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Migration history

Anton van den Hengel Professor in Artificial Intelligence.

Anton van den Hengel is likely the only person born in the Netherlands who is also a fourth-generation Port Adelaidian. His father’s family hails from Amsterdam, specifically from the Jordaan district. Before settling in Amsterdam, the van den Hengels originated Read more…

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 31, 2024 ago
Dutch Organisations

The Dutch Influence in the Australian Football Revolution of 1957

The history of soccer governance in New South Wales, Australia, dates back to 1882, evolving through various associations until the formation of the Australian Soccer Football Association (ASFA) in 1921. By 1943, the New South Wales Soccer Football Association was Read more…

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 29, 2024 ago
Cover 'First Encounters'
Literature

‘First Encounters: The Early Pacific and European Narratives of Abel Tasman’s 1642 Voyage’ by Rüdiger Mack

New Zealand-based author Rüdiger Mack is releasing a new book about Dutch navigator Abel Tasman (1603-1659). Titled First Encounters: The Early Pacific and European Narratives of Abel Tasman’s 1642 Voyage, Mack’s 348-page book takes a new look at the beginnings Read more…

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 28, 2024 ago
Aviation and Shipping

Australian Shipbuilding Industries Ltd – Founded by Dirk & Nick Verboon

Australian Shipbuilding Industries Ltd (ASI) was founded by Dutch Australian brother Dirk and Nick Verboon. Historian Nonja Peters wrote in her PhD thesis that “Dirk Verboon was a Netherlands trained marine engineer and he found his way back into boat Read more…

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 26, 2024 ago
Dutch businesses in Australia

David Bos Dutch restaurateur of the Black Tulip

David Bos, a Dutch immigrant, arrived in Sydney in the 1930s. During World War II, he played a crucial role as manager of the Netherlands Canteen. This canteen became a vital social hub for Dutch military personnel after the Japanese Read more…

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 22, 2024 ago
Military and Political History

Dynamics and Attitudes: Australian Perspectives on the Dutch in World War II

The following information is abstracted from an interview with Robert Caporn (Ian) . Conducted by the UNSW Australians at War Film Archive in Canberra In this interview Ian also talks (briefly) about the Dutch and based on that information I Read more…

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 19, 2024 ago
Migration history

From Tyranny to Freedom:Dutch children from the Netherlands East Indies to Fairbridge Farm School WA, 1945-1946

This book is reproduced here with permission. Pictures of Fairbridge Farm School

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 16, 2024 ago
Military and Political History

The diamond mystery (WWII)

Republished with permission. Chapter five from the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf click here. See also: Dutch-Russian Ace Pilot Iwan Smirnoff (WWII) The Lost Dutch Diamonds on Carnot Beach, Western Australia

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 16, 2024 ago
Maritime History

Dutch Maritime history in Australia from the Book ‘A Touch of Dutch’

Republished with permission. Section one from the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here. Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch See also: Following the Dutch VOC Seafarers

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 16, 2024 ago
Dutch Organisations

Anna Siebenhaar under government surveillance  Perth ca 1900

Anna Siebenhaar, the older sister of Willem Siebenhaar, followed his brother from the Netherlands to Perth, Australia in the 1890s. In 1896 at the age of 42 she married Edgar Semmens at Coolgardie In 1908, Anna was appointed the Australasian Read more…

By DACC, 11 monthsAugust 15, 2024 ago
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