SBS Video – Peter FitzSimons on SBS Radio about the Batavia’s significance 5-4-2011

If a Dutch fort and gallows were the first permanent European structures on Australian soil – why aren’t the Dutch granted a more prominent place in Australia’s history books? Peter FitzSimons’ book ‘Batavia’ is the result of years of research here and in The Netherlands. ‘Batavia’ is now being translated into Dutch. Peter talked to Anneke Boudewijn at SBS Radio.

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