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.…

Interview about Strzelecki

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Committee member Felix Molski has been interviewed by the Irish filmmaker Russ Ryan.

Russ contacted Kosciuszko Heritage at the end of June to find out more about Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, whose life-story had captivated him. He was particularly intrigued by Strzelecki’s humanitarian activities during the Great Famine in Ireland, including in the filmmaker’s home town of Ballina.

Vale Matthew Stewart

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Matthew Stewart (born February 1960), age 53, died unexpectedly yesterday, July 13, 2013, after experiencing a heart attack, at the closure of a special family gathering in honour of his mother, Aunty Rae Solomon-Stewart. The family was celebrating Aunty Rae’s 80th birthday at La Perouse in Sydney.…