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Tag Archives: ian burnet
Alfred Russel Wallace – The voyage to Aru
The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was the greatest of all archipelago travellers in his search for rare and exotic natural history specimens to send back from eastern Indonesia to collectors in Britain. Macassan traders made annual voyages to the … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred russel wallace, Aru, bird of paradise, Dobbo, ian burnet, Macassar, prahu, the malay archipelago
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The Wallace Line
In June 1856 the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace crossed the narrow strait between the islands of Bali and Lombok. During the few days when he stayed on the north coast of Bali he saw birds highly characteristic of Asian … Continue reading
The Banda Islands – Fort Belgica
The original Fort Belgica was rebuilt in 1673 and the new design consisted of a low outer pentagonal structure with five angled corner bastions and a higher inner pentagon with five tall circular towers. The fort was built by the … Continue reading
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2017
From humble beginnings in 2002, the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival has evolved into one of the world’s most celebrated literary and artistic events – an annual pilgrimage for lovers of literature and conversation. Bringing together some of the world’s … Continue reading
‘Where Australia Collides with Asia’ – Book Review by Maximos Russell Darnley
Some historical narratives can be difficult to follow when they are punctuated by countless footnotes and bibliographic references, or broken by a frequent need to delve into appendices. Ian Burnet frees his work from these impediments. By seamlessly embedding his … Continue reading
The Mardijkers of Batavia – The music of the Keroncong Tugu Band
For those who like some of the best of keroncong music, follow the link to various performances of the Keroncong Tugu Band: For all SeaTrekkers, don’t forget to watch the Medley Ambon as it will will bring back white waves … Continue reading
The Forgotten Mardijkers of Batavia
In 1699 the population of Batavia consisted of 3679 Chinese, 2407 Mardjikers or Portuguese Eurasians, 1,783 Dutch, 670 Dutch Eurasians and the original inhabitants or Orang Betawi. These Portuguese Eurasians had been brought to Batavia as slaves or indentured labour … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, gereja tugu, ian burnet, jakarta, kampong tugu, kerontjong, mardijkers
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‘Where Australia Collides with Asia’ – the first book reviews are in
Published by Rosenberg Publishing in August 2017 What Burnet achieves in his wonderfully illustrated and narrated book is to relate the important role the Indonesian archipelago has played in the intellectual history of the West. In their separate voyages Banks, … Continue reading
The Indonesian Proclamation of Independence (updated with the full text)
On the 17th of August 1945, 72 years ago, Dr Ir Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaimed Indonesian independence from the Netherlands and the following day were appointed as the first President and Vice-President of the newly declared Indonesian Nation. At … Continue reading
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Tagged hatta, ian burnet, indonesian declaration of independence, indonesian independence, soekarno
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Where Australia Collides with Asia
The printed copies of Where Australia Collides with Asia have finally arrived and there is nothing more exciting than holding the final result of many years of work in your hand. Unfortunately this feeling of euphoria is usually followed by … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred russel wallace, charles darwin, ian burnet, joseph banks, maluku, moluccas, ternate, wallacea
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