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Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a hero of the American War of Independence and a great advocate of equal rights, democracy and freedom, returned to Poland in 1784 to fight for the nation’s independence. The Head of the Insurrection, wounded badly in the unsuccessful battle of Maciejowice, fell into Tsarist captivity in 1794.…
The official logo for next year’s celebrations of the bicentenary of Tadeusz Kosciuszko’s death has been unveiled.
The logo was designed by three committee members: Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, Andrzej Kozek and Lukasz Swiatek.
It will be used in Kosciuszko Heritage-organised activities to mark the UNESCO-supported 200th anniversary of the death of the political leader and humanitarian.
One of the sponsors of Kosciuszko Heritage, Elizabeth Drozd, today celebrates the 25th anniversary of her work for the Polish community.
Elizabeth is a well-known and respected community activist in Victoria, in addition to being the Director of Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS).…
The Monaro Ngarigo people, the traditional custodians of Mt Kosciuszko, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the NSW Government.
Under the Memorandum, the Southern Snowy Mountains Aboriginal Community will be formally involved in the conservation of Kosciuszko National Park with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
Two Kosciuszko Heritage committee members have made interesting musical discoveries relating to Kosciuszko in the National Library of Australia.
Felix Molski has found the score to Dawn on Kosciuszko Waltz, a musical piece composed by F. W. Tidd that extols sunrise over Mount Kosciuszko.…
Kosciuszko Heritage’s latest film is being screened every day in a museum in Poland.
Kosciuszko: Poland Will Yet Dance, directed by Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, is being shown as part of a series of presentations at the Museum of the Racławice Panorama in Wroclaw.…
Activities relating to Kosciuszko Heritage have been noted in the report made by the President of the Polish Community Council of Australia, Leszek Wikarjusz.
The President presented the report at the Council’s annual convention, held in Brisbane on May 28 and 29, 2016.…
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Music extras to the movie ‘Kosciuszko: Poland will yet dance’. Listen to the song “Lullaby for General Kosciuszko” performed by Maya kedziora & Adam Wasiel. Music by Josef Miller. Lyrics by Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, lyrics translated by Marcel Weyland.…
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‘For Chopin’ is a title of a lovely composition by Josef Miller, who composed music for documentary ‘Kosciuszko – Poland will yet dance’ https://youtu.be/CEZtrttxcRk.
In this piece – with the Josef’s music under – you can see the movie makers: producers, composers, singers, actors and graphic artists who contributed to both Polish and English versions of the movie.…
