Camp Columbia Heritage Project, Wacol, Brisbane.
Introduction of the project
Australian History of Camp Columbia
American History of Camp Columbia 1942 -1944
- The Americans establish Camp Columbia
- Extended military facilities in the area
- The Hospital, Officer Candidate School, Muckly, Darra, Freeman, Motor Pools
- American Sources – Camp Columbia
Dutch History of Camp Columbia 1944 – 1947
- Dutch take over Camp Columbia
- Buildings and facilities during the Dutch period
- The Dutch Women Army Corps
- The story Willy de Eerens and the dog tag found at Camp Columbia
- Dutch continued to use Camp Columbia after the war
- The Black Armada in support Indonesian Independence
- The Big Timeline of the Dutch Occupation of Camp Columbia
- Newspaper articles Camp Columbia – 1945 – 1946
- Dutch Sources Camp Columbia
The Camp Columbia Heritage Project
- Proposals for the Camp Columbia Heritage Project
- The Initial Archaeological Research Project
- Remnants of Camp Columbia at Pooh Corner Bushland Reserve
- Maps Heritage Plan, Aerial Photographs and other Maps of Camp Columbia
- Artefacts founds at the site of previous Camp Columbia
- Camp Columbia Pictures
- Timeline Camp Columbia
Personal Stories from Camp Columbia
- Jean van Schilfgaarde – secretary at the Dutch Army at Camp Columbia
- Joan McConachy – secretary at the Dutch Army at Camp Columbia
- Patricia Metcalfe – Typist, Wim van Wely – Motor Pool
- Edmund Nyst – Dutch Army
Wacol Migrant Centre
External links
- The Dutch at Archerfield Airport, Brisbane
- Dutch-Australian history -Netherlands East Indies/Indonesia
- Bronbeek Museum Netherlands.
- The Dutch Women Army Corps in Australia
- Brisbane at war – other places to visit
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This project has been assisted by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands, Australia.