Republished with permission. Chapter 15 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch
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Bonegilla the largest migrant camp – 18.000 Dutch people passed through
Gerard van Wezel and Marretje Ida Sonnenberg
Source: National Archives of Australia Gerard van Wezel migrated to Australia from the Netherlands in 1952 under an ex-serviceman assisted passage scheme. In January 1958, he began working as a technical officer with the Snowy Read more…