The paper discusses what kind of mutual support and care-giving occurs between Dutch migrants residing in Australia and their parents ‘back home’ in the Netherlands. Specific case study examples are used to document the effect of long-distance, as well as situationally determined factors related to joint family history and past experience on migrants’ ability to participate in their family support networks.
Dutchies in Bundaberg
This is a Dutch Australian Weekly article from 18 November 1991 Since 1989, Bundaberg has had a ‘Dutch Aussie Friendship Club’. Coming from Sydney, where many Dutch associations exist, the driving force behind D.A.F.C., Alex Read more…