The Jeep Willys It soon becomes apparent that another more robust means of transport is desirable to reach the far corners of the island. They can borrow a jeep from Ioannina’s team, but then they must pick it up themselves. George and Anna fly from Athens to Ioannina on October 10 in […]
The Air Compressor
Team’s air compressor This air compressor was also donated to the Kythera WCC Team by the German Aid Organisation “Brot für die Welt” and arrived at Kythira in 1961. Fortunately this machine stood on wheels and could be tractor-pulled to all remote places on the island. Pvc pipes had been donated […]
The Bulldozer
The bulldozer, make Allis Chalmers, was donated to the Kythera WCC Team by the German Aid Organisation “Brot für die Welt” and arrived at Kapsali in 1961 (March 9). Its steel tracks would damage the asphalted roads, in those years being from Kapsali to Potamos and from Karvounades to Mylopotamos. Therefor it had […]
1971 Technical activities of the Team
1971 Technical activities of the Team 1971 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1971 January 9 A three-monthly review (October, November, December) of status and expenses for the building site of the agricultural home economic school for girls at Mylopotamos. 1971 Jan, Feb, March The […]
1970 Technical activities of the Team
1970 Technical activities of the Team 1970 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1970 (Jan, Feb, March) April 1st About meeting Queen Juliana from Holland, who was very interested in the work of the Team at Kythera. Many other important meetings: in Holland Mrs. Dr. Went […]
1969 Technical activities of the Team
1969 Technical activities of the Team 1969 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1969 Jan / Feb In January 1969 there came positive news from Holland. The “Directory of International Technical Help” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands is willing to give a large […]
1968 Technical activities of the Team
1968 Technical activities of the Team 1968 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1968 Jan For health reasons Mrs. Breunisse with the two children had to go back to Holland causing that civil engineer Wessel Breunisse also left the Team. No more technical students will come from Holland. […]
1967 Technical activities of the Team
1967 Technical activities of the Team 1967 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1967 Jan Government allows now for tree planting in January and February. Last year a lot of digging was done, now planting went fast. This season 100.000 tree lets were planted. About last year water […]
1966 Technical activities of the Team
1966 Technical activities of the Team (with photos from locals made by Summer Camper Piet Rijken, for more click here) 1966 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1966 Jan / Feb Mr. Prineas, civil engineer in Athens, is going to approve the reinforced concrete calculations for the old […]
1965 Technical activities of the Team
1965 Technical activities of the Team 1965 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1965 January New year’s celebrations. Arrival of young architect Walter Kupferschmid from Switzerland, as a regular team member for two years, on 14 January. He found himself a home […]