Meeting with National Archives representative

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Two members of Kosciuszko Heritage have met with a representative from Poland’s National Archives.

Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, the President of Kosciuszko Heritage, and her husband, Andrzej Kozek, met with the historian and archivist Paweł Pietrzyk.

Kosciuszko Heritage publications and DVDs were presented to Pietrzyk at the meeting.…

Public release of new film

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The new film produced by Kosciuszko Heritage, P. E. de Strzelecki’s Humanitarian Deeds in Ireland, has been officially publicly released.

Produced by Felix Molski, Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, John Molski, Andrzej Kozek and Lukasz Swiatek, the film was distributed on Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of August, at the 2013 International Commemoration of the Irish Hunger held at the Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney.

International Irish Famine Commemoration in Sydney

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Ireland Home

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This website showcases the work of Dr Perry McIntyre, particularly in relation to Irish-Australian immigration in the 19th century.

Irish Hunger Committee

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A website dedicated to publishing information about international commemorations of the Famine.

Magazine insights shared with young leaders

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Lukasz Swiatek, a Kosciuszko Heritage committee member, has presented Kultura Connect magazine to a group of young people at the Community Relations Commission Youth Leaders Day Symposium.

The all-day event, held at the Novotel Hotel in Parramatta on August 6, was designed to give young people under 25 the chance to explore social and multicultural issues and hear from speakers working in various community and ethnic organisations.…

From the Snowy Mountains to Yarra Bay

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Four members of Kosciuszko Heritage – the President, Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, and three committee members, Ursula Lang, Andrzej Kozek and Felix Molski – attended the 80th birthday party of Aunty Rae on July 13 at the Yarra Bay Sailing Club.

Aunty Rae is one of the Elders of the Ngarigo people, the traditional custodians of Mt.…

Farewell diplomats

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The Polish Consul-General, Daniel Gromann, his wife, Malgorzata Gromann, as well as two staff members of the Polish Consulate in Sydney, Ewa Krajewska and Dominika Mosek, along with the First Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission of the Polish Embassy in Canberra, Witold Krzesinski, have ended their diplomatic postings in Australia.…