DACC, Author at Dutch Australia Cultural Centre

Dutch Carnaval Society the Boomerangs

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 Hage. Nederlandse carnavalsvereniging De Boemerangs. The Boomerangs keep one of the oldest traditions of Europe alive, that is the yearly Festival before Lent, “Carnaval”. A Read more

By DACC, 4 yearsJanuary 18, 2022 ago

Aviation and Shipping

Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij – KNILM

Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (in English: Royal Dutch Indies Airways) was the airline of the former Dutch East Indies. It was founded on 16 July 1928 as the NILM by a group of 32 Netherlands Indies. Headquartered in Amsterdam, KNILM was not a subsidiary of the better-known KLM (Royal Dutch Read more

By DACC, 4 yearsJanuary 18, 2022 ago