Cees Koeman came here as an eighteen year old seeking adventure. He loved cowboy stories as a child and the assisted passage was just wonderful way to make his dreams come true. https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/first-generation-stories-cees-koeman After you have listened to the audio, press the return button to go back to the Read more…
After an expat life in Suriname and Aruba it was time to make permanent lifestyle decisions. Although it was not to be a straight road to Australia, Sjoerd en Aditya van der Meulen now call the hills around Bellingen home. (Part 2) https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/1st-generation-story-from-aruba-to-australia After you have listened to the audio, Read more…
Simone van Hattem was a child when she came to Australia the first time and 14 when they emigrated a second time. https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/first-generation-stories-from-zaandam-to-australia After you have listened to the audio, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
Not everyone who comes here to built a new life, comes early in their career. But to come later in life requires a lot of courage and persistence. Dittie de Koning and her husband came to Australia to join their children who were already here. https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/first-generation-stories-emigrating-later-in-life After you have listened Read more…
Explore Batavia, (now Jakarta(, in the years before independence, and travel through the streets of this fabled city, experiencing the sights and sounds of a city lost in another time. This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
Dit is Dr Doorzetter – my real name is Dr Edward Tearle. Ik ben een engelse arts op het eiland van Jersey die Nederlands heeft geleerd om met mijn familie te verbinden. Wij allemaal komen tegen problemen en moeilijkheden in het leven. Ik heb deze kanaal gemaakt om mensen te Read more…
90 years ago, on May 5, 1923, the telegraph connection between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) was officially opened. This was on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 celebrated by setting up a connection between PI90PCG and YE90PK. This is the report of the Dutch TV-broadcast station SBS Read more…
Here is a telephone interview done in Australia by SBS Dutch with a Aussie family who shifted to The Netherlands for it’s modern cycling life. This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
The government says the NBN bills need to pass to allow the implementation of the N-B-N to continue on time. . Paul Budde, independent communication analyst says it has become increasingly evident that we need some serious clarification from the government as to what the NBN is all about. This Read more…
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…