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This article is about the building of an Oriental church for Greek and Syrian immigrants. Much of the article is about Reverend Malathioe Nammar who had recently moved to Australia to provide faith and to raise the funds to build a church for the…

This article discusses the attempts for a Syrian Orthodox church to be built in Melbourne. The Reverend Nammar was not able to achieve the funds to build a church at the time. They were looking to set up a church in an already existing structure that…

Article about two unlicensed Syrian hawkers working in Williamstown. These two women had been refused licences for hawking 25 times. It was believed the older woman was unfit to work as a hawker because she did not speak English. The younger woman…

A 1916 Application for Registration for Mary Bishara who arrived in Australia from Syria in 1900. Bishara lived in and applied for Registration in Williamstown. The Application for Registration forms were created under the War Precautions (Aliens…