Republished with permission. Chapter 31 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Kasper Kuiper was born in Groningen in 1938. He has had an extraordinary career in maritime construction and community service, reflecting a lifelong dedication to the Dutch maritime tradition and its contributions to Australia. From Read more…
This compelling first-person account, written by her daughter Claire Smith-Burns, traces the remarkable wartime journey of Anna Wiebrigje Beetstra, a Dutch-Canadian woman who served in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) during the final Read more…
In October 2024, Dutch journalist and copywriter Jorien Wallast published a groundbreaking work titled Saluut Batavia: Het verhaal van de vrouwelijke KNIL-soldaten (Salute Batavia: The story of the female KNIL soldiers), offering a rare window Read more…