Dutch businesses in Australia
The Dutch in Business: the high-end of town
Republished with permission. Chapter 31 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch
Dutch businesses in Australia
The Plug Family Business
Republished with permission. Chapter 29 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch
Dutch businesses in Australia
The migration experience of the Woerlee Family
Republished with permission. Chapter 28 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch
Dutch businesses in Australia
Book: Touch of Dutch – Mercantile
Republished with permission. Section Four of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch
Dutch businesses in Australia
Book: Touch of Dutch – Introduction & Contents
Republished with permission. Introduction chapters of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Full index of the book with links to each chapter see below. Section One: Dutch Maritime history in Australia Chapter 2 Aboriginals and Shipwrecks – The arrival of Australia’s first Read more
Aviation and Shipping
The Lost Dutch Diamonds on Carnot Beach, Western Australia. New: video ABC 7:30 Report 12-11-2024
On the eve of the Netherlands East Indies’ capitulation, a series of evacuation flights brought Dutch citizens to the safety of Australia, with Broome emerging as a key evacuation hub. Among the heroic pilots, Dutch-Russian Captain Iwan Smirnoff stood out for his multiple successful evacuation missions, regarding it as a Read more
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Cornelis Bijvoet, shipping engineer & architect of Dutch emigration ships
This article was created with the permission of, and with information made available by, Mr. Bijvoet’s grandchildren, Dr. Shanti Wong and Mr. Mark Wardle. Cornelis Bijvoet (1890–1964) was a Dutch marine engineer whose career encompassed passenger-ship construction, wartime service in the merchant marine and the post-war conversion of military transports Read more
Aviation and Shipping
ML-KNIL Dakota crashed in Moreton Bay – 1947
On 26 February 1947, a Douglas C-47 Dakota operated by No. 19 Netherlands East Indies Transport Squadron left Archerfield Airport on a routine test flight. Only 23 minutes later, the aircraft crashed into the sea near Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island. All six men aboard—the three Dutch aircrew and Read more
Aviation and Shipping
Dutch-ordered DB-7B Bostons: from the Netherlands East Indies to Australian service
The rapid Japanese advance through Southeast Asia fundamentally changed the fate of 32 Douglas DB-7B Boston light bombers intended for the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service—the Marine Luchtvaartdienst, or MLD—in the Netherlands East Indies. Most never reached their intended destination. Six were delivered to Java only days before its capitulation, while Read more
Dutch businesses in Australia
Werkspoor Australia
In 1952, Werkspoor Engineering Works, a Dutch construction company, was commissioned to construct the Shell refinery plant in Geelong, Australia. On 18 March 1954, the Geelong refinery became the first of Australia’s post-war refineries to come on stream. Its commissioning sent ripples of excitement throughout the Geelong community and was Read more