Dutch in Victoria – Henk Overberg

Dutch Communal Life in VictoriaBy Henk Overberg Henk Overberg’s detailed sociological and historical analysis of the Dutch in Victoria reveals that ethnic communities do not simply emerge by demographic presence alone. Rather, they must be made—through shared identity, communal interaction, organisational structures, and the development of collective memory. Overberg contends Read more

Jan Wakker jockey

Jan Wakker was a Dutch-Australian jockey who had a successful career in horse racing. He was born on January 10, 1943, in Groningen, and emigrated to Australia in 1950.  His family settled in Moe. Fred Wakker (Jan’s father) found a racing pigeon in the family loft and decided to chase Read more