Across Australia, immigration walls and monuments recognise people who migrated to this country and contributed to its development. The names inscribed on these memorials represent individual and family stories of departure, arrival and settlement. Some inscriptions also record the migrant’s Read more
Westlanders in Australia is a documentary that tells the story of the Looyen family’s migration to Australia, as seen through the eyes of three generations. This “ordinary Dutch family” built a new life in Australia by establishing their own business Read more
The HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, a Dutch minesweeper famed for its remarkable escape from the Japanese-occupied Netherlands East Indies by disguising itself as a tropical island, reached Australia in March 1942. After a refit and the installation of new ASDIC equipment, the vessel Read more
Prof Dr Hinze Hogendoorn is a leading Dutch cognitive neuroscientist whose research explores how the brain constructs real-time conscious experiences. With an academic journey spanning the Netherlands, the UK, the US, and Australia, he has become a global expert in Read more
With a hat tip to Tony Cunneen in Sydney, we were made aware of a folder in the National Archives of Australia: Netherlands Legation – Tasman Tercentennial (NAA: A6661.180). It begins with suggestions made in April 1942 to find an Read more
Prof Dr Frans Verstraten is a leading Dutch experimental psychologist whose career spans multiple continents and academic institutions. From his early education in the Netherlands to his influential role in Australia, his work has shaped the field of psychology, particularly Read more
Following the fall of Singapore in February 1942, Japanese forces advanced rapidly into the Netherlands East Indies (NEI), marking a decisive turning point in the Pacific War and signalling the beginning of the end of British imperial dominance in Southeast Read more
The Dutch submarine K IX, later commissioned as HMAS K9, was a K VIII-class vessel built for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) in the early twentieth century. She was ordered on 27 June 1917, laid down at the Koninklijke Maatschappij Read more
HNLMS K XI was a Dutch submarine commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1925. Built at the Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam, she was designed for patrol duties in the Dutch East Indies. Before departing for her station, K XI Read more
The Holland Festival has been held in Melbourne each year for 40 years until 2014. After a three years hiatus, the Festival returned in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2025. It is managed by the Rotary Club of Casey Read more