SBS Video – Malabar-Kootwijk uitzending van SBS6 (with Eng. subs)

Published by Dutch Australian Cultural Centre on

90 years ago, on May 5, 1923, the telegraph connection between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) was officially opened. This was on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 celebrated by setting up a connection between PI90PCG and YE90PK. This is the report of the Dutch TV-broadcast station SBS 6 in “Heart of the Netherlands”.

Categories: Dutch MediaNetherlands East Indies - Australia HistoryPersonal stories

Related Posts

Cultural Events and Activities

Brisbane’s Lord Mayor hosted civic reception in honour of Camp Columbia Heritage Association

We are proud to inform you that the Lord Mayor of Brisbane hosted an official civic reception in honour of the Camp Columbia Heritage Association on the eve of our international WWII symposium at the Read more…

Migration history

The Otterspoor brothers – Dutch-born Anzacs who fell for Australia

Dutch origins and migration The Otterspoor family came from Utrecht in the Netherlands. Twins Servanus (John) and Arnoldus (Harry) were born there on 19 November 1892, and their younger brother Franciscus Jacobus (Frank) followed on Read more…

Military and Political History

End of the Pacific War: Dutch Bulletin on the Japanese Surrender and POW Relief in Java

Summary of Dutch A.D. N.I.B.T.A. Bulletin, 3 September 1945 On 2 September 1945, the formal surrender of Japan was signed on board the battleship Missouri, marking the official end of the Second World War. The Read more…