Jon Lewis was a great photographer. He died recently after a long illness. East Timor supporters are indebted to him for many of his works, not the least of which is his iconic portrait of Paddy Kenneally (father of ATLAS chairman Gerald) and the intrepid Timorese veteran, Rufino Alves Correia. The photograph draws us towards…
Australian troops entered a territory administered by Portugal, a neutral power World War II, against the express wishes of the administrators. The Australian invasion breached Portuguese neutrality. The Japanese were moving south in the early 1940’s and fully intended to take over the western half of the island of Timor which was under the control…
On the weekend of December 12/13, ATLAS’s indefatigable Rayella Haines conducted another successful stall. All proceeds will go to ATLAS works in Timor-Leste. Thanks to generous donors and the cooperation of the Parish Priest of Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Fr Brendan Murphy, around a thousand dollars was made to support Timorese projects, especially…
Learn more about the projects that ATLAS is a part of, and help the Timorese with your support. ATLAS Newsletter for December 2020
Forty-five years ago, on 7 December 1975, East Timor was invaded by the Indonesian army– the fourth largest in the world. Troops, ships and planes swept onto the half-island, killing scores of people. The Timorese were at the mercy of other larger powers as well. The United States President Gerald Ford was visiting Indonesia with…
North Queensland benefitted from the presence of 100 Timorese workers in 2020. Despite all the bad news that COVID brought, crops were harvested and the community was strengthened through this partnership. Once again, the Timorese people came to the aid of Australia, this time by supporting local industries. During World War II, the Timorese befriended…
You may have noticed a new image on our homepage. That’s is because we are excited to announce that we have organised our Timor Time event for 2018! The event will be held at Dooley’s Lidcombe Catholic Club on Saturday 25th August, 2018. For more information on the event, or on how you can attend,…
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John (Paddy) Kenneally was a young private with the 2/2 Independent Company of the Australian Army which was stranded in Timor by the Japanese invasion of 1942. After his return to Australia he did everything in his power to make known the story of the Australians on Timor. He often said: “We went to…
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