Cretan Association of Tasmania

Later at the Hobart Cenotaph, the Lieutenant Governor and Mrs Deanna Shanahan attended the commemorative wreath laying ceremony to mark the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Crete.

In the evening at Hellenic House, North Hobart, the Lieutenant Governor and Mrs Shanahan attended a dinner hosted by the Cretan Association of Tasmania to mark the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Crete.

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