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Dutch Australian Association (DAA) in Launceston

The Dutch Australian Association (DAA) was established in Launceston in 1956, at a time when Dutch migration to Tasmania was increasing significantly after the Second World War. The DAA served primarily as a social and cultural organisation, helping Dutch migrants settle into their new lives while maintaining connections to their Read more…

By DACC, 2 weeksJune 23, 2025 ago
Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

Dutch Odyssey: A Collective History of Migration to South East Australia

Dutch Odyssey is a collective history of Dutch migration, based on the experiences of families who settled in the South East of South Australia from the late 1940s onwards. The authors spent five years gathering stories from first and second generation migrants and expanded their research by consulting archives to Read more…

By DACC, 2 weeksJune 22, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch Society Neerlandia of WA Inc.

The earlier Dutch migrants that arrived in the late 1940’s had made several attempts to establish Dutch clubs in WA, such as the Dirck Hartogh Society and the Australian Dutch League, but these all folded after a short while. But during the early 1950’s the Dutch migrants arrived in larger Read more…

By DACC, 3 weeksJune 17, 2025 ago
Dutch Organisations

Dutchies in Bundaberg

This is a Dutch Australian Weekly article from 18 November 1991 Since 1989, Bundaberg has had a ‘Dutch Aussie Friendship Club’. Coming from Sydney, where many Dutch associations exist, the driving force behind D.A.F.C., Alex Zwarts, discovered that there was no longer a club in Bundaberg. The previous one had Read more…

By DACC, 1 monthMay 27, 2025 ago
Aviation and Shipping

Uiver Restoration Project – Albury NSW – May 2025 newsletter added

The Uiver Memorial Community Trust – a not-for-profit organisation – is devoted to restoring Albury’s Uiver Memorial DC-2 aircraft. In 1934 the MacRobertson Air Race proclaimed itself as the greatest international air race devised, and history has confirmed that bold claim. The aircrews that completed the journey from England to Read more…

By DACC, 2 monthsMay 11, 2025 ago
Dutch Media

Morley-Windmills Soccer Club: A Dutch-Australian Football Legacy

Founded in 1950 by Dutch immigrants led by Henk Beumer, the Windmills Soccer Club began as a recreational outlet for the local Dutch community in Perth. The club was accepted into the Third Division of the Western Australian Soccer Football Association (WASFA) in 1951 and steadily progressed, earning promotion to Read more…

By DACC, 2 monthsMay 3, 2025 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

Holland Festival – Melbourne

The Holland Festival has been held in Melbourne each year for 40 years until 2014. After a three years hiatus, the Festival returned in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2025. It is managed by the Rotary Club of Casey under the leadership of Paul Rubens. Holland Festival Management Committee Read more…

By DACC, 5 monthsFebruary 20, 2025 ago
Dutch Organisations

Calvin School Tasmania – became a model for Australia

Calvin School- the why and the consequences In the 1950s, education of children was the joint responsibility of the State and the local Municipality.  The State provided the buildings, the teachers and the curriculum.  The Municipal Councillors enforced truancy regulations , and managed requests for absences (because mum was sick Read more…

By Kees Wierenga, 7 monthsDecember 16, 2024 ago
Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

The City of Blacktown Carnival Society “The Jokers”

The following text is from a booklet published by the Federation of Netherlands Societies Ltd. in February 1985. The research for this booklet was done by Mijntje Hage.  Like all the other carnival clubs, The Jokers consider it their duty to give as many people as possible a chance to enjoy themselves Read more…

By DACC, 8 monthsNovember 22, 2024 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

The N.S.W. Klaverjas Federation NSW

The following text is from a booklet published by the Federation of Netherlands Societies Ltd. in February 1985. The research for this booklet was done by Mijntje Hage.  This Federation was formed a few years ago to incorporate all the existing “klaverjasclubs”, whether they were part of an organisation or a separate Read more…

By DACC, 8 monthsNovember 22, 2024 ago

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