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Tracing your Dutch ancestors in the National Archives of Australia

Published by DACC on November 16, 2024November 16, 2024

The National Archives of Australia (NAA) has a very extensive archive in relation to the Netherlands . Their archives only contain documents from government sources. The DACC collects private collections and private stories so the combination is complementary.

The following article is republished with permission. Chapter 38 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.

Peters, Nonja. ‘A Touch of Dutch’ pp.382-385 Chapter 38Download

Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch

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