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Literature

Literature

Girl’s book: Het geluk is vlakbij – 1956

Het geluk is vlakbij (Happiness is nearby) by Lenie Stafleu-Kruikemeier, a Dutch author. The book was first published in 1956 by Callenbach and has illustrations by Hans Borrebach. It was reprinted in 1981. The somewhat stubborn nineteen-year-old parentless Inge thinks she is too much mothered by her older married sisters Read more

By DACC, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

Journalist and publisher Jan Rempt

‘Aan de rand der wereld. Een Hollandse emigrant in Australië’ with a foreword written by B.W. Haveman, Regeringscommissaris voor de Emigratie (Government Commissioner for Emigration) was published in Dokkum by Schaafsma & Brouwer in 1953. The book is written by Jan D. Rempt, a Dutch journalist who immigrated to Australia Read more

By DACC, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
Literature

Book: Australia, Her Heritage, Her Future – 1950

“Zó is Australië, land en volk” by Paul McGuire. It is a Dutch translation of the book “Australian Journey” originally written by J.L. van Tijn and published in London and Toronto by Heinemann in 1939. The Dutch edition was published by Heinemann in The Hague in 1950. The book explores Read more

By DACC, 2 years ago
Literature

Geschreven portretten van Nederlandse emigrantenpriesters in Australië – 1994

A Book Review: Written Portraits of Dutch Migrant Priests in Australia The book Geschreven portretten van Nederlandse emigrantenpriesters in Australië, translates to Written portraits of Dutch migrant priests in Australia in English. It was edited and adapted by J.W.P. Elferink from the original manuscripts of Theo van der Meel, a Read more

By DACC, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
Literature

Australië… wonderland. Van strafkolonie tot land van belofte – 1968

Australië… wonderland. Van strafkolonie tot land van belofte is a Dutch-language book by H.O. Meissner that tells the story of Australia, from its early history as a penal colony to its development into a modern nation. It was first published in 1968 by Forum Boekerij. The book covers a wide Read more

By DACC, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
Literature

Children’s book: Australisch avontuur – 1958

The book is titled Australisch avontuur, which means Australian adventure in English. It is a children’s book that tells the story of a Dutch boy who emigrates to Australia with his family and experiences various adventures in his new country. The author is H. te Merwe, a pseudonym of Nicolaas Read more

By DACC, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
Literature

Emigration survey: Inpakken en wegwezen? – 1981

Ministerie van Sociale Zaken, Inpakken en wegwezen? Een onderzoek naar kenmerken en motieven van emigranten naar Australië, Canada en Nieuw-Zeeland. Onderzoek verricht door het Ministerie van Sociale Zaken met medewerking van het Instituut voor Psychologisch Marktonderzoek te Rotterdam en de Nederlandse Stichting voor Statistiek te ’s-Gravenhage. Den Haag: Ministerie van Read more

By DACC, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
Literature

Children’s book: Hollandse jongens in Australië – 1947

This is a book written by Nico Molenkamp and illustrated by Cor van Kralingen. It was published by Carpe Diem in Barendrecht in 1947. It is a children’s book about the adventures of Dutch boys in Australia. The title translates as Dutch boys in Australia. Bibliotheek online Nederland

By DACC, 2 years ago
Literature

Thesis: De teruggekeerde emigrant (The Returned Emigrant) – 1966

The document De teruggekeerde emigrant (The Returned Emigrant) is an unpublished thesis written by Heikina R. Scholten in 1966. It is a qualitative study on the reasons for return to the Netherlands of Dutch emigrants from Australia for the purpose of information provision. The thesis was submitted to the Haagse Read more

By DACC, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
Literature

‘Invisibility and selectivity’. Dutch migration in the 19th and 20th century – 2010

Marijke van Faassen is a Dutch historians who has been involved in several research projects and publications related to migration history. Marijke is a senior researcher at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands, and has a specialisation in (digital) scholarly editing. She has worked on various topics Read more

By DACC, 2 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago

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