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In the Club: A gateway into Australian life

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The Atlas Community & Cultural Centre in Marrickville, Sydney Source: Google

A mainstay of the Australian community, venues like the Concordia Club, the Cyprus Club and the Polish Club have been supporting new communities for over a century. But with many of these migrant communities now well established, many clubs are struggling to survive. In episode four we visit the Atlas Community & Cultural Centre, which started as a football club and migrant workers' rights group in the 1930s.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos

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A mainstay of the Australian community, venues like the Concordia Club, the Cyprus Club and the Polish Club have been supporting new communities for over a century. But with many of these migrant communities now well established, many clubs are struggling to survive. In episode four we visit the Atlas Community & Cultural Centre, which started as a football club and migrant workers' rights group in the 1930s.


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