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St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Adelaide
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George is a church in the suburb of Mile End, South Australia, Mile End, in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and spiritual direction of Archbishop Makarios Griniezakis , Makarios of Australia and is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox church in Adelaide. This is partly due to the high population of Greek Australians in the area, mostly from Thebarton, South Australia, Thebarton, Torrensville, South Australia, Torrensville and Mile End, South Australia, Mile End. __TOC__ Greeks of North-East West Torrens Throughout the 1950s the area became home to a large number of Greek people, Greek migrants, and by 1966 they formed 13.4 per cent of the population in Thebarton. The "Greek Orthodox Community and Parish of Saint George Thebarton and Western Suburbs Inc." was formed in 1960 to help the expatriate Greeks, and in 1965 the members of that community buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mile End, South Australia
Mile End is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of West Torrens, around 2 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre. It has a census area population of 4,413 people (2011). Much of the suburb is residential, but there are small commercial areas along Henley Beach Road and South Road. History Mile End was originally established in 1860 as ''The Town of Mile End'' by the South Australian Company. It was so named because the township was approximately one mile from the centre of Adelaide. It was also named after Mile End in east London, England, whose name has a similar meaning. It was part of the then largely rural District of West Torrens until 1883, when the residents of the more urban suburbs of Thebarton, Mile End and Torrensville successfully petitioned to become the Corporation of the Town of Thebarton. In 1997 the Town of Thebarton re-amalgamated with the City of West Torrens. E. M. Bagot and Gabriel Bennett had a large holding of grazing land south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
