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Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

Dutch Organisations

Netherlands Association of Queensland

It all started in 1952. Four Dutch men, recently arrived in Australia, started a `Klaverjas’ (Dutch card game-only known in the Netherlands) club. A constitution was sent to Fair Trading Queensland. Approval was received on the 6 July 1952 and the Netherlands Association of Queensland got incorporated and known as Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsOctober 2, 2022 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch migrants key members of The Easybeats – Australia’s greatest pop group of the mid-1960s.

The Easybeats are worldwide known for their 1966 superhit “Friday on My Mind”. It reached no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967 in the US, no. 1 on the Dutch Top 40 chart, no. 1 in Australia and no. 6 in the UK, as well as Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsSeptember 13, 2022 ago
Dutch Organisations

Dutch Australian Cultural Centre – online hub for Dutch culture and history in Australia.

Over the last 40 years the Dutch Australian Cultural Centre (DACC) have been collecting documents and information in relation to the rich Dutch history in Australia. They have now also established an online service, making it easier to access this treasure trove. There is increased interest in this information from Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsSeptember 12, 2022 ago
Dutch Organisations

Anton Kool leading person in the Dutch Community

Antonie (Anton) Frederick Kool was born Feb 6 1920, Zevenhoven, The Netherlands and he died Dec 14 2002, Sydney, Australia Written by Helen Kool (one of Anton’s daughters) This is a short biography and includes anecdotes that I find interesting. If you would like to add some of your own Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsAugust 20, 2022 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch-Australian Movie  –“ Everybody’s Oma”

Everybody’s Oma follows in the NSW Central Coast family’s footsteps as they navigate Oma’s failing health under the spotlight of an enthusiastic audience of well-meaning strangers. Jason van Genderen premiered My Town is Broken at Sydney Film Festival (SFF)  2008. His debut feature Everybody’s Oma premieres at SFF 14 years Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsAugust 11, 2022 ago
Aviation and Shipping

The Leeuwin encountered WA Coast in 1622

Leeuwin (Lioness) was a Dutch galleon that mapped some of the southwest corner of Australia in March 1622. It was the seventh European ship to sight the continent. Leeuwin‘s logbook has been lost, so very little is known of the voyage. Until 2022, it was not known who captained the Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsJuly 26, 2022 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

Compagnie Batavia – 73rd Living History Reenactment group

The group was formed in 2016 and is Australia’s only 80 years war living history group. The group has around 40 members across the Eastern seaboard and has a very strong focus on an immersive living history impression. Winterfest at the Hawkesbury -2021 The Group participated in the Winterfest at Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsJuly 20, 2022 ago
Dutch Organisations

The Dutch Australian Society “Abel Tasman” Inc.

By Kees Wierenga The Dutch Australian Society “Abel Tasman” Inc existed from 1969 till approx 2010.  The Dutch Australian Society “Abel Tasman” Inc began in 1969.There was a Dutch Australian Society in the 1950s, but it faded away after approx. five years due to lack of interest.  Beginning in 1952, Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsJuly 13, 2022 ago
Dutch Organisations

Dutch Australian Society in Illawarra

The Dutch Australia Society in the Illawarra (DASI) was founded in 1952 and is affiliated with the Federation of Netherlands Societies. The club publishes a monthly newsletter “De Stuw”. The aim of DASI is to provide and maintain traditional Dutch cultural functions and provide activities for the elderly Dutch and Australian members. Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsJuly 11, 2022 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

VOC Historical Society, Perth (VOCHS)

The Society was formed in 2000 by a group of history enthusiasts that were: Concerned at the lack of general knowledge about maritime events that took place in the 17th and 18th centuries off and on Western Australia’s (WA) coastline hundreds of years before the settlement of WA in 1829 Read more…

By DACC, 3 yearsJuly 11, 2022 ago

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