Lolo Houbein Dutch-Australian author and conservationist Lolo Houbein, of Aldgate in the Adelaide Hills, came to Australia from The Netherlands with her husband and children in 1958 at the age of 24. She did not speak English, yet eleven years Read more
Thea Bourne Artist, New South Wales Name: Thea Bourne DOB: 1 March 1943, in Bilthoven, the Netherlands. Arrival in Australia: Sydney, 2 June, 1957. Naturalisation: 3 November 2003 (dual citizenship) Current address: Sydney, NSW. Qualifications: Dip. Physiotherapy (Sydney); Bachelor of Read more
Corrie Ancone Freelance Photographer, Artist and Permanent Part Time Welfare Worker Name: Corrie Ancone Place and date of birth: 28 August 1946, Oldenzaal Holland Arrival in Australia: 17 June 1953 Ship: PH-TAS “Schiedam” KLM Vliegtuig Naturalisation: 26 January 1961 Education/qualifications: Read more
Cora Baldock Emeritus Professor– Murdoch University, Western Australia Name: Cora Baldock (nee Vellekoop) Born: 16 December 1935, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Date of arrival in Australia: 31 December 1974 Naturalisation: 13 December 1983, Perth WA Currently living: Perth, Western Australia Qualifications Read more
The National Archives of Australia (NAA) office in Perth holds inwards and outwards passenger lists for the port of Fremantle and other ports in Western Australia – including Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Cossack, Derby, Geraldton, Onslow and Port Hedland, Read more
Post-war Dutch and other migration to Australia 1945 – 1970 Presentation by: Dr Nonja Peters Date: 28 September – 2 October 2011 Danish Emigration Archives and Utzon Center Aalborg, Denmark. Migration History Matters Association of European Migration Institutions (AEMI) Annual Read more
Memories of my father, Captain Adrianus Cornelis Marinus (Hoffie) Hofman Born: Velsen Holland Date of Birth: 26 Sept 1898 Died: October 1971 Profession: KPM Ship’s Master/Captain Training: Merchant Navy School, The Netherlands Arrival in the Netherlands East Indies: 1918 Awards: War Read more
Cor Frederiks Subtitle: Cor Frederiks Cornelis Frederiks, who prefers to be addressed as Cor, is a down-to-earth, sprightly and quick-witted 86-year-old businessman, scholar, author, investor, art collector and company director with a flourishing accounting practice in Cleveland, a sea-side suburb Read more
Presentation by: Dr Nonja Peters Date: 18 October 2011 Venue: Maritime Archeological Association of Western Australia How did the earth’s peoples, cultures, economies, and polities become so closely interconnected? When did our world become ‘global’ and what vital role did Asia Read more
Dutch history in Australia is characterized by their maritime, military, migration and mercantile presence in Australia since 1606 Dutch Maritime History The Dutch have at various times had strong maritime, military, migrant or mercantile connections with Australia and Australians. This Read more