In the quiet suburb of Klemzig, just outside of Adelaide, a little slice of the Netherlands is thriving thanks to the passion and heritage of Angela Leaney. Born to Dutch-speaking parents who migrated to Australia in 1956—her father from Tilburg Read more…
At the turn of the 20th century, as Australia’s ports and rivers underwent significant development to support growing trade and migration, Dutch engineering quietly played a foundational role. Central to this was the Dutch firm A.F. Smulders, an industrial and Read more…
From March 1949 to July 1971, the Smithfield Migrant Hostel (now north Adelaide) served as a temporary home for thousands of new arrivals to Australia. Located between Coventry Road and the Gawler railway line on a former army ordnance depot, Read more…
The life of Arie Stiermann is a poignant reflection of the upheaval and resilience experienced by many Dutch migrants in the aftermath of World War II. His story spans persecution under Nazi rule, postwar trauma, and the search for a Read more…
John “Dutchy” de Vos served as the bosun (bootsman) aboard the barque Garthneill, a steel-hulled, three-masted sailing ship originally built in 1895 in Glasgow as Inverneill. After its sale and renaming in 1921, the Garthneill became notable for its role Read more…
The Migration Museum in Adelaide is Australia’s oldest museum dedicated to the history of migration. Opened in 1986 and operated by the History Trust of South Australia, the museum explores the diverse stories of immigrants who helped shape South Australia Read more…
Australian circus company Gravity & Other Myths participated in the 28th edition of Deventer Op Stelten this year. The festival was held from Friday 4 July to Sunday 6 July in the Dutch city Deventer. Deventer Op Stelten is an Read more…
This in-depth military study by Major Rene W. A. van den Berg of the Royal Netherlands Army explores the rise and rapid collapse of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), the first multinational Allied command in the Pacific during WWII. Often overlooked Read more…
By Peter Reynders First published by the Dutch Courier in July 2025 With the recent name change of the Mexican Gulf, it became even more interesting to me to look at the process of some of the geographical name changes Read more…
nijntje, known in English as miffy, is a character created by Dutch children’s author and illustrator Dick Bruna (1927-2017). nijntje/miffy is a white rabbit with human characteristics who lives in the Netherlands. The first nijntje/miffy book – bearing the same Read more…