SA Lithuanian history By facebooker_680725338 Sep 9, 1939 WWII begins Jun 15, 1940 Soviet Union annexes Lithuania Jul 1, 1941 Germany occupies Lithuania Aug 1, 1944 USSR occupies Lithuania again Jan 12, 1948 First Lithuanian DP to arrive in Adelaide Feb 16, 1949 Lithuanian Cultural committee formed Nov 27, 1949 Lithuanian School stated by Father Jatulis Mar 29, 1953 Sventadieno Balsas (Sunday Voice) Church newsletter published. Oct 24, 1955 Adelaide Lithuanian Society incorporated Aug 24, 1957 Lithuanian house purchased Jul 1, 1960 Adelaides Lietuviu Zinios (Adelaide Lithuanian News) newsletter printed for the first time. Nov 20, 1960 Chapel of St Casmir consecrated Consecrated by Archbishop Beovich the Lithuanian Catholic Centre Jul 9, 1964 American & Canadian Basketball team arrive in Australia Jun 1, 1980 Simas Kudirka, Soviet Asylum seeker visits Adelaide Dec 26, 2012 Australian Lithuanian Days - Adelaide 27th Australian LIthuanian Days held in Adelaide, 26 Dec - 1 Jan 2013. Scout camp followed. Feb 2, 2014 World Cepelinas Day World Cepelinas day celebrated for the first time in Adelaide.
