Greek former residents return to Bonegilla

Bonegilla's Former Greek resident's association president Theofanis Emmanouilidis

Bonegilla's Former Greek resident's association president Theofanis Emmanouilidis Source: Αρχείο Θεοφάνη Εμμανουηλίδη

A trip - pilgrimage to Bonegilla, immigration center in Victoria during the 50s, is being prepared by the Former Greek resident's association. On the occasion of the tour, their president and organizer Theofanis Emmanouilidis, remembers with emotion his first experiences in Australia and 62 years after his arrival, is talking to Emma Papaemmanouil for the country that became his second home.



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