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Dutch businesses in Australia

Clog Making in Tasmania

Clogs and Dutch are ideas that belong together, largely due to the success of marketing by the Dutch Tourism industry.  A more or less unique product and a more or less unique people – a marketers dream combination. Reality is quite different.  Very few Dutch migrants brought clogs with them, Read more…

By Kees Wierenga, 6 monthsDecember 17, 2024 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, 6 monthsDecember 16, 2024 ago
Dutch – Australian History

Researching Dutch Australian Family History

Are you interested in your Dutch Australian family history? Did your parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents migrate to Australia from the Netherlands? Or maybe you migrated to Australia from the Netherlands yourself and want to research your family history but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Read more…

By DACC, 6 monthsDecember 12, 2024 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

Dr Freddie von Schmidt

The new doctor There is a red book.  It is one of many books in a series.  This one is devoted to the letter ‘S’.  There is nothing in it except surnames starting with ‘S’, and the history of these names.  Because it is a Dutch book, the name ‘von Read more…

By Kees Wierenga, 6 monthsDecember 5, 2024 ago
Migration history

Jan van Hoboken founder of Wilhelmina D.S.C – now Ringwood FC (1908-1993)

Early Life and Career Jan (John) van Hoboken was born in 1908 in Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands. He began his career in 1929 when he accepted a position at the Borsumij trading company in the Netherlands East Indies. In 1932, he married while living there. When the Japanese invasion of the Read more…

By DACC, 7 monthsNovember 26, 2024 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Gerard van Wezel and Marretje Ida Sonnenberg

Source: National Archives of Australia Gerard van Wezel migrated to Australia from the Netherlands in 1952 under an ex-serviceman assisted passage scheme. In January 1958, he began working as a technical officer with the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority. During this time, he met fellow Dutch migrant Marretje Ida Sonnenberg, who Read more…

By DACC, 7 monthsNovember 23, 2024 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

TV Star Sherry Wright (Berta van Wheeley)

Source: National Archives of Australia Sherry Wright, originally named Berta Joanna van Wheeley, migrated from the Netherlands to Australia with her family in 1950. Her father, having endured severe starvation during World War II, was advised to seek a warmer climate for health reasons, prompting the family’s relocation to Brisbane. Read more…

By DACC, 7 monthsNovember 23, 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, 7 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, 7 monthsNovember 22, 2024 ago
Dutch Organisations

History of the Netherlands co-operative terminating building society schemes

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. The difficulties of the ‘first’ assisted immigrants were many, “housing” being one of the greatest problems. Although in post-war Holland housing was Read more…

By DACC, 7 monthsNovember 21, 2024 ago

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