The link below is a PowerPoint presentation from Dr. Nonja Peters – 2023
See also:
The 18 Netherlands East Indies Squadron RAAF
Stories of the Dutch WWII submarines in Australia
Dutch at WWII Camp Columbia Brisbane 1944 – 1947
Dutch merchant fleet delivered major contribution to the war in the Pacific.
Hospital ship Oranje looked after more than 30.000 wounded soldiers
Cees and Ina Huig, along with their three children, migrated from the Netherlands to Australia in 1972, settling in Brisbane. Their journey and experiences have been documented by the National Archives of Australia. Cees Huig Read more…
The following text is from a booklet published by the Federation of Netherlands Societies Ltd. in February 1985. The research for this booklet was done by Mijntje Hagen. The difficulties of the ‘first’ assisted immigrants Read more…
This migration scheme was an Australian post-World War II initiative aimed at bolstering the nation’s population and workforce by facilitating the migration of ex-servicemen from the British Empire and Allied countries. Recognising the need for Read more…