Activities per year
Abstract
This reflection explores the 1916 ‘secret census’ of Greeks in South Australia — a unique event in the history of migrant monitoring which included the cataloguing of every Greek in Australia by local police on behalf of the Special Intelligence Bureau. The census was conducted due to questions of loyalty during WWI, despite Greece being a neutral country at this point. However, it was no doubt imbued with anti-migrant and xenophobic sentiments. This paper takes South Australia as a case study, and in particular, the small Ithacan community that existed and can be analysed through the rich ‘secret census’ data.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 235-257 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Specialist publication | Bulletin of the Ithacan Historical Society |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- Greeks in Australia
- 1916 ‘secret census'
- anti-Greek sentiment
- migrant monitoring
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'The 'Secret Census' of 1916 and South Australia's Ithacans: A Reflection'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.-
Aegean Islander Migration to the Anglosphere, 1815-1945
Cartledge, Y. (Speaker)
19 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
-
Making and Monitoring a ‘Suspect Community’: Australian Attacks on Greeks and the ‘Secret Census’ in 1916
Cartledge, Y. (Speaker) & Varnava, A. (Speaker)
5 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
-
Making and Monitoring a ‘Suspect Community’: Australian Attacks on Greeks and the ‘Secret Census’ in 1916
Cartledge, Y. (Speaker) & Varnava, A. (Speaker)
30 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
-
“Making and Monitoring a ‘Suspect Community’: Australian Attacks on Greeks and the ‘Secret Census’ in 1916”
Cartledge, Y. & Varnava, A., 2024, In: Australian Historical Studies. 55, 3, p. 485-505 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Greek islander migration to South Australia 1919-1939: Emigration, settlement and community building
Cartledge, Y., May 2022, South Australia 1919-1939: Essay from the Professional Historians Association (PHA). Adams, C. & Dickey, B. (eds.). Adelaide: Professional Historians Association South Australia (PHA SA), p. 175-195 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review