Features of Settlement in Australia by Macedonians from the Aegean Region

Using standard time periods (the ;period before World War I, the interwar period, the 'postware period) the author treats certain significant aspects of the emigration of Macedonians from the Aegean regio,n to Australia. In this context the ' Maced01nian emigrants from the mentioned part of Greece are divided into the oategori:es of economic migration (pecalbari) and 11efugees. The latter category was the result of national suppression of MacedOIIlians during the Turkish dom.i1nation, and also of the occupation of this region and a similar attitude of !the Greek regime, especially after the civil war dn this country. Furthermore, the autho,r gives special attention to the pro,blems of settlement, the reasons and m<pde~ of association (confessional and other groups), and to the perspectives of the Macedonian ethnic COilllmunity in Australia, composed of immigrants and their descendants fr-om the Social·ist Republic of Macedonia, Aegean and Pirin Macedonia.