Newsletter: October 2016
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Μετά από πρόσκληση της Παγκρήτιας Ένωσης Μελβούρνης – Αυστραλίας, αποστολή του Λαογραφικού Ομίλου «ΚΟΥΡΗΤΕΣ» αποτελούμενη από 24 μέλη, θα ταξιδέψει χιλιάδες χιλιόμετρα για να βρεθεί με τους Κρήτες της Μελβούρνης για να τιμήσει τους εορτασμούς για την 150η Επέτειο του Ολοκαυτώματος της Ιεράς Μονής Αρκαδίου. Η αντιπροσωπεία του Ομίλου με...
Newsletter September 2016
Dear Members, The Pancretan Association of Melbourne is hosting a Traditional Cretan Night on Saturday 9th July, 7:00pm at the Members Pavilion of the Cretan Village. 90 Cathies Lane, Wantirna South. Grigoris Paragioudakis (Lute-Song) straight from Crete, together with our own Sifi Tsourdalaki (Lyre-Song) and other local artists will entertain...
This year marks the 150th year Anniversary since the Holocaust of Arkadi Monastery, which was the turning point of the long Cretan struggle for independence and union with Greece. Our forefathers sacrifice for freedom underlined the significance of Arkadi as a leading symbol of the beleaguered soul, sacrifice and love...
Download PDF: A5 75th Battle Of Crete Booklet_web The 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete and Greek Campaign is going to be marked in 2016 in Victoria by a series of events planned by the Battle of Crete and Greece Commemorative Council. The Council was formed recently in Melbourne and...
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In the first parachute drop of World War II, the Germans invaded Crete on 20 May, 1941. Australian, New Zealand and British troops, alongside Greek soldiers and the people of Crete, formed a crucial bond as they defended the tiny island. A story that appeals to teens: prisoners of war,...
Commemorates the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe when 8900 Anzac prisoners of war captured in Greece and Crete were released from captivity. In 2011 it will be exactly 70 years since the 2nd AIF arrived in the Middle East to begin their extraordinary adventures...