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Ilmar Mägraken, the founding member of the Association of Estonian Societies in Australia, leads the meeting after the 16th Estonian Days in Melbourne have ended and expresses his gratitude to Bruno Metsar, the manager of the organizational committee. At his home in Sydney, Arnold Perendi recollects the founding of the Association of Estonian Societies in Australia in January 1952. Since expatriate Estonians were scattered around Australia, the association was founded on the basis of regional societies, all local societies became members of the association. The most important event was organizing the Estonian Days, national upbringing of local youth, founding further ...

Director: Lembit Blauhut

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