If a Dutch fort and gallows were the first permanent European structures on Australian soil – why aren’t the Dutch granted a more prominent place in Australia’s history books? Peter FitzSimons’ book ‘Batavia’ is the result of years of research here and in The Netherlands. ‘Batavia’ is now being translated Read more…
The Dutch Embassy in Canberra sponsors the Australian Dutch Heritage Database Project – The aim is for all organisations and people with Dutch -Australian projects to participate. Want to know more about the project? This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back Read more…
My recollections about the history of the Dutch language programs on SBS-Radio. Theo ten Brummelaar. As shown in the title these are my personal recollections. It is therefore possible that the exact historical facts vary in minor detail with my recollections. After all I left SBS-Radio in 1993 and I Read more…