Melbourne's walks
People · Melbourne
Many Tongues
Migrant Melbourne — Greek Lonsdale and the clubs behind the restaurants.
Melbourne is one of the largest Greek-speaking cities in the world, the heart of Italian Australia, the home of Vietnamese refugee resettlement. A walk through the streets where waves of arrival made the city — the social clubs and churches behind the restaurants, the buildings that became homes, the corners still arguing in three languages.
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30 min2.5 hr
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