
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| Playing Time: | 010800
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| Series: | Greek-Australian oral history and folklife project
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| Summary: | Fross Kontis, born in the village Lagovouni, near Kalavrita, Greece recalls her family background and early years in Greece; her family life (husband and sons) in Kalavrita (1949-1954) until their migration to Australia; their early years as new migrants in Brisbane, Qld and Melbourne, Vic. where they settled in 1955; her early work experiences; her work as a nursing assistant at the Alfred Hospital (19 years) where she helped as an interpreter; Greek religious customs and celebrations still practiced; the Greek Orthodox Church; Greek traditions and the children; concept of nikokira; differences in Greek traditions in Greece and Australia; Greek lullabies, short poems and tales; folk medicine; the role and contribution of Greek women in Greek and Australian societies; traditional handcrafts; Greek cultural organisations; her grandchildren and Greek traditions; future of Greek language and traditions in Australia.
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| Notes: | Recorded on Sept. 7, 1998 at Hampton, Vic. User access copy made. Interview recorded in Greek. Summary text in English.
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| Finding Aid: | Summary (3 p.)
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| Subjects: | Kontis, Frosso. -- Interviews. Greek Australians -- Victoria -- Hampton -- Interviews. Greeks -- Australia -- Interviews. Greek Australians -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. Traditional medicine -- Greece. Children's poetry, Greek (Modern) -- Victoria. Children's stories, Greek (Modern) -- Victoria.
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| Other Authors: | Enizlis, Demetra.
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| Access Conditions: | Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
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| Libraries that have this item: | National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (3110380) ORAL TRC 3607/77-78
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