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Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

Dutch schools and courses

Schools (listed alphabetically) Dutch Courses (listed alphabetically by provider) Books Nederlands als 2e taal

By DACC, 2 yearsMay 25, 2023 ago
Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

Everywhere Dutch (Overal Hollanders) book by J.P Risseeuw – 1965

“Overal Hollanders” by Pieter Johannes Risseeuw (1901 – 1968) is a historical account of Dutch migration and settlement around the world, focusing in particular on Australia. The book was published in 1965 by Bosch & Keuning N.V. in Baarn, the Netherlands. In “Overal Hollanders,” Risseeuw traces the history of Dutch Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsMay 15, 2023 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch-Australian photographer Richard Woldendorp

This article is written with the assistance of Richard’s wife Lyn she also made the photo selection below. Lyn is a photo librarian and has been doing this for 60 years.  Richard Woldendorp was born in Utrecht, Holland on the 1st January 1927, and lived for some time in Leeuwarden Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsMay 13, 2023 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Augustin Lodewyckx introduced the first university course in Dutch in Australia

Augustin Lodewyckx (1876-1964) was a Belgian scholar and professor who made significant contributions to the study of modern languages in Australia. He was born on December 8, 1876, in Booischot, Belgium, the son of Joannes Lodewijckx, a farmer, and his wife, Maria Dymphna Maes. After completing his secondary education in Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsMay 11, 2023 ago
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VFA top football scorer 1966 – Ben Nusteling

Ben Nusteling was a Dutch Australian Australian Rules footballer who was born in Dordrecht, Netherlands, on February 27, 1939. His family immigrated to Australia when he was a child, and he grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran. Nusteling played for the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsApril 30, 2023 ago
News and Updates

Marguerite Ruygrok – Olympic Breaststroke Swimmer

Marguerite Ruygrok was born on June 3, 1947, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She migrated with her family to Australia at a young age. She began swimming at an early age and showed considerable talent for the sport, particularly in breaststroke events. Ruygrok first came to national attention when she won Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsApril 30, 2023 ago
News and Updates

Henk Vogels Olympic Cyclist

Henk (Hendricus) Vogels (Haarlem, 1 November 1942 – 9 August 2019) was a Dutch professional cyclist who immigrated to Australia with his parents and siblings in 1955. His father, a plumber, settled the family in Riverton, Western Australia. His father supported him in establishing his cycling career and this resulted eventually Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsApril 30, 2023 ago
News and Updates

Nelleke Jol – founder Western Australian Women’s Gymnastics Association

Nelleke (Nelleck) Jol is a former Dutch Australian gymnast and coach who has made significant contributions to the sport of gymnastics in Western Australia. Jol was born in the Netherlands and moved to Australia in the 1970s. She represented Australia as a gymnast in the 1979 World Championships held in Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsApril 30, 2023 ago
News and Updates

Gymnastics Olympian Benjamin de Roo

Benjamin Hielke de Roo was a renowned Australian gymnast who was born on 11 February 1940 in Enschede. His family emigrated to Australia in 1957, and he became an Australian citizen in 1960. De Roo started his gymnastics career in the Netherlands and continued his passion for the sport when Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsApril 30, 2023 ago
News and Updates

Fencing Olympian Hilbert van Dijk

Hilbert van Dijk was born on 24 September 1918 in the Netherlands, and he grew up in Amsterdam. He learned to fence at a young age and became one of the top epee fencers in the country, consistently ranked among the top six. Van Dijk immigrated to Australia in 1948, Read more…

By DACC, 2 yearsApril 30, 2023 ago

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