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Book review: “Through Darkest Seas” by Graeme Cocks (2023)

Graeme Cocks. Through Darkest Seas. Inglewood: Motoring Past Vintage Publishing, 2023. E-book.  Review by Jorien van Beukering Ever wondered what it would be like to build a replica of a seventeenth-century ship of exploration? If so, look no further than Graeme Cocks’ new book Through Darkest Seas, which tells the Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 2 yearsAugust 21, 2023 ago
Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

Dutch Folk Dancing Group

Dr. Cornelis Wouters was the founder of the Dutch Folk Dance Group, a group of over 30 enthusiastic Dutch immigrants (later joined by Australians who married Dutch immigrants). They performed folkloric dances at charitable association gatherings. No other group could boast such original national costumes, as all Dutch regional costumes Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Rolf de Heer Dutch-Australian Filmmaker (1951-)

New film: “The Survival of Kindness” ( see below) Born 4 May 1951 in Heemskerk. Migrated with his parents to Australia in 1959. He attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His started his own film studo Vertigo Productions, based in Adelaide. He has produced several multi-award-winning Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 3 yearsMay 13, 2022 ago
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Dutch Family History Research Unclogged – Brisbane -13 May 2022

Queensland Family History Society Inc Do you have Dutch ancestry? Here you will discover some of the best online research sites for The Netherlands, the information from which can date back to the 1500s. You will discover that some offer English language options, and others can be translated readily by Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 3 years ago
Aviation and Shipping

KLM – Various history, Australian news

KLM terminated its own 3 weekly Amsterdam-Sydney service in 2001 in favour of code shares with Malaysia Airlines. Apparently, the route via Singapore, although very popular, was a total loss-maker and they didn’t have traffic rights for the SIN-SYD leg. KLM has had a very long history with Australia. In Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 3 years ago
Aviation and Shipping

KLM – Various

KLM terminated its own 3 weekly Amsterdam-Sydney service in 2001 in favour of code shares with Malaysia Airlines. Apparently, the route via Singapore, although very popular, was a total loss-maker and they didn’t have traffic rights for the SIN-SYD leg. KLM has had a very long history with Australia. In Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 3 years ago
Aviation and Shipping

KLM Holland Herald

Holland Herald is the inflight magazine of the Dutch airline KLM. It is the oldest inflight magazine.

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 3 yearsJanuary 16, 2022 ago
Aviation and Shipping

KLM Vogelvlucht Magazines

Special magazine available free of charge in Australia and New Zealand, until the direct KLM flights to Australia ended in 2001.

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 3 yearsJanuary 16, 2022 ago
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Dutch Australian Cultural Centre

The Centre was established in 1983 by the Federation of Dutch Associations and formed as a company limited by guarantee in 1984. The Centre was formed to establish a central organization with the following two main aims: To preserve the rich history of Dutch contact with, and immigration to, Australia; Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 3 years ago
Dutch – Australian History

Historic Maps of the explorers

By Klaas Woldring Historical maps relevant to the mapping of Australia from 1521 onwards to 1814 by a great variety of European mapmakers. Most of these maps are digitally available from the National Library, Canberra.  The final maps in this series are based on the map (s) by Nicholas Vallard Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 3 yearsJanuary 16, 2022 ago

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