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Croatians

A scattering of Croatian migrants arrived in Sydney during the nineteenth century, but most Croatian Sydneysiders came here because of war and upheaval in their home country in the twentieth century. After World War II, when Yugoslavia came into being, many leftist Croatians went home, leaving en masse in 1948-49, and being replaced by another wave of immigrants, fleeing Communism and poverty. These Croatians have preserved their culture and identity in their new city.

Borba

Croatian language periodical established in 1936 and banned from mid-1940 until October 1942 due to wartime censorship.

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Croatian Community Radio Program

Croatian language radio broadcast.

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Croatian National Radio Program

Croatian language radio broadcast.

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Hrvat

Journal published by the Australian-Croatian Association since the 1950s.

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Jugoslavensko-Australski list

Croatian and English language journal published between 1960 and 1970.

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Napredak

Bi-weekly Croatian language newspaper.

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Nova Hrvatska

Croatian language newspaper.

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Novo Doba

Croatian language newspaper.

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Novo vrijeme

Croatian language newspaper.

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Program in Croatian Language on SBS Radio

Spremnost

Croatian language magazine.

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Croatian Catholic church of St Nikola Tavelic

Church built with financial support of the Croatian Catholic community on land purchased by the Croatian Franciscans in 1980.

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Croatian House

Community and cultural centre (Hrvatski dom) on the corner of Buckingham and Bedford Streets, Surry Hills from the 1960s. It later moved to Marrickville and is now at the corner of Canterbury and Punchbowl Roads, Punchbowl.

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St Anthony's Croatian Catholic church Summer Hill

Established in 1966 in two former Congregationalist churches in Summer Hill, now a major religious centre for Catholic Croatians.

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Association St Maria from the Island of Cres

Croatian community club in Marsden Park.

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Association of Croatian Folkloric Groups

Group formed in 1978 to promote Croatian folklore and culture and coordinate folkloric group activities.

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Australian Croatian Cultural and Educational Association

Croatian cultural organisation in western Sydney.

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Australian-Croatian Association

Community organisations later known as Croatian Association Sydney

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Central Council of Croatian Schools in New South Wales

School organsiation which encouraged language and cultural studies.

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Club Orjen

Social club for the Croatian community.

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Club Uzor

Croatian sporting club.

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Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia

Government representation for the Republic.since 1991

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Croatian Caritas

Social welfare association for Croatian migrants founded in 1952

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Croatian Club Jadran Hajduk

Soccer club established in the 1960s.

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Croatian Folkloric Group (Hrvatska folklorna grupa)

Folk dance group sponsored by the Croatian community since the 1960s.

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Dalmacija

Croatian folkloric group.

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Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Club

Croatian social and general club in Terrey Hills.

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Dalmatinac

Croatian soccer club that preceded the foundation of Yugal in 1960.

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Danica club

Croatian social and sporting club.

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HSNK Zora club

Croatian sporting and social club established in 1931

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Istra Social and Sports Club

Croatian support and social club at Leppington

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Jadran tambouritsa band

Croatian marching band

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King Tomislav Croatian Club

Croatian football club established in the 1960s

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Koleda Croatian Folkloric Ensemble

Croatian folkloric group

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Lola football club

Croatian football club established in 1945

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Mladi Frankopani

Croatian performing group.

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Vukovar folkloric ensemble

Croatian folkloric group which was founded in 1984 and has performed both nationally and internationally.

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Yugal social and soccer club

Croatian soccer and social club later known as Yugal-Ryde.

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DraganoviÄ‡, Harasty

Founder of Croatian language school in Sydney.

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Grubisich, Marin

Croatian community spokesperson.

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Kosovich, Ivan

Yugoslav consul in 1945.

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Posich, Stefano

Convict of Croatian descent, born in Sicily, who received a ticket of leave in 1819, changed his name and raised a family in Castle Hill with his Irish wife Mary Stanton.

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