Republished with permission. Chapter 37 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
This painting is part of the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art, a showcase of outstanding work by senior high school students from across Queensland. The exhibition at the Queenland Gallery of Modern Art Read more…
Robert de Jong was born in the Netherlands and spent most of his life in South Africa before emigrating to Townsville, Queensland, in 2011 to be with family. In 2016, he was appointed Managing Curator Read more…
By Peter Reynders For some time, I have argued that the proper English translation of the first European geographic name given to part of Australia is “Cape Return,” not “Cape Turn Again” or any of Read more…