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Croatian Australians

January 01, 1970

Croatian Australians are Australian citizens of Croatian ancestry. Croatia has been a source of migrants to Australia, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2021, around 200,000 people resident in Australia (0.6%) identified themselves as being born in Croatia or having Croatian ancestry.

Croatian Australians
Total population
164,362 (Croatian ancestry in 2021)
43,302 (Croatian-born in 2021)
Regions with significant populations
Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Geelong
Languages
Australian English, Croatian
Religion
predominantly Roman Catholic, Protestant with some Greek Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Croatian Americans

History edit

Prior to World War II edit

Croats were first encouraged to migrate to Australia during the gold rushes of the 1850s taking place in the British colonies of Victoria and New South Wales. Although migration was relatively small, Croatian travellers and sailors employed on merchant vessels played a significant role in spreading the news of the opportunities possible in Australia.[1]

In an interesting occurrence in October 1875, sixteen Croatian sailors aboard the vessel Stefano, became shipwrecked on the Ningaloo Reef along the West Australian coast. Ten survived to reach the shore where the local Yinikutira people gave them food and water, and found their map of the coast among the shipwreck's debris. By January 1876, all but two had died from hunger or exposure. The two survivors, Baccich (aged 16) and Jurich (aged 19), became part of a Yinikutira clan and spent the following three months living with them around the North West Cape. They were rescued by a pearler looking for Aboriginal labour in April 1876 and, after a few months in Fremantle, they returned to Europe.[2][1]

The Western Australian gold rushes in the 1890s started a significant migration of Croats (mainly from Dalmatia) to Australia and by the early part of the 20th century, there were around 2000 to 3000 people of Croatian origin in Australia, 80% of these residing in Western Australia. Around 100 Australian Croats fought for the Allies during World War I. However, during this war around 600 non-naturalised Croats were interned at the Holsworthy Internment Camp where 20 died and about 500 were later deported from Australia in 1919.[1]

During World War II, Independent State of Croatia was established. Croatian Australian representatives during this time condemned Ante Pavelić as a traitor.[3]

Tom Starcevich, a Croatian Australian born in Subiaco, Western Australia was a recipient of the Victoria Cross medal for bravery during World War II.[1]

Post World War II edit

Croatian migration to Australia took on a different aspect after World War II. From 1945 to 1952, Australia's post-war immigration scheme saw around 170,000 Eastern European displaced persons, including Croatians, given residency. Some of these Croatian migrants were associated with the defeated Ustaše regime. In the context of the White Australia policy, Cold War anti-communism, and the shortage of workers at the time, the Ustaše in Australia were allowed to dominate and influence the Croatian migrant community through the establishment cultural and sporting clubs around Australia that promoted Ustaše ideals. This influence continues into 21st century Croatian-Australian society.[4][5][6][7]

During the 1960s and early 1970s, the Ustaše splinter groups in Australia led by people like Srećko Rover ran a campaign of bombings, intimidation and insurgency operations against pro-Yugoslav interests. Eventually, after a large bombing in Sydney injured many people, a crackdown on the Ustaše movement in the Croatian-Australia community occurred from late 1972. This was spearheaded by the Attorney-General, Lionel Murphy, who raided ASIO Headquarters and made public the files on the Croatian terrorist activities.[8][9][10][11]

 
Croatian Embassy in Canberra

In November 1977, an unofficial Croatian embassy was opened in Canberra, causing a legal and diplomatic difficulty for both the Australian and Yugoslav governments.[12] The embassy, aimed at raising awareness of Croatia as a nation and the Croatian people separate from Yugoslavia, remained open for 2 years closing in 1979. Its ambassador was Mario Despoja, the father of former Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja.

Since the independence of Croatia in the 1990s, an official embassy has been opened in Canberra and consulates have been opened in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.[citation needed]

The Yugoslavia-born population reached 129,616 by the 1971 Census and 160,479 by the 1991 Census. The greatest number settled in Sydney and Melbourne, though Croats are well represented in every Australian city and region. Croatian migration to Australia has been very low since the 1980s.[citation needed]

Demographics edit

 
People of Croatian ancestry according to the 2011 census results
 
one dot denotes 100 Croatian-born Sydney residents
 
one dot denotes 100 Croatian-born Melbourne residents

The 2021 Census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that 43,302 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as having been born in Croatia, representing about 0.15% of the Australian population. The Census also noted 164,362 persons identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry, representing a further 0.65% of the Australian population. Most of this demographic were shown to reside in Victoria and New South Wales.[13][14]

As the level of immigration from Croatia has dropped significantly from the 1980s, the Croatian-born population is ageing: 57% of the Croatian-born population was aged 65 years or older at the time of the 2021 Census. The 2021 data also revealed that 15% of Croatian born Australians spoke only Croatian at home, while 24% spoke only English at home, and 72% of Croatian born Australians recorded their religion as Catholic.[13]

Croatian Australians historically have an exceptionally low rate of return migration to Croatia. In December 2001, the Department of Foreign Affairs estimated that there were 1,000 Australian citizens resident in Croatia, mainly in Zagreb.[15]

Croatian Australians and soccer edit

 
Fans of Sydney United 58 FC, a football club founded by Croatian Australians, at the 2022 Australia Cup Final

Croats in Australia and their Croatian Australian offspring are notable for their commitment to soccer, with numerous clubs established throughout the country,[16] the most notable and successful being Sydney Croatia and Melbourne Croatia. These clubs nurtured the soccer talents of a large number of Croatian Australians, many of whom now play professionally overseas. Croatian Australians have played for both Croatia and Australia. In the 2006 World Cup, there were seven Croatian Australians playing for Australia and three playing for Croatia. A total of 47 Croatian Australians have gone on to play for the Australian national soccer team, including 7 who captained the national team. The Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament is the oldest running soccer competition in Australia.

Croatian Australian Socceroos edit

Croatian Australian Matildas edit

Croatian Australians in Croatian national team edit

Culture edit

  • Croatian Folkloric Arts Festival in Adelaide[18]
  • Croats in Australia from the Sali on Dugi Otok island organised themselves into "Sons of Sali" (S.O.S.) and "Sisters of Sali". They organise the Annual Sons of Sali Picnic and Bocce competition, as well as SOS Karte nights.[19]
  • Croatian Herald, newspaper in Victoria[20]
  • Croatian Studies Centre (CSC) within the School of Modern Languages at Sydney's Macquarie University, established in 1994.[21]

Language edit

  • The Association of Croatian Language Teachers in Victoria, established in the 1970s, helped in developing Croatian language programs for primary and secondary schools in Victoria.
  • Australian Croatian Community Services (ACCS), based in Footscray, provides Croatian language courses[22]
  • Croatian Language Center, teaching Croatian as a foreign language[23]

Periodicals edit

  • Caritas Croata, monthly bulletin of "Croatian Charitas Australia"[24]

List of notable Croatian Australians edit

Entertainment and the arts edit

Music edit

  • Alison Wonderland – electronic dance music producer, DJ and singer.
  • Russell Baricevic – bass guitar – Bored, Pray TV, The Gas Babies, Macho Clowns, Unclean Spirits
  • Peter "Blackie" Black – (Croatian mother) – musician, founding member of The Hard-Ons.
  • Philip Bračanin – composer and musicologist.
  • Josipa [Knežević] Draisma – comedian, singer, actor, writer and theatre maker.
  • Mikelangelo (Michael Simic) aka The Balkan Elvis – singer (solo, Johnny Presley and the Zagreb Allstars, Mikelangelo and the Tin Star). Father is Croatian from Tučepi, Croatia.
  • Steve Pavlovic – music entrepreneur[25]
  • Roddy Radalj – musician, founding member of the Hoodoo Gurus, the Dubrovniks and Roddy Ray'Da & the Surfin' Caesars.
  • Rex Radonich (1950–1986) – Banjo player in Australian Bluegrass band Bullamakanka. Was regarded as the best at picker at the time. Grandson of Mate Radonic (born Podgora Croatia) of New Zealand.
  • Natalie D-Napoleon – (Croatian father and mother) – Australian singer-songwriter and poet.
  • Tony Slavich – keyboardist – Ariel, Sun, Mike Rudd and the Heaters, Mondo Rock, Goldrush, Ross Ryan band, Richard Clapton Band.
  • Adalita, born Adalita Srsen, solo performer and member of Magic Dirt. Her father is Croatian.
  • Boris Sujdovic – (Croatian mother) – musician, founding member of The Scientists, the Dubrovniks, Beasts of Bourbon.
  • Simone Young – (Croatian mother) – Australian conductor
  • Samantha Tutić, stage name: Samsaruh – musician, born and raised to Croatian parents in Melbourne, sung and recorded in Croatian[26]

Academia edit

  • David Andrich – academic
  • Luka Budak – author, Head of Croatian Studies, Macquarie University.
  • Val Colic-Peisker – associate professor, sociologist and author.
  • Vesna Drapac – Associate Professor of History at University of Adelaide, author ("Constructing Yugoslavia: A Transnational History" 2010).
  • Roman Krznaric – social philosopher, author ("The Wonderbox: Curious histories of how to live" 2011, "How to Find Fulfilling Work (The School of Life)" 2013 , "How Should We Live?: Great Ideas from the Past for Everyday Life" 2015, "Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It" 2015, "The First Beautiful Game: Stories of Obsession in Real Tennis" 2015, "Carpe Diem: Seizing the Day in a Distracted World" 2017) and founder of the Empathy Museum.
  • Ralph Pervan (1938–1980) – academic and author ("Tito and the students : the university and the university in self-managing Yugoslavia" 1978), namesake of the "Ralph Pervan scholarship", University Hall, Western Australia.

Science and medicine edit

Business and work edit

  • Jim Bosnjak – former owner of Westbus, the biggest bus company in Australia
  • Katarina Carroll (nee Bošnjak) – first female Police Commissioner, for the State of Queensland. Her parents are from Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Juli Grbac, fashion designer who was the first winner of Project Runway Australia.
  • Tony Šantić – Millionaire tuna fisherman, horse breeder and owner of Makybe Diva
  • Tony and Ron Perich – brothers, property development, on Forbes Australia's 20 Richest people 2019.
  • Zeljko Ranogajec – businessman and professional gambler.
  • John Setka – Australian Trade Union leader

Media edit

  • Charmaine Dragun – journalist
  • Laura Dundovic – Top 10 finalist of Miss Universe 2008
  • Tom Dusevic – journalist, author ("Whole Wild World", 2016)
  • friendlyjordies – Jordan Shanks-Markovina; independent journalist, YouTuber, stand-up comedian and former model (Scottish father, Croatian mother)
  • George Grljusich – sports journalist
  • Sarah Harris – journalist
  • Andrew O'Keefe – TV personality (Croatian mother)
  • Amos Gill – Comedian, Radio and TV Presenter
  • Silvio Rivier – Television presenter (born in Croatia, migrated to Australia in 1961).
  • Freddie Botica – long -time radio announcer in Perth, born in New Zealand to Croatian parents.

Politics edit

Other edit

  • Mate Alac – (Born Drašnice, Croatia 1908 – 1997)- Miner (in Western Australia) and author of memoir "Into The World" (1992).
  • Vincent Abbott – gold hunter, pioneer of the Murchison Goldfields and who had the town of Abbotts, Western Australia named after him. He was born Vincent Vranjican in the town of Starigrad, Island of Hvar, Dalmatia, Croatia.
  • Matthew Beovich – Roman Catholic priest, Archbishop of Adelaide.
  • Blaž Kraljević – Croatian and Bosnian general
  • Ivan Milat – notorious serial killer (Croatian father)
  • Vincent Serventy – a noted Australian author, ornithologist and conservationist.
  • Tom Starcevich – World War 2 Victoria Cross recipient
  • Marinko 'Tich' Tomas – First Western Australian military serviceman killed in the Vietnam War.
  • Frank Vitkovic – perpetrator of the Queen Street massacre, half-Croat through his father

Sport edit

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "THE LOSS OF THE "STEFANO."". The Herald. Vol. X, no. 16. Western Australia. 20 May 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "CROATIAN REGIME". The West Australian. Vol. 57, no. 17, 132. Western Australia. 4 June 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Persian, Jayne (2017). Beautiful Balts. Sydney: UNSW Press. ISBN 9781742234854.
  5. ^ Aarons, Mark (2001). War Criminals Welcome: Australia, a sanctuary for fugitive war criminals since 1945. Melbourne: Black Inc. ISBN 1863953701.
  6. ^ "Croatian Liberation Movement NAA: A6122, 313". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. ^ Starcevic, Seb. "In Australia, Some Croats Openly Celebrate Fascism". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ^ David McKnight. Australia's Spies and Their Secrets. Allen & Unwin. St Leonards, N.S.W. 1994.
  9. ^ Campion, Kristy (2018). "The Ustaša in Australia: A Review of Right-Wing Ustaša Terrorism from 1963–1973, and Factors that Enable their Endurance" (PDF). Salus. 6 (2): 37–58. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Parliament, Senate statement on terrorism". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 394. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 March 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 25 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Cottle, Drew; Keys, Angela (2023). Fascism in Exile, Ustasha-linked organisations in Australia. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780367638139.
  12. ^ Croatian Embassy in Canberra – 1977–1978
  13. ^ a b "People in Australia who were born in Croatia". ABS 2021 Census data. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Cultural diversity". ABS 2021 Census data. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  15. ^ (PDF). Southern Cross Group (DFAT data). 14 February 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  16. ^ "Football gives Australia's Croatian community heart and home". The Guardian. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Snags high on Mark Bresciano's menu". Herald Sun. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2014. dad Prospero is Italian and mum Grace is Croatian
  18. ^ Folkloric Arts Festival 2023 Adelaide trybooking.com. Access date 11 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Australian sons of Croatian island immigrants off to the homeland for special anniversary". Croatia Week. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  20. ^ Croatian Herald on Facebook. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  21. ^ "IMPORTANT UPDATE – THE FUTURE OF CROATIAN STUDIES AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY". croatianstudiesfoundation.com.au. Croatian Studies Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  22. ^ "ACCS Australian Croatian Community Services". hobsonbay.vic.gov.au. Hobsons Bay City Council. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  23. ^ "About CLA". cla-croatian.com. Croatian Language Academy. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Caritas Croata : prvi hrvatski bilten u Australii". dabar.srce.hr (in Croatian). SRCE. 1953. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  25. ^ "VIDEO: Meet the Croatian-Australian music entrepreneur once called the 'coolest guy' in Australia in the 90s". croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week. 4 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Australian musician with ode to her Croatian heritage in new song". croatiaweek.com. 24 October 2022.
  27. ^ "NBA champ Andrew Bogut: 'I grew up in Australia but was raised Croatian'". croatiaweek.com. 21 February 2023. Andrew, who learned the Croatian language and about customs at home growing up, says that made the transition easy when he finally did visit Croatia. 'I consider myself both (Croatian and Australian). A lot of ideals and hardheadedness come from my Croatian side, and I think that is a good thing at times, and I am also proud of the fact that Australia has provided a lot for myself and my family.'

Further reading edit

  • Colic-Peisker, Val.(2000) Croatian and Bosnian migration to Australia in the 1990s. Studies in Western Australian history, No.21, (Being Australian women), p. 117–136.
  • Colic-Peisker, Val.(2004) Split lives: Croatian Australian stories North Fremantle, W. Aust.: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 1-920731-08-3

External links edit

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Croatian Australians are Australian citizens of Croatian ancestry Croatia has been a source of migrants to Australia particularly in the 1960s and 1970s In 2021 around 200 000 people resident in Australia 0 6 identified themselves as being born in Croatia or having Croatian ancestry Croatian AustraliansTotal population164 362 Croatian ancestry in 2021 43 302 Croatian born in 2021 Regions with significant populationsMelbourne Sydney Canberra GeelongLanguagesAustralian English CroatianReligionpredominantly Roman Catholic Protestant with some Greek CatholicRelated ethnic groupsCroatian Americans Contents 1 History 1 1 Prior to World War II 1 2 Post World War II 2 Demographics 3 Croatian Australians and soccer 3 1 Croatian Australian Socceroos 3 2 Croatian Australian Matildas 3 3 Croatian Australians in Croatian national team 4 Culture 5 Language 6 Periodicals 7 List of notable Croatian Australians 7 1 Entertainment and the arts 7 2 Music 7 3 Academia 7 4 Science and medicine 7 5 Business and work 7 6 Media 7 7 Politics 7 8 Other 7 9 Sport 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksHistory editPrior to World War II edit Croats were first encouraged to migrate to Australia during the gold rushes of the 1850s taking place in the British colonies of Victoria and New South Wales Although migration was relatively small Croatian travellers and sailors employed on merchant vessels played a significant role in spreading the news of the opportunities possible in Australia 1 In an interesting occurrence in October 1875 sixteen Croatian sailors aboard the vessel Stefano became shipwrecked on the Ningaloo Reef along the West Australian coast Ten survived to reach the shore where the local Yinikutira people gave them food and water and found their map of the coast among the shipwreck s debris By January 1876 all but two had died from hunger or exposure The two survivors Baccich aged 16 and Jurich aged 19 became part of a Yinikutira clan and spent the following three months living with them around the North West Cape They were rescued by a pearler looking for Aboriginal labour in April 1876 and after a few months in Fremantle they returned to Europe 2 1 The Western Australian gold rushes in the 1890s started a significant migration of Croats mainly from Dalmatia to Australia and by the early part of the 20th century there were around 2000 to 3000 people of Croatian origin in Australia 80 of these residing in Western Australia Around 100 Australian Croats fought for the Allies during World War I However during this war around 600 non naturalised Croats were interned at the Holsworthy Internment Camp where 20 died and about 500 were later deported from Australia in 1919 1 During World War II Independent State of Croatia was established Croatian Australian representatives during this time condemned Ante Pavelic as a traitor 3 Tom Starcevich a Croatian Australian born in Subiaco Western Australia was a recipient of the Victoria Cross medal for bravery during World War II 1 Post World War II edit Croatian migration to Australia took on a different aspect after World War II From 1945 to 1952 Australia s post war immigration scheme saw around 170 000 Eastern European displaced persons including Croatians given residency Some of these Croatian migrants were associated with the defeated Ustase regime In the context of the White Australia policy Cold War anti communism and the shortage of workers at the time the Ustase in Australia were allowed to dominate and influence the Croatian migrant community through the establishment cultural and sporting clubs around Australia that promoted Ustase ideals This influence continues into 21st century Croatian Australian society 4 5 6 7 During the 1960s and early 1970s the Ustase splinter groups in Australia led by people like Srecko Rover ran a campaign of bombings intimidation and insurgency operations against pro Yugoslav interests Eventually after a large bombing in Sydney injured many people a crackdown on the Ustase movement in the Croatian Australia community occurred from late 1972 This was spearheaded by the Attorney General Lionel Murphy who raided ASIO Headquarters and made public the files on the Croatian terrorist activities 8 9 10 11 nbsp Croatian Embassy in Canberra In November 1977 an unofficial Croatian embassy was opened in Canberra causing a legal and diplomatic difficulty for both the Australian and Yugoslav governments 12 The embassy aimed at raising awareness of Croatia as a nation and the Croatian people separate from Yugoslavia remained open for 2 years closing in 1979 Its ambassador was Mario Despoja the father of former Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja Since the independence of Croatia in the 1990s an official embassy has been opened in Canberra and consulates have been opened in Melbourne Sydney and Perth citation needed The Yugoslavia born population reached 129 616 by the 1971 Census and 160 479 by the 1991 Census The greatest number settled in Sydney and Melbourne though Croats are well represented in every Australian city and region Croatian migration to Australia has been very low since the 1980s citation needed Demographics edit nbsp People of Croatian ancestry according to the 2011 census results nbsp one dot denotes 100 Croatian born Sydney residents nbsp one dot denotes 100 Croatian born Melbourne residents The 2021 Census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that 43 302 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as having been born in Croatia representing about 0 15 of the Australian population The Census also noted 164 362 persons identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry either alone or in combination with another ancestry representing a further 0 65 of the Australian population Most of this demographic were shown to reside in Victoria and New South Wales 13 14 As the level of immigration from Croatia has dropped significantly from the 1980s the Croatian born population is ageing 57 of the Croatian born population was aged 65 years or older at the time of the 2021 Census The 2021 data also revealed that 15 of Croatian born Australians spoke only Croatian at home while 24 spoke only English at home and 72 of Croatian born Australians recorded their religion as Catholic 13 Croatian Australians historically have an exceptionally low rate of return migration to Croatia In December 2001 the Department of Foreign Affairs estimated that there were 1 000 Australian citizens resident in Croatia mainly in Zagreb 15 Croatian Australians and soccer editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp Fans of Sydney United 58 FC a football club founded by Croatian Australians at the 2022 Australia Cup Final Croats in Australia and their Croatian Australian offspring are notable for their commitment to soccer with numerous clubs established throughout the country 16 the most notable and successful being Sydney Croatia and Melbourne Croatia These clubs nurtured the soccer talents of a large number of Croatian Australians many of whom now play professionally overseas Croatian Australians have played for both Croatia and Australia In the 2006 World Cup there were seven Croatian Australians playing for Australia and three playing for Croatia A total of 47 Croatian Australians have gone on to play for the Australian national soccer team including 7 who captained the national team The Australian Croatian Soccer Tournament is the oldest running soccer competition in Australia Croatian Australian Socceroos edit Zlatko Arambasic Mark Babic Zeljko Babic Yakka Banovic Paul Bilokapic Mark Bosnich Mark Bresciano 17 Branko Buljevic Ante Covic Jason Culina C Ivan Franjic Eugene Galekovic Steve Horvat C Mile Jedinak C Ante Juric Frank Juric Tomi Juric Matthew Jurman Zeljko Kalac C Fran Karacic Steve Kokoska Eddie Krncevic C Tony Krlsovic Andrew Marth Frank Micic Ljubo Milicevic Ante Milicic Branko Milosevic Ante Moric Jason Petkovic Michael Petkovic Tom Pondeljak Tony Popovic Ivo Prskalo Wally Savor Josip Skoko C Matthew Spiranovic Mark Talajic Dario Vidosic Mark Viduka C Billy Vojtek Robert Zabica Ruben Zadkovich David Zdrilic Ned Zelic Croatian Australian Matildas edit Emily Gielnik Croatian Australians in Croatian national team edit Anthony Seric Josip Simunic Joey DidulicaCulture editCroatian Folkloric Arts Festival in Adelaide 18 Croats in Australia from the Sali on Dugi Otok island organised themselves into Sons of Sali S O S and Sisters of Sali They organise the Annual Sons of Sali Picnic and Bocce competition as well as SOS Karte nights 19 Croatian Herald newspaper in Victoria 20 Croatian Studies Centre CSC within the School of Modern Languages at Sydney s Macquarie University established in 1994 21 Language editThe Association of Croatian Language Teachers in Victoria established in the 1970s helped in developing Croatian language programs for primary and secondary schools in Victoria Australian Croatian Community Services ACCS based in Footscray provides Croatian language courses 22 Croatian Language Center teaching Croatian as a foreign language 23 Periodicals editCaritas Croata monthly bulletin of Croatian Charitas Australia 24 List of notable Croatian Australians editEntertainment and the arts edit Steve Abbott comedian The Sandman Russian Croatian mother Eric Bana actor Croatian father Charles Billich artist Nathaniel Buzolic actor Drago Marin Cherina sculptor Branka Cubrilo novelist Croatian born migrated to Australia 1992 Ante Dabro sculptor Anita Finneran nee Varga Teenage Eurovision Contestant teacher Natalie Franceska nee Blazevic children s author Silvana Gardner poet and visual artist Robert Jozinovic actor Melita Jurisic actress Robert Luketic film director Tatjana Lukic poetry editor and poet Ivan Sen film director Croatian father Aboriginal mother Marisa Siketa actress Mark Strizic Photographer and painter Frances Vidakovic author and blogger Emma Viskic author Croatian father Irish Australian mother Music edit Alison Wonderland electronic dance music producer DJ and singer Russell Baricevic bass guitar Bored Pray TV The Gas Babies Macho Clowns Unclean Spirits Peter Blackie Black Croatian mother musician founding member of The Hard Ons Philip Bracanin composer and musicologist Josipa Knezevic Draisma comedian singer actor writer and theatre maker Mikelangelo Michael Simic aka The Balkan Elvis singer solo Johnny Presley and the Zagreb Allstars Mikelangelo and the Tin Star Father is Croatian from Tucepi Croatia Steve Pavlovic music entrepreneur 25 Roddy Radalj musician founding member of the Hoodoo Gurus the Dubrovniks and Roddy Ray Da amp the Surfin Caesars Rex Radonich 1950 1986 Banjo player in Australian Bluegrass band Bullamakanka Was regarded as the best at picker at the time Grandson of Mate Radonic born Podgora Croatia of New Zealand Natalie D Napoleon Croatian father and mother Australian singer songwriter and poet Tony Slavich keyboardist Ariel Sun Mike Rudd and the Heaters Mondo Rock Goldrush Ross Ryan band Richard Clapton Band Adalita born Adalita Srsen solo performer and member of Magic Dirt Her father is Croatian Boris Sujdovic Croatian mother musician founding member of The Scientists the Dubrovniks Beasts of Bourbon Simone Young Croatian mother Australian conductor Samantha Tutic stage name Samsaruh musician born and raised to Croatian parents in Melbourne sung and recorded in Croatian 26 Academia edit David Andrich academic Luka Budak author Head of Croatian Studies Macquarie University Val Colic Peisker associate professor sociologist and author Vesna Drapac Associate Professor of History at University of Adelaide author Constructing Yugoslavia A Transnational History 2010 Roman Krznaric social philosopher author The Wonderbox Curious histories of how to live 2011 How to Find Fulfilling Work The School of Life 2013 How Should We Live Great Ideas from the Past for Everyday Life 2015 Empathy Why It Matters and How to Get It 2015 The First Beautiful Game Stories of Obsession in Real Tennis 2015 Carpe Diem Seizing the Day in a Distracted World 2017 and founder of the Empathy Museum Ralph Pervan 1938 1980 academic and author Tito and the students the university and the university in self managing Yugoslavia 1978 namesake of the Ralph Pervan scholarship University Hall Western Australia Science and medicine edit Tony Bacic biologist Brice Bosnich chemist Stjepan Marcelja physicist Boris Martinac biophysicist Ivan Marusic physicist Vlado Perkovic physician Zed Rengel environmental scientist Ralph Sarich Inventor of the revolutionary Orbital Engine and at one stage in the 1970s Australia s richest person Frances Separovic biophysical chemist Hrvoje Tkalcic geophysicist Business and work edit Jim Bosnjak former owner of Westbus the biggest bus company in Australia Katarina Carroll nee Bosnjak first female Police Commissioner for the State of Queensland Her parents are from Ljubuski Bosnia and Herzegovina Juli Grbac fashion designer who was the first winner of Project Runway Australia Tony Santic Millionaire tuna fisherman horse breeder and owner of Makybe Diva Tony and Ron Perich brothers property development on Forbes Australia s 20 Richest people 2019 Zeljko Ranogajec businessman and professional gambler John Setka Australian Trade Union leader Media edit Charmaine Dragun journalist Laura Dundovic Top 10 finalist of Miss Universe 2008 Tom Dusevic journalist author Whole Wild World 2016 friendlyjordies Jordan Shanks Markovina independent journalist YouTuber stand up comedian and former model Scottish father Croatian mother George Grljusich sports journalist Sarah Harris journalist Andrew O Keefe TV personality Croatian mother Amos Gill Comedian Radio and TV Presenter Silvio Rivier Television presenter born in Croatia migrated to Australia in 1961 Freddie Botica long time radio announcer in Perth born in New Zealand to Croatian parents Politics edit Danica Baricevic politician Croatian Democratic Union born in Myrtleford Victoria Mick Nanovich politician Liberal Party Western Australia Tony Krsticevic politician Liberal Party Western Australia John Newman Born John Naumenko politician Labor Party NSW Jaye Radisich politician Labor Party Western Australia Ljiljanna Ravlich politician Labor Party Western Australia Zed Seselja politician senator Liberal Party ACT Natasha Stott Despoja federal politician senator Australian Democrats South Australia Zorana Balaban lawyer Websters lawyers South Australia Other edit Mate Alac Born Drasnice Croatia 1908 1997 Miner in Western Australia and author of memoir Into The World 1992 Vincent Abbott gold hunter pioneer of the Murchison Goldfields and who had the town of Abbotts Western Australia named after him He was born Vincent Vranjican in the town of Starigrad Island of Hvar Dalmatia Croatia Matthew Beovich Roman Catholic priest Archbishop of Adelaide Blaz Kraljevic Croatian and Bosnian general Ivan Milat notorious serial killer Croatian father Vincent Serventy a noted Australian author ornithologist and conservationist Tom Starcevich World War 2 Victoria Cross recipient Marinko Tich Tomas First Western Australian military serviceman killed in the Vietnam War Frank Vitkovic perpetrator of the Queen Street massacre half Croat through his father Sport edit Jason Akermanis His father Denis Dezdjek is Croatian Noah Balta Australian rules footballer Alex Banovich rowing Adrian Barich Australian rules and rugby league footballer Andrew Barisic football soccer player Kingfisher East Bengal Andrew Bogut basketball player Sydney Kings formerly with several NBA teams 27 Tiana Boras Track and field Mark Bosnich former football soccer player Australia now soccer TV analyst Mark Bresciano football soccer player Al Nasr and Australia Croatian mother Ivan Cleary Rugby league coach and former player Nathan Cleary Rugby league player Ante Covic footballer soccer player Elfsborg and Australia Jason Culina football soccer player Gold Coast United and Australia Alan Didak Australian rules footballer Joey Didulica former Croatian footballer Bronko Djura former rugby league footballer and cricketer Jelena Dokic tennis player Croatian mother John Dorotich Australian rules footballer Anthony Drmic basketball player Adelaide 36ers Frank Drmic basketball player last played for South Dragons Mate Dugandzic football soccer player Adelaide United FC Ray Gabelich Australian rules footballer Eugene Galekovic football soccer player and Socceroo Darren Gaspar Australian rules footballer John Gerovich Australian rules footballer Antony Golec football soccer player Central Coast Mariners formerly Sydney FC Sydney United and Adelaide United Brent Grgic Australian rules footballer Ivan Henjak former Rugby league footballer and coach Matt Henjak Rugby union player Toulon and formerly Australia nephew of Ivan Allen Jakovich Australian rules footballer Glen Jakovich Australian rules footballer Vedran Janjetovic football soccer player Mile Jedinak footballer soccer Aston Villa and Australia Wayne Johnston Australian rules footballer Tomi Juric footballer soccer and Socceroo Zeljko Kalac former football soccer player Kavala and Australia now soccer TV analyst Anthony Kalik footballer Simon Katich Australian Cricket representative Max Krilich Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s Anthony Leban Australian footballer Dean Lukin Olympic weight lifting gold medallist Ivan Maric Australian rules footballer Marinko Matosevic Tennis player Nicola McDermott Australian high jumper Brody Mihocek Australian rules footballer Jack Mihocek Australian rules footballer Ante Milicic former football soccer player Rijeka and Australia Tomislav Mrcela Australian footballer NK Lokomotiva and Australia Len Pascoe Australian Cricket representative Matthew Pavlich Australian rules footballer Anthony Perosh mixed martial arts fighter Val Perovic Australian rules footballer Tony Popovic former football soccer player and current manager Jack Rocchi Australian rules footballer Ivan Rukavina boxing Steven Salopek Australian rules footballer Tony Sekulic former football soccer player Anthony Seric football soccer player Hajduk Split and Croatia Josip Simunic former football soccer player Hoffenheim and Croatia Elvis Sinosic mixed martial arts fighter Josip Skoko former football soccer player Hajduk Split and Australia Ivan Soldo Australian rules footballer Craig Starcevich Australian rules footballer Peter Sumich Australian rules footballer Erik Surjan decathlete Jacob Surjan Australian rules footballer Ajla Tomljanovic tennis player Bernard Tomic tennis player Steven Ugarkovic football player Mark Viduka former football soccer player for numerous club teams and Australia Dennis Yagmich cricket David Zdrilic football soccer player now soccer TV analyst Ned Zelic former football soccer player for numerous club teams and Australia now soccer TV analyst Noah Botic football soccer player Andrew Vlahov basketball and four time OlympianSee also editAustralia Croatia relations Ustase in Australia Croatian New Zealanders European Australians Europeans in Oceania Immigration to Australia List of Croatian soccer clubs in Australia List of Croats Croatian Canadians Croatian AmericansReferences edit a b c d Smoje Neven Summary of the history of Croatians in Western Australia Croatians in Western Australia Retrieved 24 April 2023 THE LOSS OF THE STEFANO The Herald Vol X no 16 Western Australia 20 May 1876 p 3 Retrieved 24 April 2023 via National Library of Australia CROATIAN REGIME The West Australian Vol 57 no 17 132 Western Australia 4 June 1941 p 5 Retrieved 24 April 2023 via National Library of Australia Persian Jayne 2017 Beautiful Balts Sydney UNSW Press ISBN 9781742234854 Aarons Mark 2001 War Criminals Welcome Australia a sanctuary for fugitive war criminals since 1945 Melbourne Black Inc ISBN 1863953701 Croatian Liberation Movement NAA A6122 313 National Archives of Australia Retrieved 25 April 2023 Starcevic Seb In Australia Some Croats Openly Celebrate Fascism Balkan Insight Retrieved 25 April 2023 David McKnight Australia s Spies and Their Secrets Allen amp Unwin St Leonards N S W 1994 Campion Kristy 2018 The Ustasa in Australia A Review of Right Wing Ustasa Terrorism from 1963 1973 and Factors that Enable their Endurance PDF Salus 6 2 37 58 Retrieved 25 April 2023 Parliament Senate statement on terrorism The Canberra Times Vol 47 no 13 394 Australian Capital Territory Australia 28 March 1973 p 14 Retrieved 25 April 2023 via National Library of Australia Cottle Drew Keys Angela 2023 Fascism in Exile Ustasha linked organisations in Australia New York Routledge ISBN 9780367638139 Croatian Embassy in Canberra 1977 1978 a b People in Australia who were born in Croatia ABS 2021 Census data Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 24 April 2023 Cultural diversity ABS 2021 Census data Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 24 April 2023 Estimates of Australian Citizens Living Overseas as at December 2001 PDF Southern Cross Group DFAT data 14 February 2001 Archived from the original PDF on 20 July 2008 Retrieved 15 July 2008 Football gives Australia s Croatian community heart and home The Guardian 14 October 2013 Retrieved 9 January 2016 Snags high on Mark Bresciano s menu Herald Sun 23 November 2009 Retrieved 21 January 2014 dad Prospero is Italian and mum Grace is Croatian Folkloric Arts Festival 2023 Adelaide trybooking com Access date 11 June 2023 Australian sons of Croatian island immigrants off to the homeland for special anniversary Croatia Week 26 June 2023 Retrieved 28 June 2023 Croatian Herald on Facebook Retrieved 4 September 2023 IMPORTANT UPDATE THE FUTURE OF CROATIAN STUDIES AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY 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side and I think that is a good thing at times and I am also proud of the fact that Australia has provided a lot for myself and my family Further reading editColic Peisker Val 2000 Croatian and Bosnian migration to Australia in the 1990s Studies in Western Australian history No 21 Being Australian women p 117 136 Colic Peisker Val 2004 Split lives Croatian Australian stories North Fremantle W Aust Fremantle Arts Centre Press ISBN 1 920731 08 3External links edithttp www cronet com au Australian Croatian community portal Walter F Lalich and Luka Budak Croatian Studies Centre Macquarie University 2008 Croatians Dictionary of Sydney Retrieved 4 October 2015 Croatians in Sydney https www taliwine com au aboutus https katgully com au about us https www windycreekestate com au about us html Archived 11 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine https www swanvalley com au Business Directory John Kosovich Wines Archived 23 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Portals nbsp Australia nbsp Croatia Retrieved 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