Immigration newspaper articles 1950s

Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch-Australian Movie –“ Everybody’s Oma”

Everybody’s Oma follows in the NSW Central Coast family’s footsteps as they navigate Oma’s failing health under the spotlight of an enthusiastic audience of well-meaning strangers. Jason van Genderen premiered My Town is Broken at Read more…

Military and Political History

Patricia Metcalfe and Wim van Wely met at Camp Columbia.

Patricia (Pat) Metcalfe (born 1929 in Cairns) moved when she was 4 years old to Brisbane and after she finished the St Columba school at Wilson, was employed at Camp Columbia as a typist and Read more…

Migration history

Dutch Migrants at Bonegilla Migrant Camp – Victoria

Around 170,000 displaced persons came to Australia immediately after World War II. Nearly half lived at Bonegilla when they arrived in Australia. Some stayed for weeks, others for months. Migrants at the centre were taught English and learnt Read more…

Published by DACC on July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

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