Paul E. Strzelecki - 150th anniversary of his death.
Events from the celebration of the Strzelecki year - 2023
As part of sharing knowledge about the Strzelecki Year, we share articles received from KHI.
Traditional Custodians of Mount Kosciuszko in the
footsteps of Strzelecki in Poland
On Monday, May 22, 2023, a ten-person delegation representing the Traditional Custodians of Mount Kosciuszko from the Monero-Ngarigo tribe returned from Poland, while the author of this report, Andrzej Kozek, represented a Polish-Australian organization Kosciuszko Heritage Inc., the initiator and organizer of the tour.
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If you want to read the whole thing, - tap, click on the image at the top - PDF file article [787k - pp 10].
Monero-Ngarigo was represented by the Elders Aunty Iris White and Uncle Gnublum John Dixon, accompanied by the Djinama Yiliga choir lead by Cheryl Davison-Overton.
The occasion was the celebration of the Strzelecki Year 2023 proclaimed by the Parliament of the Republic of Poland.
If you want to read the whole thing, - tap, click on the image to the left - PDF file article [787k - pp 10].
A new positive era of relations began between the Polish-Australian community together with local people and local authorities and later with the Ngarigo elders, the traditional custodians of Mount Kosciuszko.
150 years later - The Year of Paul E. Strzelecki 2023.
In July 2022, the Parliament of the Republic of Poland established 2023 as the Year of Paul Edmund Strzelecki.
If you want to read the whole thing, - tap, click on the image to the right - PDF file article [2.87 MB - pp 7].
If you want to read the whole thing, - tap, click on the image above - PDF file article [2.87 MB - pp 7].
The resolution of the Polish Parliaments reminds us that not only was Strzelecki an outstanding researcher, and explorer, but he was also a great humanitarian, social activist and the first Pole who, for scientific purposes, circumnavigated the globe alone.
Everywhere he traveled, he conducted geological research and published information about his discoveries. However, it was his exploration of Australia that brought him the greatest fame.
The anniversary celebrations are an excellent opportunity to consolidate the image of the Polish community as a community open to mutual understanding and cooperation with other minorities of multicultural Australia, especially with Aborigines from the Monero-Ngarigo tribe, the traditional guardians of Mount Kosciuszko.
