Republished with permission. Chapter 10 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch
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Evacuees and Refugees from Netherlands East Indies recuperating in Australia after WWII
A new, high-quality heritage display has been installed at the entrance to Pooh Corner Bushland Reserve, part of the former Camp Columbia site, in the south-west Brisbane suburb of Wacol. This location marks one of Read more…
Selected individuals linked to the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) during World War II for which the Archives holds interviews. Click here for the interviews. The Archive is an Australian Government initiative, commissioned through the Department Read more…
The following information is sourced from Monument Australia. The National Australia Remembers Freedom Wall commemorates the “sacrifice of a generation” that have resulted in 50 years of peace in the Pacific since World War Two, and Read more…