Over the weekend, adult students from the St Sophia & Three Daughters Greek Language School in Surry Hills, Sydney visited the grave of the first Greek woman migrant in Australia at Waverley Cemetery.
Katherine Plessou-Crummer was the first Greek woman migrant in Australia, arriving on September 29, 1835. She passed away in 1907 in Sydney.
During the visit, the students expressed their admiration and gratitude for Katherine’s courage, as a pivotal catalyst for enriching Greek Australian history.
The students were joined at the cemetery by their teacher Stella Sorotou. The Very Reverend Archimandrite Father Irenaeus of St Sophia & Three Daughters Greek Orthodox Church in Surry Hills held a memorial service in Katherine’s memory.
