Republished with permission. Chapter 33 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
monDutch post-war migration to Australia is generally regarded as one of the major success stories of Australia’s mass immigration program. Yet migration was not always permanent. A frequently quoted figure suggests that around 25 per Read more
Ferdinand “Ferdi” Boers arrived in Australia from the Netherlands as an 18-year-old toolmaking apprentice in 1954. Although he brought translated apprenticeship papers with him, Ferdi initially had to accept work as a labourer at the Read more
Johnny Young was one of Australia’s most influential singers, songwriters, television producers and popular entertainers. To generations of Australians, he is best remembered as the host of Young Talent Time, the long-running television program that Read more