Researched by Ruby Todorovski, researcher at the University of Queensland.
Source: National Archives of Australia.
Netherlands East Indies Commission for Australia and New Zealand
Netherlands East Indies Government-in-Exile in Australia (1944-1946)
Netherlands Forces in Australia WWII
Evacuees from Netherlands East Indies recuperating in Australia after WWII
Migration and Repatriation issues after the liberation of NEI
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