The history covers three aspects:
- The early sporadic contacts between VOC seafareers and Indigenous people in the 17th century
- Dutch settlers in the 19th and early 20th century – small number (seee Duyker’s book)
- Mass immigration in the post -WWII period
The DACC researched the experiences of the post-WWII Dutch migrants in2005 and again in 2017, of post1990 Dutch migrants. Results reported elsewhere in this Digital Hub.
Uiver Restoration Project – Albury NSW – December 2023 newsletter added
The Uiver Memorial Community Trust – a not-for-profit organisation – is devoted to restoring Albury’s Uiver Memorial DC-2 aircraft. In 1934 the MacRobertson Air Race proclaimed itself as the greatest international air race devised, and history has confirmed that bold claim. The aircrews that completed the journey from England to
Netherlands Amusement and Sport Club Wilhelmina started in Wentworthville
The club was founded on 1st June 1967 as a Netherlands Amusement and Sport Club. The club was licensed in 1979. They published a monthly newsletter called Wilhelmina N.A.S.C. that contained news, events, advertisements and stories. The club celebrated its 5th anniversary in 1972 and published a history of the
Dutch and Australian Relics from Camp Columbia Brisbane
Camp Columbia in the suburb of Wacol in Brisbane was a United States Army military camp. It was built in 1942 to accommodate American troops. The Sixth US Army Headquarters was formed and stationed here. It also hosted two hospitals and an Officer Candidate School till 1945. This was the
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre & Dutch Museum – Melbourne
The Dutch Australian Heritage Centre (DAHC) gives the general community an opportunity to learn about Dutch and former Dutch East Indies culture and language and shows how families moved to Victoria and lived and worked in the post World War II migration period. The Dutch and Dutch East Indies migration
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre – Victoria
The Dutch Australian Heritage Centre (DAHC) was established in 2000 with the aim to collect and display items of recognised significance relating to immigrants who arrived here from the Netherlands and the former Dutch East Indies, with special emphasis on migration in the post WWII period. The DAHC collection consists
DACC Paper-based ARCHIVES
The Dutch Australian Cultural Centre was founded in 1983 and gives as its aims and objectives in its mission statement, the collection, preservation, promotion and dissemination of Dutch culture and heritage in Australia. The Centre immediately started the collection of material for the archives and Library and now, after almost