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Military and Political History

Military and Political History

Operation Lilliput – 1942

Operation Lilliput took place during the Battle of Milne Bay was the first time that Allied Forces were able to stop the Japanese advance in the Pacific. While the Battle is well recognised, the Dutch participation in the battle is not very well known. Also important to mention here is Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsFebruary 2, 2022 ago
Migration history

Netherlands Australia Migration Agreement – 1951

The economic and social situation of the Netherlands following World War II generated mass emigration to Australia and Canada. In 1951, the Netherlands Australia Migration Agreement (NAMA) came into effect, under which both the Dutch and Australian governments subsidised migration of the Dutch to Australia. Many immigrants were housed by Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsFebruary 2, 2022 ago
Dutch Organisations

Algemene Vereniging Oud-personeel van de Koninklijke Marine

AVOM’ is known in Australia as the Association of Ex-Royal Dutch Navy personnel. The Australian branch has been established in 1996 and was recognised by the Chief Directorate in the Netherlands in 1997. In 2000 the association has approximately 4000 members, mostly in the Netherlands with a small portion all Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsJanuary 30, 2022 ago
Dutch Organisations

Netherlands Ex-Servicemen and Women’s Association in Australia

NESWA is an association of men and women in Australia who, at an earlier stage in life, served their country in the Dutch Armed Forces, be it Army, Navy or Air Force, korps Mariniers’ (Marines), or the KNIL (Royal Dutch East Indies Army). Also ex-personnel of the Merchant Navy, members Read more…

By DACC, 4 yearsJanuary 30, 2022 ago
Migration history

Engelandvaarder Kees van Brink (1915-2004)

Cornelis Hendrik ‘Kees’ van Brink (Schiedam, 20 maart 1915 – Sydney (Australië), 11 december 2004) Kees was een geheim agent van MI6 tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Voor het uitbreken woonde hij in Australië, maar vertrok in juli 1940 naar Engeland en werd in de nacht van 18 op 19 november Read more…

By DACC, 4 yearsJanuary 21, 2022 ago
Military and Political History

Historical overview of Dutch consular service in Queensland

The Dutch Republic has sent representatives to foreign lands since 1584 and it was the first country to regulate consular services by statute. After the restoration of Dutch independence in 1813, consular services were revived in 1814 (with additional regulations in 1846 and 1874). The Netherlands was among the many Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago
Military and Political History

Julius Tahija was one of the few NEI men who received the Netherlands highest military order.

Julius Tahija (13 July 1916 – 30 July 2002) was an Indonesian businessman, politician and soldier. He was a recipient of the Military Order of William for his actions in the Dutch East Indies campaign while serving in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and was the only Indonesian in Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago
Military and Political History

Dutch fly in formation under Sydney Harbour Bridge – May 1942

Nicholas Dijkstra tells the story about flying in formation under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In May 1942, two US ‘Kittyhawks’ flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Nobody had done that before! Several Dutch and Dutch East Indies KLM and KNILM pilots were to make a short flight over Sydney for Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 yearsDecember 24, 2021 ago
Military and Political History

Archaeological research NEI Camp Columbia Wacol Brisbane

In 2021 an archaeological project was announced to investigate the site.  Dutch partners in the project includes the Netherlands Ministry of Defence and is funded by the Netherlands Embassy. The project is supervised by Emeritus Professor Ian Lilley FSA FAHA (BA Hons, MA Qld, PhD ANU). Ian is an international Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago
Military and Political History

Dan van Holst Pellekaan appointed as Deputy Premier of South Australia

The South Australian Mining and Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan has been appointed as Deputy Premier of South Australia. He was born in Canberra, to a Dutch father who had emigrated to Australia at the age of two. His father J. W. van Hoist Pellekaan was a departmental secretary Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago

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