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The Portuguese-Speaking Community in Australia Arrival and Settlement There is strong evidence to suggest the Portuguese explored the Australian coast more than 200 years before Captain Cook's voyage of 1770. By the time Cook landed in Australia, the Portuguese had been running their colony of Timor, just 475 kilometres from the Australian coast, for 250 years. Maps, thought to have been drawn by Portuguese seafarers and dating from the mid-1500s, clearly show the outline of the Australian continent and old cannons bearing Portuguese markings have been found near Broome, in Western Australia and Warrnambool in Victoria. Tantalising speculation continues about early Portuguese contact with the Australian continent. Some of the earliest Portuguese migrants began to arrive around 1824. Australia's Portuguese-speaking community is estimated to number around 65,000 and comes principally from seven countries: the five African nations which have Portuguese as their official language known as the PALOP group, Portugal itself, Brazil, Timor-Leste and France. The PALOP group includes Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, the Cape Verde group of islands and the island nation of Saint Tome and Prince. A significant proportion of the community is from East Timor and many Portuguese-speakers are Australian-born. By far, most of Australia's Portuguese-speakers live in Sydney. The Australian Portuguese-speaking community is young compared with other migrant groups. Recent statistics show most are under 40. Migrants from rural Portugal began arriving in Australia in the 1940s and 1950s and turned to jobs in industry when they came to Australia. Other, more recent migrant groups were made up of refugees, many from East Timor, who arrived after 1975 and people from Brazil who left their country in the 1980s. In Sydney, the community is concentrated in the inner south west around the suburb of Petersham. Although relatively small, the community's commercial and cultural influence has flourished as the area has been reclaimed from its industrial past. Other Portuguese-speaking communities are widespread throughout the country. A large group of Portuguese from Madeira settled in Fremantle, Western Australia, in the 1950s. Migrants from Portugal and Brazil are allowed dual citizenship and so they retain strong ties to their homeland. Community Contacts Organisations that represent the Portuguese-speaking community: New South Wales Council of Portuguese Communities of Australia and other countries in Oceania Madeira Communities Council of Australia 38 Forest Road, Arncliff, 2205 TAC/Timorese Australian Council Civic Centre, corner Railway Pde & MacDurney Road Cabramatta, 2166 AETA/Australian East Timor Association BRACCA/Brazilian Community Council of Australia PO Box, Cherrybrook, 2126 Associacao Portuguesa da Costa Sul 127/129 Flagstaff Road, Warrawong, NSW, 2502 Phone (02) 4274-3192 Portuguese Welfare Centre 24 Gordon Street, Petersham, 2049 Phone (02) 9568-3095 MEPA/Portuguese Ethnographic Museum of Australia 24A Australia St, Camperdown, 2050 Phone (02) 9557-8120 Sydney Portugal Community Club/Fraser Park 100 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, 2204 Phone (02) 9550-6344 Portugal Madeira Club 1-3 Denby Street, Marrickville, 2204 Phone (02) 9569-9015 Kemblawarra Portuguese S. & S. Club 9 Shellharbour Road, Kemblawarra Phone (02) 4275-1155 Brazil/Australia Club 11/32 Waine Street, Harbour, 2096 Banda de Musica Portuguesa PO Box 471, Petersham, 2049 Phone (02) 8338-0098 Rancho Folclorico "Aldeias de Portugal" 31 Albert St, Petersham, 2049 Phone (02) 9740-8854 Rancho Folclorico "Assim e Portugal" PO Box 142, Petersham, 2049 Phone (02) 9602-2849 Rancho Folclorico Cultural "Cantinhos de Portugal" PO Box 634, Petersham, 2049 Phone (02) 9559-2001 Grupo Folclorico Cultural Portugu�s PO Box 546, Marrickville, 2204 Phone (02) 9602-2849 Grupo da Terceira Idade Portuguesa de Sydney "Os Unidos" PO Box 855, Petersham, 2049 Phone (02) 9560-3010 Centro Cultural Timorense 106 Lime Street, Cabramatta, NSW 2166 Australia/Brazil Chamber of Commerce PO Box 146, North Sydney, 2059 Victoria Portuguese Association in Victoria 2 Severn St. Yarraville VIC 3012 Phone / Fax 03 9314 3439 Portuguese Speaking Community Association in Victoria 1st Floor, 207 Springvale Rd. Springvale VIC 3171 Phone 03 9547 2479 ABRISA Celebrating Brazilian Culture in Australia Room 2.4 (Segundo andar), Ross House 247-251 Flinders Lane, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Phone: (03) 9650 0538 Homepage: http://www.abrisa.org.au ABRISA Weekly News letter enquiries: contactus@abrisa.org.au Portuguese Cultural Centre of Melbourne, Inc. 378 Nicholson St. North Fitzroy VIC 3065 Madeira Folk Dancing "P�rola do Atlantico" P.O. Box 4021 Patterson VIC 3189 Grupo Cultural e Folcl�rico "Sol de Portugal" 6/15 Brex Crt Reservoir VIC 3073 Phone 03 9462 4888 Rancho Folclorico "Sol de Portugal" PO Box 289 Abbotsford VIC 3067 Phone 03 9794 7020 Pa�o de Arcos Roller Sports Club, Victoria Inc. PO Box 622 Laverton VIC 3028 Phone 03 9369 4700 Timorese Association in Victoria PO Box 1336 Collingwood VIC 3066 Phone 03 9417 6064 Timorese Endeavour United Soccer Club PO Box 18 Endeavour Hills VIC 3802 Phone 03 9704 1640 Timorese Women's Association in Australia, Inc. (TWAA) PO Box 160 Mentone VIC 3194 Phone 03 9305 5133 Timorese Artists and Writers' Association in Australia Inc. PO Box 160 Mentone VIC 3194 South Australia Portuguese Community of South Australia Inc 7 Sixth Avenue, Woodville Gardens, 5012 Portuguese/Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc PO Box 2286, Kent Town, 5071 Phone (08) 8373-5599 Western Australia Western Australia Portuguese Club PO Box 649 Fremantle WA 6160 Phone 08 9337 9668 Portuguese Recreation and Cultural Centre P.O. Box 3041 Jandakot WA 6164 Queensland La Trobe Athletic Soccer Club (Portuguese) Phone 07 3395 7339 Northern Territory Portuguese and Timorese Social Club Darwin NT Phone 08 8927 2681 Timorese Association "Lafaek" Darwin NT Phone 08 8945 5424 Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia PO Box 344 Curtin, ACT 2605 Phone:02 6282 5755 Fax: 02 6282 5734 Special Events Calendar SBS Radio's Portuguese Language Program presents special coverage of these and other community events throughout the year. January 26 Australia Day February Brazilian Carnival, Sydney April 25 ANZAC Day June Festas Juninas, Festivals of St John, St Peter, St Anthony June 10 Portugal Day September 7 Brazil Independence Day with Brazilian Festival RITMO in Sydney December Indonesian Invasion of East Timor Anniversary Recommended Websites www.sapo.com A site which lists media organisations in all Portuguese-speaking countries. |
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