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Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

De Nederlandse Vereniging in Bankstown

The following information was written in 1985. The Club no longer exists This club is at the moment in a kind of transition state. Many of its old members have moved and their children live too far away from Bankstown and have started their own interest groups further away in Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsSeptember 17, 2023 ago
Migration history

Dutch Jewish refugees met again in Australia

Article about Ruben Rubens and Bob van Ameringen. They were friends in the Netherlands before WWII when their lives were disrupted. They became refugees but eventually, separately, settled in Australia. Here after 50 years they met each other again for the first time.

By DACC, 2 yearsSeptember 9, 2023 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch-Australian painter Henricus van den Houten (1801-1879)

Henricus Leonardus van den Houten (The Hague 1801- Melbourne 1879) was a Dutch-Australian painter, lithographer, and art teacher. He developed a passion for art at a young age. He studied painting and honed his skills under the guidance of renowned Dutch artists, specialising on portrait paintings. He worked in Leiden, Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsSeptember 7, 2023 ago
Archive

Archive Nederlandse Vereening in NSW

Main article Nederlandse Vereeniging in NSW This is one of the very first Dutch Clubs in Australia, established in 1944.

By DACC, 2 yearsSeptember 6, 2023 ago
Dutch businesses in Australia

Dr. Sir Hendrik Johan Rutgers (1917-1997)

Gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog was Henk verzetsstrijder tijdens de Duitse bezetting van Nederland. Na de oorlog werd hij uitgezonden naar Batavia in het voormalige Nederlands Indie als Officier van Justitie bij de berechting van Japanse oorlogsmisdadigers. Hij ontmoette daar voor het eerst Dick van Arkel. Beiden realiseerden dat Australia hen Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsSeptember 6, 2023 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

Royal Netherlands State visit to Australia 2016

The state visit of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to Australia in October/November 2016 was a significant diplomatic event that strengthened the ties between the two countries. Here is some information about their visit: During their visit, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visited Read more…

By DACC, 2 years ago
Migration history

Dutch heritage of Australian football players Gary and Emily van Egmond

Gary van Egmond was born in Newcastle in 1965. His family had emigrated to Australia at an earlier time. He played professional football for the Newcastle United Jets and the Australian national team. He also coached the Newcastle Jets and the Australian national team. He married Anette and they have Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsAugust 24, 2023 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dr. Cornelius Wouters, champion of Dutch culture.

Dr. Cornelius Willebrod Wouters (18 August 1896, Waspik -20 January 1978, Brunssum). During his youth and early adulthood he moved around the Netherlands. He met his wife in Waalwijk and after several other jobs became a translator for the Dutch National Mines (Staatsmijnen) in Heerlen. He migrated to Australia in Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsAugust 15, 2023 ago
Dutch – Australian History

Australia emigration in Dutch Newspapers 1954-1978

Dr. C Wouters has been the most important person during the emigration period between 1950 and 1980 representing the Dutch emigrants in Australia. He tirelessly advocated for recognition of Dutch culture, history and especially its language. He was a prolific writer of articles and letter to the editors in the Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsAugust 5, 2023 ago
Dutch Media

Dutch Connection – Dutch Radio for the Illawarra

 By Dr. Yoke Berry from Dutch in Wollongong, released at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Connection radio programme. On Sunday the 9th of November 1997, the first Dutch program in the Illawarra was broadcast on the community radio station VOX FM 106.9. For the programmers and listeners Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsAugust 3, 2023 ago

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