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SA Lithuanian history

  • WWII begins

  • Soviet Union annexes Lithuania

  • Germany occupies Lithuania

  • USSR occupies Lithuania again

  • First Lithuanian DP to arrive in Adelaide

  • Lithuanian Cultural committee formed

  • Lithuanian School stated by Father Jatulis

  • Sventadieno Balsas (Sunday Voice) Church newsletter published.

  • Adelaide Lithuanian Society incorporated

  • Lithuanian house purchased

  • Adelaides Lietuviu Zinios (Adelaide Lithuanian News) newsletter printed for the first time.

  • Chapel of St Casmir consecrated

    Chapel of St Casmir consecrated
    Consecrated by Archbishop Beovich the Lithuanian Catholic Centre
  • American & Canadian Basketball team arrive in Australia

    American & Canadian Basketball team arrive in Australia
  • Simas Kudirka, Soviet Asylum seeker visits Adelaide

    Simas Kudirka, Soviet Asylum seeker visits Adelaide
  • Australian Lithuanian Days - Adelaide

    Australian Lithuanian Days - Adelaide
    27th Australian LIthuanian Days held in Adelaide, 26 Dec - 1 Jan 2013. Scout camp followed.
  • World Cepelinas Day

    World Cepelinas Day
    World Cepelinas day celebrated for the first time in Adelaide.