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Symposium: Allied co-operation in Brisbane during WWII: Australia, USA, Netherlands, UK – 30–31 August 2025 at UQ- Bus Tour Brisbane WWII sites – 1 September

Buy Tickets – Early Birds before August 1 Only $25 per day, incl lunch. 2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War II in the Pacific—a defining moment in global history and in Brisbane’s legacy as a key Allied command centre. To commemorate this milestone, the Camp Columbia Heritage Association and the Read more…

By DACC, 2 weeksJune 24, 2025 ago

Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

New heritage display at former Camp Columbia in Brisbane

A new, high-quality heritage display has been installed at the entrance to Pooh Corner Bushland Reserve, part of the former Camp Columbia site, in the south-west Brisbane suburb of Wacol. This location marks one of the last visible remnants of Camp Columbia. The new cabinet has been mounted on the Read more…

By DACC, 4 weeksJune 10, 2025 ago

Military and Political History

Australians at War in Netherlands East Indies – Film Archive

Selected individuals linked to the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) during World War II for which the Archives holds interviews. Click here for the interviews. The Archive is an Australian Government initiative, commissioned through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. It is a unique, historical collection, a resource for everyone interested in Read more…

By DACC, 1 monthJune 5, 2025 ago

Military and Political History

Dutch names at the National Australia Remembers Freedom Wall Brisbane

The following information is sourced from Monument Australia. The National Australia Remembers Freedom Wall commemorates the “sacrifice of a generation” that have resulted in 50 years of peace in the Pacific since World War Two, and honours the servicemen and servicewomen who died in service or were killed in action, and Read more…

By DACC, 1 monthJune 2, 2025 ago

Literature

Refugees and Rebels: Indonesian Exiles in Wartime Australia

Jan Lingard’s Refugees and Rebels delves into the largely overlooked history of over 5,000 Indonesians—comprising military personnel, merchant sailors, civilians, and political prisoners—who found themselves in Australia during World War II. These individuals were evacuated from the Japanese-occupied Netherlands East Indies and were dispersed across various Australian cities and towns. Read more…

By DACC, 1 monthMay 31, 2025 ago

Military and Political History

A wreath that speaks for the silent: remembering Dutch civilian suffering in WWII Asia

While walking through Roma Street Parkland, just next to where we live in Brisbane, I stopped once again at the Netherlands – Netherlands East Indies Memorial. It’s a peaceful and thoughtfully designed place, set amidst the gardens, and a rare public tribute to the wartime connection between the Netherlands, the Read more…

By DACC, 2 monthsMay 12, 2025 ago

Maritime History

The Story of the M.S. Bloemfontein and the WWII Pensacola Convoy arriving in Brisbane

In the early days of the Pacific War, one ship with strong Dutch connections played a crucial role in the shifting Allied strategy — the M.S. Bloemfontein. Her journey across the Pacific, her arrival in Brisbane, and her later transformation into a dedicated troopship highlight her remarkable contribution to the Read more…

By DACC, 2 monthsApril 27, 2025 ago

Military and Political History

Dutch WWII warehouses and transport wharves in Brisbane

Camp Meeandah and the United States Army S.O.S. Depot Located in the Pinkenba riverside area on Brisbane’s north-eastern fringe, Camp Meeandah was established in 1943 as part of the United States Army’s Service of Supply (USASOS) operations under Base Section 3, the logistical arm of General MacArthur’s Southwest Pacific Area Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 22, 2025 ago

Literature

Forgotten allies: how Brisbane’s WWII history has faded from Dutch memory

Even in Brisbane, the global importance of the city’s role during World War II is largely unknown. While many locals are aware of the large American presence, few know that the Dutch also operated from here during the Pacific War. Even fewer in the Netherlands would be aware of the Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 21, 2025 ago

Art, Music, Film, Theatre

New Holland (NOT) – Painting by Blak Douglas and Adam Geczy

Blak Douglas is a Dhungatti man (Mackley Vally) NSW born in.1970 Adam Geczy is an Associated Professor at the Sydney College of the Arts born in 1969 The painting is done with synthetic polymer paint directly on the wall of the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane. The painting is a Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 18, 2025 ago