Batchelor Airfield, approximately 100 kilometres south of Darwin, became the principal wartime base of No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF. From May 1943 until its departure for Balikpapan in July 1945, the joint Dutch–Australian squadron flew B-25 Mitchell bombing, reconnaissance and anti-shipping operations from Batchelor against Japanese forces across Read more
Following the collapse of the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) in early 1942, Dutch military and intelligence operations had to be rapidly reorganised from exile. Australia became central to this effort. One of the most critical elements in rebuilding Dutch operational capability was the establishment of a secure wireless communications network Read more
Scroll down and a map shows up with New Guinea connected to Australia but a small missing part on that map shows where in this perspective the Torres Strait could have been. See also: The Colonial Warship the Doerga explored northern Australia (1825-1826) Dutch Explorers in the Gulf of Carpentaria Read more
The brothers Ploos van Amstel Jan Willem Ploos van Amstel was born in the Netherlands in 1827. The Ploos van Amstel family was a prominent Dutch merchant family in the 19th century. The family roots can be traced back to the 15th century and the family produced important theologians, painters Read more
The Mutiny of the Bounty is one of the most famous mutiny stories ever. Captain’s William Bligh mission was to collect Breadfruit plans in Tahiti and deliver them to the Americas as it was seen as a cheap food for the slaves on the British plantations. The trip faced many Read more
About the collection Evert Herman van Hummel worked as a ground engineer and flight engineer from 1938 until approximately 1970. His aviation career encompassed the Netherlands East Indies civil airline KNILM, wartime service associated with the Royal Netherlands Navy Air Service, postwar employment with KLM, and later flying with Schreiner Read more
Cornelis Antoine Trijssenaar was born on 2 January 1909 in Arnhem. ‘Keesje’ grew up in an international family originally coming from Strassbourg to The Hague. He had family in Monaco, Austria and Switzerland where summer holidays were spent. Returning family occupations are either government administration or having artistic aspirations. Kees’ Read more
Makassar centre of the trepang fishing Trepang fishing, also known as sea cucumber fishing, is a type of fishing that involves the collection of sea cucumbers, which are a type of marine invertebrate. Sea cucumbers are typically found on the ocean floor and are harvested for a variety of purposes, Read more
The first known Dutch encounters with the Aborigines in Australia took place during the 17th century, when Dutch ships were looking for new trading opportunities and made voyages of discovery to the region now known as Australia. It’s worth noting, however, that the lack of recorded incidents does not mean Read more
Jan Willem de With migrated to Australia from Indonesia in 1950 he was a Dutch conscription at 20.WE are looking for more information on him.