PERTH | Celebrations of the Anniversary of the Katyn Crime and the Smolensk Tragedy in Perth in 2026.

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12 April 2026 a Mass was held in Perth for the victims of the Katyn crime, and Smolensk tragedy. After Mass, the victims were celebrated with poems and songs of the above the subject substance mentioned.

From 10 to 26 April The exhibition “The Katyń Crime 1940 ” was presented in the POR Hall. The Holocaust of Polish Elit” in Polish and English.

This year for the time The first 3 people from KGP Perth im. Rtm. Witold Pilecki participated in 11. Katyń/Smolensk rally organized by Sydney Polish paper Club. Our rally It started 2 days earlier, on Wednesday Mary and I flew to Melbourne, where we were hosted by a associate of our club Zosia Dublaszewska Kwiatkowska – prisoner of martial law 1982 – 1983.

The next day So we drove to Canberry, the journey lasted about 8 hours, to The priests of Christ in Narrabundah arrived around 8:00.

Friday morning. We went towards Sydney to Berima and the beautiful Penrose Park to meet with rally participants riding with Sydney. View of 7 motorcycles and car cars with Polish and Australian banners and posters affixed to windows The rally was impressive. It was good gathering old friends from the Union. Polish Political Prisoners in Australia and meet Polish patriots from Eastern states. That's where we first developed our club banner, Republic poster and banner with president Nawrocki, purchased in Warsaw on the day of his oath. There were a lot more beautiful banners, I think, That Katyn oaks jumped with joy a fewer inches up.

In Penrose Park We were delighted by the church with our woman of Czestochowa, wonderful stained glass windows with Maximilian Kolbe, Faustina Kowalska, Polish eagles, Polish names founders and respective twelve chapels of many nationalities and caves of Our Lady Lourd.

We barely made it. to War Memorial in Canberra, and there during a celebration with a large pump, the leading résumé of 1 of the fallen Australian heroes (Stone) born in Maylands, Perth, in the territory where our Polish church.

At the embassy. Polish we met very good Charge d’affaires Mrs Karolina Cemke, who She must have left us early due to the fact that she flew to Perth that evening on celebration of 60 – Polish General Władysław Sikorski Club. She mentioned, Her father was expected to be on that plane to Smolensk, and he didn't make it. We were happy to commemorate our stay at the embassy photography with our A club banner.

W Cooma, we've returned hi to our dear colleague, late Andrzej Pokorski – political prisoner The Polish-Jaruzel War.

Then Jindabyne, Strzelecki's monument, “nice Polish feasts”, and: Mountain Bones.

Thredbo's pulling her out. He didn't ride due to the strong wind. We tried with Staszek and Marian with Adelaide to get with Charlotte Pass, but fog, zero visibility, snow with rain and strong wind prevented us from putting our feet on our Australian The highest peak. They didn't stand on it, either, our Perth banner, President Nawrocki (on the banner) and the Republic, were with us, Everywhere we were.

Well, possibly on We'll have more luck next race.

Road to Melbourne seemed shorter, we admired the beautiful mountainous landscape. Next on the day we visited the renovated Polana, where the reunions were held Association of Polish Political Prisoners in Australia. And a plane to Perth.

We thank the Rally Commander Ryszard Dzierzba, our guardian Maciek, all the organizers and participants of the Rally for the chance to visit and commemorate so many places related to Polish history, the sacrifice of life and for the large adventure.

See you at next gathering of the Polish paper Clubs, wherever we have the opportunity I'll meet you.

Hania Lilpop