Petronella Jacoba Wensing (née Goderie) was born on January 22, 1924, in Teteringen, the Netherlands, as the fourteenth of seventeen children. In 1948, she married Michael Wensing, a skilled painter and signwriter. Facing post-war challenges in the Netherlands, the couple decided to migrate to Australia. They departed from Rotterdam aboard Read more
Peter Fitzsimons with a gruesome tale from Australia’s maritime history, taken from ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler. This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
Een klein overzicht van SBSDutch in 2013. Stonden we er niet gekleurd op met de 15 meter hoge NL badkuip eend in Darling Harbour? Jaren werd er gewerkt aan de poppen voor de tentoonstelling Echos of the Past. In Melbourne ging de reizende tentoonstelling Anne Frank in premiere. De NL Read more
A perfect evening for a “Dirk Hartog” lecture at the Maritime Museum in Sydney with Prof. Wendy van Duivenvoorde, Dutch C-G Willem Cosijn and a rooftop projection for all of Sydney to see. This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to Read more
Boris Dittrich, Advocacy Director LGBT rights program Human Rights Watch, talk about his work – visit to Canberra and the plans of Human Rights to establish a Sydney office. This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
Jonathan Sanders, is Area Manager for part of NSW national parks and an expert on Scheyville . He is a great spokesperson for the place and its history. He visited the Dutch SBS Radio program to talk about the background to the upcoming reunion on 15 May. This is a Read more
This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub. Hollandia – Dutch New Guinea This a a brief summary of the Dutch book: Een laatkoloniaal experiment (A late colonial experiment) by author Karel Davids). In 1962, the Netherlands reluctantly Read more
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For many years it was a forgotten day in the Dutch and Australian history books.This year a few of the survivors of the Japanese attack on Broome harbour revisted Broome for the first time. They came from far to remember that fateful day when 88 people people died in Broome Read more
The “First Contact Memorial” was unveiled in Mapoon (QLD) on 27 May 2013 by Australian and Dutch officials. It was the first point of contact for Europeans and Aboriginal people in 1606 which ended badly. In three years time (2016) we will be remembering the voyage of Dirk Hartog to Read more