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Migration history

Migration history

Book: Shaping Kingston- The story of God’s children in Kingston

From their initial close connection with St Johns Presbyterians, a committed group of immigrant Dutch Christians moved on to build a church true to the Reformed tradition at Kingston. With original sources and interviews supplementing his research, Kees Wierenga chronicles their 60+ year story, a story based on faith and Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJuly 14, 2024 ago
Migration history

Selected List of descendants of VOC personnel in Ceylon, and their achievements in Australia

By: Yvette Paulusz Introduction The Dutch Burghers descend from VOC personnel who were employed by the Company to manage their trading operations, and administer the territory which the Company had acquired in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Research into the occupations of the Founders of families during VOC times indicates that very Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJuly 12, 2024 ago
Literature

Associate Professor Klaas Woldring – Historic Maps and Political Publications.

This article is about Associate Professor Klaas Woldring, a retired academic and longtime member and board member of the DACC. The article contains a short biography of Klaas, and outlines some of his academic work and his interests in retirement. Biography Klaas Woldring was born on 2nd July 1934 in Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJuly 12, 2024 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

The colourful life of Jan de Voogd

Johannes Jan Nicolaas de Voogd, known as Jan, was born in January 1932 in Japan to Dutch parents, Nicolaas Arie Johannes (Niek) de Voogd (1899-1977) and Amarintia Clasina de Vries (1903-1998). Jan’s parents married in 1930 in Kattendijke in Zeeland, the Netherlands. At the time his father Niek was an Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJuly 12, 2024 ago
Migration history

Bill Vrolyks: A Legacy of Football and Community Service

Born in Holland, Bill Vrolyks was send to Australia in 1945 for training to fight the Japanese as part of the Dutch Air Force. Because of the union boycot in support of Indonesia the trainees were flown all over Australia to help loading ships to go to Indonesia. He also Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJuly 10, 2024 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Hendrik Kolenberg Art Curator – Art Gallery of NSW

Early Life and Education Hendrik (Cornelis Gijsbertus) Kolenberg was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on July 31, 1946, to Gijsbertus Anthonius Kolenberg and Wilhelmina Maria Kolenberg (née Schellaars). In October 1952, the Kolenberg family emigrated to Australia, where Hendrik began his education. He attended Black Forest Primary, Forbes Primary, and Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJuly 4, 2024 ago
Military and Political History

Dutch WWII Casualties from air operation from the Northern Territory

The following is the list of Dutch and Netherlands East Indies casualties mainly from the various squadrons that operated from the Northern Territory in Australia during the period 1942-1945, as published in: De Militaire Luchtvaart van het KNIL in de jaren 1942-1945. Dutch military initially buried at Adelaide River Cemetery Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJuly 3, 2024 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Zing! Sing in Dutch: Eight Years of Growth and Development in Review.

From its inception in August 2016, Zing! Sing in Dutch promised to be a choir with a difference. Following a series of two vibrant workshops in June that year featuring nursery rhymes, cabaret ballads, pop songs and waltzes (all in Dutch), a core group formed under the leadership of founder Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJuly 2, 2024 ago
Migration history

The Java-Broome Evacuation route February and March 1942

The link below is a PowerPoint presentation from Dr. Nonja Peters – 2023 See also: The Drama of Broome 3-3-1942 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 Read more…

By DACC, 1 yearJune 22, 2024 ago
Military and Political History

David Groen – 18th Squadron

Interview with David’s son Maurits Groen – 2005(?) See also: The 18 Squadron Netherlands East Indies – RAAF

By DACC, 1 yearJune 22, 2024 ago

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