‘Murriland! #1” 2015-2017 – an oil on canvass painting by Gordon Hookey about the colonialisation of Australia at the HOA Gallery at the Gold Coast. The painting directly speaks to the British cocolonisation of Queensland. ‘Murri’ is a broad term used to encapsulate all Aboriginal people of Queensland. Gordon Hookey’s Read more…
The Dutch Australian Cultural Centre was founded in 1983 and gives as its aims and objectives in its mission statement, the collection, preservation, promotion and dissemination of Dutch culture and heritage in Australia. The Centre immediately started the collection of material for the archives and Library and now, after almost Read more…
The Fortuyn was a ship built in 1722 and owned by the Chamber of Amsterdam of the Dutch East India Company. The ship was wrecked during her maiden voyage in 1724.[ The ship was 800 tons, had a loading capacity of 280 tons and was 44 meters long. The captain Read more…