Republished with permission. Chapter 28 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Adrianus Antonius “Arie” de Bruin was born in Wateringen on 30 August 1917, the son of Cornelis Jacobus de Bruin and Agatha Jacoba van de Hut. In February 1936, the young Arie was recorded as Read more
Govert Veth was one of the Dutch workers who travelled to Australia in 1950 in connection with the major post-war dredging project at Williamstown. The wider history of the project is described in From Sliedrecht Read more
Cornelis Adrianus Verhoef and Marinus Verhoef were among the Dutch workers who travelled to Australia in 1950 in connection with the major post-war dredging project at Williamstown. The wider history of the project and the Read more