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  • Chocolate and Coffee in Estonia Chocolate and Coffee in Estonia

    I have a choice of favourite cafes in Estonia. My first choice is the Kalev Café in the town square in Paide (Vee 1, Paide, 72713 Järvamaa). It is next to a 15th century Catholic church that has a medieval clock on the sandstone wall. When I was there it was one week befor...

  • A Saturday Afternoon in April at Kalev on Jeffcott A Saturday Afternoon in April at Kalev on Jeffcott

    An afternoon with Kristina Lupp was a recent event at the Adelaide Estonian House, but very few people knew exactly what to expect! It was advertised as a taste of Estonian Cuisine, with a modern twist with even a Scandinavian flavour. After 60 years of great Eesti cooking handed...

  • Abigroup’s Arvo Tinni wins prestigious John Shaw Medal Abigroup’s Arvo Tinni wins prestigious John Shaw Medal

    Abigroup’s National Road Manager Arvo Tinni has been awarded the prestigious John Shaw Medal for 2010. He was presented with the Medal at a Gala Dinner at the Roads Australia Annual Summit in Sydney. [caption id="attachment_1903" align="aligncenter" width="403" caption="L to...

  • Sõrve Sõbrad Trivia Night Sõrve Sõbrad Trivia Night

    On Saturday 15th May, Sõrve Sõbrad held a trivia night to help raise funds for its up and coming celebration of ‘50 years at Point Wolstoncroft’. The event was run and organised by the leadership group of Sõrve – Estonian Children’s Summer Camp. Sydney Eesti Maja was...

  • Visiting Estonia - Ellen Jenkinson Visiting Estonia – Ellen Jenkinson

    Earlier this year I was given the opportunity of travelling overseas to visit Estonia. The prospect of this was so exciting given I have grown up surrounded by Estonian culture and to be able to put it all into perspective was endearing. For me, there was no one location or ex...

  • Sixty Five Years ago Sixty Five Years ago

    Do you remember? Do you know? Where were you, your parents, or grandparents during “Christmastime” and where did you/they ring in the New Year 65 years ago? In how many places across the world have “Silent Night” in Estonian and the Estonian National Anthem sounded devot...

  • Estonian Review, January 20-26, 2010 Estonian Review, January 20-26, 2010

    Latest Estonian Review Estonian Review Vol 20 No 4 2010 Estonian Review Archive 2010 Estonian Review Vol 20 no. 3, January 13-19, 2010 Estonian Review Vol 20 no. 2, January 6-12, 2010 Estonian Review Vol 20 no. 1, December 15 - January 5, 2010 Estonian Review Archiv...

  • New Book: Thirlmere Estonian Community Pioneers New Book: Thirlmere Estonian Community Pioneers

    Valdur Liira, who grew up in Thirlmere (100 km. from Sydney), where his family settled in 1939, has written an interesting book about the Estonians, who settled in Thirlmere before WWII, from the years 1924-1944. [caption id="attachment_1438" align="aligncenter" width="450" capt...

  • HATS OFF TO OUR PARENTS HATS OFF TO OUR PARENTS

    2009, after two trips from Melbourne, Australia to Europe and back has firmly convinced me that I am no longer the lively gazelle with unlimited energy to scamper up Geislingen’s hillsides. Nevertheless I relished the opportunity to disprove my fantasy. In September I was priv...

  • SURVEY OF MIGRANT ADJUSTMENT IN AUSTRALIA SURVEY OF MIGRANT ADJUSTMENT IN AUSTRALIA

    You are invited to take part in a survey of migrant adjustment in Australia.  This research is part of an international project that will help to understand and explain which problems people living abroad have to face and what helps them.  I would be very grateful if you...

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