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Indonesian

Scholar Paul Thomas has rightly identified Indonesian as ‘Australia’s first Asian Language’. Sources on Australia from Indonesia go back to its colonial period, when it was called was called the Netherlands East Indies. The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) holds many sources in Indonesian such as the newspaper Penjoeloeh, which was published in Melbourne during WWII, and sheds light on Indonesian experiences in Australia. The Australian National University (ANU), the NLA, the NAA and Monash University Library have extensive holdings of Indonesian sources related to its war of Independence and the period after 1949.

From the archive Filter this collection

World War II
Dutch, Indonesian, English
2622 Pamfletten uitgegeven door het Committee of Indonesian Political Exiles in Australia; met commentaar van het Departement van Binnenlands Bestuur in Brisbane.
Nationaal Archief
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Aktivitet orang2 "RMS" di Australia
The University of Sydney
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, Dutch
Arsip Tekstual Djogja Documenten 1945-1949
Private Collections
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Australia Sekarang: Bukan Lagi Sebagian dari Eropa
The University of Sydney
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
English, Indonesian
Australia-Indonesia Association of New South Wales aggregated collection
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, English
Australian visitors to Indonesia – Minister for Ethnic Affairs – Mr Hasluck, 1967
National Archives of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, Dutch, English
Claim by Niki Juluw [Nikijuluw], Benjamin (Indonesian from West Irian) for political asylum [3cms]
National Archives of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Duta samodra kita ke Australia
National Library of Australia
National boundaries
Malay, Indonesian
English and Malay vocabulary
State Library of New South Wales
World War II
Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese, Malay, Portuguese, Dutch, English
Far Eastern Liaison Office Propaganda Leaflets, 1945
State Library of Victoria
World War II
Indonesian, Malay, English
Fraser Commando School Malay Syllabus
National Archives of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Genderang Proklamasi di Luar Negeri
Australian National University
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, English
Indonesia – Relations with Australia – Visit by Sir Garfield BARWICK, 1962
National Archives of Australia
World War II
Indonesian
Indonesian internees – Petitions
National Archives of Australia, Melbourne
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, English, Dutch
Indonesian responses to the Tiki incident
National Archives of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, English
Jakarta – Portuguese Timor – Press
National Archives of Australia
World War II
English, Indonesian, Dutch, Malay, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi
Japanese and Allied propaganda relating to the Japanese invasion of New Guinea in World War II, 1943-1945
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Kunjungan PM Australia Menzies
The University of Sydney
National boundaries
Indonesian
Melarikan Diri dari Tempat Pemboeangan
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Memoar Seorang Ex-Digulis: Totalitas Sebuah Perjuangan
Australian National University
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Menzies Meets Sukarno
The University of Sydney
World War II
Indonesian, English
Merauke – Withdrawal of Australian Forces from & reports on the activities of the Free Indonesian movement in Australian Areas of Control
National Archives of Australia
World War II
Dutch, Indonesian, English, Esperanto, Italian
Notebooks used by Prisoner of War, Guus Fonteijn
Sydney Jewish Museum
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
English, Indonesian
Papers of David H. Penny, 1954-1983
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, English, German
Papers of Herbert Feith
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
English, Indonesian
Papers of John Legge, 1947-2012
National Library of Australia
World War II
Indonesian, English
Penghidoepan Anak2 Indonesia Di-Australia
State Library of South Australia
Settlement
Indonesian
Perjalanan dan Pemandangan di West Australie
National Library of Indonesia
World War II
Japanese, Indonesian, Malay, Dutch, Arabic
Propaganda [Far East Liaison Office] Leaflets[IV]
National Archives of Australia
World War II
Japanese, Indonesian, Malay, Papuan languages
Propaganda FELO [Far Eastern Liaison Office] Leaflets[I] – Samples
National Archives of Australia
World War II
Japanese, Indonesian, English
Propaganda pamphlets, c. 1942-1945
Bendigo Military Museum
World War II
Japanese, Indonesian, Malay, Creoles and pidgins
Propaganda Report on Activities of Far Eastern Liaison Officer for Period June 1942 to September 1945 [Exact copy of T3/B]
National Archives of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Putera Seberang Lautan; Kepada Kawan L. Aarons
The University of Sydney
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, English
RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN-INDONESIAN ASSOCIATION, VICTORIAN BRANCH [1967.0013]
The University of Melbourne
Settlement
Indonesian, Malay
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles letter dated 4 February 1817, London requesting Malay rajahs to assist Captain Phillip Parker King during his exploration in the region
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
English, Indonesian
Stephen Langford papers relating to the activities of the Australia-East Timor Association (New South Wales)
State Library of New South Wales
National boundaries
Indonesian
Subandrio memulai pembitjaraan2 dng pembesar Australia
The University of Sydney
World War I
Indonesian
Surat Dari Digul Abdurachman – Interview file
Flinders University
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Varia Australia
The University of Sydney

Newspapers

 
Indonesian, English
Bulletin Indonesia
 
 
Indonesian, English
Indo post : news, business, arts & entertainment
 
 
Indonesian
Indomedia
 
 
Indonesian, English
Indonesia Post Perth
 
World War II
Indonesian
Oetoesan penjoeloeh
State Library of Victoria
World War II
Indonesian
Penjoeloeh: soerat chabar oentoek pergaoelan Belanda dan Indonesia di Pacific-Seletan
State Library of New South Wales
 
Indonesian, English
Warta Aquila
 
 
Indonesian
Warta berita aquila
 

Images

Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Bahasa Indonesia pada tahun 1966
Indonesian
Bahasa Indonesia pada tahun 1966
National Library of Indonesia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Arabic
Chinatown 1971 – Broome
Broome Historical Society & Museum
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Chinese architectural style telephone box and street sign in five languages, Carnarvon Street, Broome
Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, English
Chinese architectural style telephone box and street sign in five languages, Carnarvon Street, Broome
State Library of Western Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Education - Bahasa Indonesia taught in Australian schools in NT
Indonesian
Education – Bahasa Indonesia taught in Australian schools in NT
National Archives of Australia, Sydney
World War I
Indonesian
French Javanese girl enroute from New Caledonia to Java, 1934
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian – St Mary's High School
Indonesian
Indonesian – St Mary's High School
National Archives of Australia
World War I
Javanese family enroute from New Caledonia to Java, 1934
Indonesian
Javanese family enroute from New Caledonia to Java, 1934
State Library of New South Wales
World War I
Indonesian
Javanese men enroute from New Caledonia to Java, 1930s
State Library of New South Wales
World War I
Indonesian
Javanese passengers enroute from New Caledonia to Java, SS 'Van Rees', 1930s
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, English
Negative – H.J. Heinz Co, Woman Teaching Indonesian, Dandenong, Victoria, 04 Feb 1960
Museums Victoria Collections

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