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Jan Hendrik Scheltema Dutch-Australian Painter

Two Dutchmen, both now passed way, members of the same extended family, yet three generations apart, made a noticeable contribution to Australian culture, by just going about their business. The artist Jan Hendrik Scheltema by migrating here in the 19th century, and the other his great-nephew Cas Jeekel by just Read more…

By DACC, 1 weekJanuary 29, 2023 ago
Dutch Organisations

The rich history of Dutch football clubs in Australia

Clogball: Remembering the Dutch football clubs of Australia By Adam Muyt · On November 12, 2015 Adam is releasing a book on the topic of the Dutch migrants and soccer in Australia in 2023.  We will cover this once the book has been released. If you think the Dutch have never won a Read more…

By DACC, 1 weekJanuary 29, 2023 ago
Book Library

Kun je nog zingen zing dan mee – WWII book published in Melbourne

The first edition of the song book ” Kun je nog zingen zing dan mee” (If you can still sing, sing along) was published in 1906 and the book has had numerous editions since. It is one of the most published books in Dutch publishing., with over a million copies Read more…

By DACC, 1 weekJanuary 29, 2023 ago
News and Updates

Bible Restoration Project

The Bible was donated to the DACC by Ellie Zinsmeester. It dates from 1768 and was deaccessioned (officially disposed off) by the church around 1940. It was brought to Australia when Ellie’s father migrated to Australia. Karma Rowe from the Dutch Genealogy Group, who previously restored some books for the Read more…

By DACC, 1 weekJanuary 29, 2023 ago
Dutch businesses in Australia

Dutch Club of Sydney – Flying Dutchman Restaurant (1957-1962)

DACC researchers came across ‘The Dutch Club’ in Sydney. There are no records of this club, further research revealed that the Dutch Club of Sydney and the restaurant The Flying Dutchman in the City (Elizabeth Street) are always mentioned together. The restaurant was run by famous Dutchman Dick Groenteman. It Read more…

By DACC, 1 weekJanuary 29, 2023 ago
Cultural Events and Activities

The Batavia and its many stories

The Batavia – 1629 The Batavia, built in Amsterdam in 1628 was the company’s new flagship, she sailed that year on her maiden voyage for Batavia. On 4 June 1629, the Batavia was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos, a chain of small islands off the coast of Western Australia. Five Read more…

By DACC, 1 weekJanuary 28, 2023 ago
News and Updates

Annual Nieuwjaarsduik in Bondi, Sydney

After a Covid initiated break of 2 years, on January I, 2023 Bondi Beach Australia turned orange again, also this year organised by Dutch Travel.   Under different climate conditions the original event in Scheveningen takes place under more severe conditions. Afterwards the participants do get erwtensoep met UNOX rookworst Read more…

By DACC, 1 weekJanuary 28, 2023 ago
Archive

Dutch Art Import Committee (Dutch Consulate) – early 1900s

There is an episode in the letters from Dutch-Australian painter Jan Hendrik Scheltema (JHS) – who we discuss extensively elsewhere – where he wrote having been asked by  the Dutch Consul to become a committee member < with some title >, looking after ART to help import Dutch Art, including Read more…

By DACC, 1 weekJanuary 27, 2023 ago
Migration history

Kees Lumkes imported the first tulips in Australia

Written by his daughter Wilma Summerville Kornelius Berend Lumkes  ( 26/2/1911 to 13/7/1984) son of Willem Lumkes was born in Groningen, Netherlands. His parents were old at his birth and his only sibling was 16 years older. His family were quite affluent and had a large grain farm. The house Read more…

By DACC, 3 weeksJanuary 18, 2023 ago
Migration history

David Groenteman Auschwitz survivor, ice hockey champion, restaurateur and Dutch community leader

Auschwitz survivor David Groenteman , born in 1923 in Amsterdam ended up as an eighteen-year-old Jewish boy In Auschwitz, where he had to carry away corpses, bury them and scoop coal for twelve hours in the bitter cold. After the war he fled from those painful memories. After the Germans Read more…

By DACC, 3 weeksJanuary 17, 2023 ago

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