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Morley-Windmills Soccer Club: A Dutch-Australian Football Legacy

Founded in 1950 by Dutch immigrants led by Henk Beumer, the Windmills Soccer Club began as a recreational outlet for the local Dutch community in Perth. The club was accepted into the Third Division of the Western Australian Soccer Football Read more…

By DACC, 2 monthsMay 3, 2025 ago
Maritime History

The Story of the M.S. Bloemfontein and the WWII Pensacola Convoy arriving in Brisbane

In the early days of the Pacific War, one ship with strong Dutch connections played a crucial role in the shifting Allied strategy — the M.S. Bloemfontein. Her journey across the Pacific, her arrival in Brisbane, and her later transformation Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 27, 2025 ago
Dutch – Australian History

Dutch Voyages and Charting of the coast of Western Australia 1616-1727

YEAR NAVIGATORS VESSELS LOCATIONS KEY EVENTS KEY REFERENCES 1616 Dirk Hartog Eendracht Dirk Hartog Island 1st recorded sighting of west coast of Australia. Arrived 25 October, sailed 27 October. Left Hartog Plate. Major pp.ixxxi-xxxiv; Heeres pp.8-10 1618 Haevik Claesz. van Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 27, 2025 ago
Dutch Media

Beno Groothoff: Radio Veteran at 4EB Brisbane

By Beno Groothoff It was in the year 2000, a time when fears were widespread that computers would not be able to handle the transition from 1999 to 2000 and that the world might collapse, that I responded to an Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 27, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Wim Nicolaas Bolle: A Dutch soul with an Australian canvas

​Wim Nicolaas Bolle (1917–2000) was a Dutch-born artist whose life and work bridged the cultural landscapes of the Netherlands and Australia. Born in the Netherlands, Bolle spent much of his early life immersed in Amsterdam’s vibrant art scene. His artistic Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 25, 2025 ago
Dutch businesses in Australia

Damen’s role in Australia’s naval future: a modern Dutch Australian connection

The long-standing relationship between the Netherlands and Australia has taken on a new dimension through shipbuilding. Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen, one of Europe’s premier maritime engineering companies, is playing a growing role in Australia’s naval and civilian maritime sectors. Founded Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 24, 2025 ago
Military and Political History

Dutch WWII warehouses and transport wharves in Brisbane

Camp Meeandah and the United States Army S.O.S. Depot Located in the Pinkenba riverside area on Brisbane’s north-eastern fringe, Camp Meeandah was established in 1943 as part of the United States Army’s Service of Supply (USASOS) operations under Base Section Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 22, 2025 ago
Literature

Forgotten allies: how Brisbane’s WWII history has faded from Dutch memory

Even in Brisbane, the global importance of the city’s role during World War II is largely unknown. While many locals are aware of the large American presence, few know that the Dutch also operated from here during the Pacific War. Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 21, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

New Holland (NOT) – Painting by Blak Douglas and Adam Geczy

Blak Douglas is a Dhungatti man (Mackley Vally) NSW born in.1970 Adam Geczy is an Associated Professor at the Sydney College of the Arts born in 1969 The painting is done with synthetic polymer paint directly on the wall of Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 18, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

‘Dutch Connections’ – ABC digitised radio programmes – 1988

Overview of the Series Title:“Dutch–Australian Connections”]Produced by: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Radio NederlandFormat: 8 x 10-minute radio programsYear: c. 1988 Theme: The series traces four centuries (from 1606 till 1988) of Dutch-Australian connections, covering early exploration, wartime alliances, migration Read more…

By DACC, 3 monthsApril 16, 2025 ago
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