Republished with permission. Chapter 21 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Families Rietveld, Rijnders
Oep Mangel was born in Velsen on 16 August 1912, the son of Arie Mangel and Antje Vliegop. His father worked as an engineer and stoker. Oep later chose a life at sea and worked Read more
Jan Volker was born on 2 August 1923 in Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, North Holland. He was the son of engineer and company director Johan Hendrik Volker and Marianne Euphemia Catharina Kruiver. His mother died in Read more
Information checked on 9 October 2026. For Dutch migrants in Australia, becoming an Australian citizen can raise a difficult question: will they retain their Dutch nationality? Australia permits dual citizenship, but Dutch law generally provides Read more