joopmul
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Retired |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Introduction | Webmaster DACC website, & Fed. of Neth. Soc. website. Arrived Australia, May, 1956. J.v.O.. Lived in 4 different hostels (Bonegilla, Scheyville, Villawood and Matraville.) 1st attended school, Scheyville. Got to know the phrase:"Say it in Dutch." Then Villawood Hostel,in Nissan huts. Got in touch with my Dutch roots, late 70s, when multiculturism came. Joined the Dutch Syllabus Committees, advising the NSW Dept of Ed'n, on 2ndary studies of Dutch. Joined SBS, 2EA Dutch Radio. Kept the Bankstown Club alive, by becoming its president for 1 year. Married and agreed with my wife that after she finished her grad. diploma, I should undertake my grad. dip.: Ed. Studies (Mult. Ed.) UNE. 1st to register students for the Saturday Schools of Community Languages - Dutch,in 1979. |
| Interests | mbhs (Maroubra) reunion, dutch-australian, dacc, federation of netherlands societies, multiculturism |
| Favorite Books | Only in Holland Only the Dutch, Het Blauw van Rembrandt, The Painter, Stealing The Scream |
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