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Maritime History

RSV Nuyina: A Modern Icebreaker with Deep Dutch Australian Roots

The arrival of the RSV Nuyina, Australia’s state-of-the-art Antarctic icebreaker and research vessel, marks more than just a leap in polar capability—it also represents a powerful link between the Netherlands and Australia. Built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, a Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 yearsDecember 19, 2021 ago
Maritime History

Wooden Boat Building Exhibition in the Shipwrecks Museum in WA

At the Shipwrecks Museum in WA  a wooden boat building exhibition has opened. The Dutch Australian Foundation highlights the importance of wooden boat building in Western Australia and with it, marks the 25th anniversary of the construction of the Duyfken replica Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago
Military and Political History

Archaeological research NEI Camp Columbia Wacol Brisbane

In 2021 an archaeological project was announced to investigate the site.  Dutch partners in the project includes the Netherlands Ministry of Defence and is funded by the Netherlands Embassy. The project is supervised by Emeritus Professor Ian Lilley FSA FAHA Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago
Cultural Events and Activities

Interview with Anthropologist Ad Borsboom

The interview (podcast) below is in in Dutch Profile Professor Ad Borsboom *Anthropologist; Research area: Aboriginal Australia. *Chair Pacific Studies Radboud University Nijmegen. *Teaching experience at all levels in Anthropology. *Publications for both scientific and general audiences (books, chapters in Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 yearsDecember 6, 2021 ago
Sport

Dutchlink Golf Day – 3-2-22- Sydney

NEW DATE Thursday 3 February 1pm – Wakehurst Golf ClubCome and play in a beautiful bushland setting on a 9 hole par 72 course. Join Dutchlink for an afternoon of Golf and escape the hustle and bustle of the nearby city. Click here for the Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago
Dutch Culture, Sport, and Religion in Australia

QUT Award for Dutch-Aboriginal Author Ellen van Neerven

Born in Brisbane in 1990 to Aboriginal and Dutch parents, Ellen van Neerven is a Yugambeh writer with traditional ties to the country between the Logan and Tweed rivers. Ellen won the David Unaipon Award in the 2013 Queensland Literary Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 yearsNovember 29, 2021 ago
Military and Political History

Dan van Holst Pellekaan appointed as Deputy Premier of South Australia

The South Australian Mining and Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan has been appointed as Deputy Premier of South Australia. He was born in Canberra, to a Dutch father who had emigrated to Australia at the age of two. His Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago
News and Updates

Lost footage of Friday on My Mind – Easybeats founded by Dutch boys

Lost footage of the Easybeats during their first performance on BBC’s Top of the Pops has been found after 55 years. The Easybeats was formed in 1964. All five founder members were from families that had migrated to Australia from Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 years ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch TV TV Channel 31  Melbourne and Geelong

Dutch TV is a weekly television program on community TV Channel 31 in Melbourne and Geelong (Australia) and Foxtel Aurora. (Australia wide) They have been broadcasting for 6 years. The program is about Dutch people living in Australia and is Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 yearsNovember 22, 2021 ago
Migration history

Wacol Migrant Centre Remembered 1949-1987

In the immediate post-War World years, refugees from war-torn Europe were resettled in different places across Australia. By 1949, it is estimated that one-tenth of the American/Dutch/Australian Army’s Camp Columbia area became the Wacol East Displaced Persons Holding Camp. In Read more…

By Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, 4 yearsNovember 19, 2021 ago
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