Art, Music, Film, Theatre
Our Mob: Shipwrecks survivors and WA Aboriginal Peoples
Republished with permission. Chapter 37 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch
Literature
Anthropological analyses of human skeletal remains associated with the Batavia Mutiny
Republished with permission. Chapter 3 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch See also: Dirk Drok and the discovery of the Batavia The Batavia and its many stories. Batavia research at Flinders University Archaeology
Literature
Aboriginals and Shipwrecks – The arrival of Australia’s first immigrants
Republished with permission. Chapter 2 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch
Dutch businesses in Australia
Book: Touch of Dutch – Introduction & Contents
Republished with permission. Introduction chapters of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Full index of the book with links to each chapter see below. Section One: Dutch Maritime history in Australia Chapter 2 Aboriginals and Shipwrecks – The arrival of Australia’s first Read more…
Maritime History
Reports on Australia Dutch Heritage Days – 2012
In 2012, Australia Dutch Heritage Conferences were held in Canberra, Fremantle and The Hague with the support of the Netherlands Ambassador to Australia Willem Andreas . See also: Conference Papers and Keynote addresses by researchers Migrant (R)e-collections- Proposal for a workshop (historic) Project Migrant Australian and Dutch emigrants Dutch Australia At Read more…
Maritime History
Museum Batavialand – Netherlands
Batavialand is a museum in Lelystad, the Netherlands, dedicated to Dutch maritime history, water management, and the reclamation of land from the sea. It highlights the country’s deep relationship with water, showcasing how the Dutch have used engineering to manage and control their environment through dams, dikes, and large-scale land Read more…
Archive
Cornelis Bijvoet, shipping engineer & architect of Dutch emigration ships
This article was created with the permission of, and with information made available by, Mr. Bijvoet’s grandchildren, Dr. Shanti Wong and Mr. Mark Wardle. Cornelis Bijvoet (1890–1964) was a Dutch shipping engineer who served his country with distinction as a ship designer, a World War II naval officer, and a Read more…
Dutch artefacts
The Gemma Constantiniana and the Batavia shipwreck
The Gemma Constantiniana is a remarkable artifact – only one of three of the Roman period – that weaves together the stories of ancient Rome, Dutch maritime history, and European royalty. This 4th-century CE sardonyx cameo, created during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great, celebrates the emperor and his Read more…
Maritime History
Frederik de Houtman and the Naming of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands
Frederik de Houtman Frederik de Houtman, a Dutch navigator and explorer, played a pivotal role in the early European exploration of Australia. Known for his contributions to the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and his skilled navigation of the treacherous waters of the Indian Ocean, one of his lasting legacies Read more…
Maritime History
Almost a Dutch Australia: Dutch plans for the west coast of New Holland in the 1820s
The Dutch plans to establish a settlement on the west coast of New Holland (modern-day Western Australia) in the 1820s were part of broader European colonial interests in the region. Although the Dutch explored the territory of New Holland since its discovery by Abel Tasman in the 17th century, their Read more…