Dutch Club Neerlandia in Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Dutch Club Neerlandia

Locality: Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9452 5014

Address: 1 Grattan Crescent 2086 Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.dasneerlandia.org.au

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24.01.2022 Veel kinderen in Neerlandia vandaag

24.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney The club enjoyed another great Sunday in good company of many long standing members enjoying a lovely meal of Chicken tenderloins with chicken tenders Lesley & myself travelled to Wollongong last Saturday for The Federation of Netherlands Societies AGM of which I am a board member. All the board members were warmly welcomed by Jos Kusters the President and a number of DASI members present, where upon the 2020 Ant...Continue reading

24.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney A great big thank you for all those who visited the Dutch Club last Sunday; we had a fantastic day. Hopefully with another delivery due this Thursday we may have the Chocolate letters available?????. We made the announcement last Sunday that due to COVID-19 there will be no Sinterklaas activities this year. As has been discussed that it is not the children that need to be separated but the adults!! Tony’s Nasi Goren...g sold out very quickly so for this Sunday we will be having the Uitsmijter plus the usual Appelflappen, Croquettes, herring so please check the blackboard. We still have fresh Paling (smoked eel) available from the shop and plenty of fresh cheese which arrived yesterday, Edam, Gouda (young) Gouda spiced, Gouda Aged plus Leyden. Our Membership draw of $10.00 was taken up by Mr Steve Smit so for this Sunday it will revert back to $10.00, draw will take place about 1.00pm Birthdays: for some of you having your Birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mrs Lesley Smolders Mr Colin van Borssum Mr Staffan Wensing Mr Hans de Wilt. And if there is someone I may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a Very Happy Birthday. I am toning these down: An elderly man (no one we know) wandering the streets late at night is stopped by the police and asked where he is going. The man replies: I am on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late. The officer then asks; Really? Who would be giving that lecture at this time of night? The Man replies: that would be my wife There was an accident at a railroad crossing in which a train hit a car and pushed it nearly some metres down the track. Though no one was hurt, the driver took the train company to court. At the trial, the engineer insisted that he had given the driver ample warning by waving his lantern back and forth for nearly a minute. He even stood and convincingly demonstrated how he’d done it. The court believed his story and the suit was dismissed. Congratulations. The lawyer said to the engineer when it was over. You did superbly under cross-examination. Thanks, he said, but he sure had me worried. How’s that? the Lawyer asked. I was afraid he was going to ask me if the damned lantern was lit! Please keep COVID-19 safe and sign in upon entry to the Club and have Your temperature checked. Groetjes van Gerry President Dutch Club-Neerlandia/SydneyDutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent, Frenchs Forest, NSW 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

23.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney The Dutch potato salad went very well last Sunday, thank you Evelyn & Peter very nice. The delivery from Holland House arrived just in time or we may have missed out on our Croquettes & bitter ballen. Hopefully the balance of the order may arrive this Thursday. For this Sunday we have Tony doing his magic with Nasi Goreng very nice. Plus our croquettes, haring, appelflappen and who knows what else.... Currently we are in talks with the Kangoeroe School about Konings Dag. Our Membership draw of $80.00 was not taken up by one of our billiard players Mr Sinan Koray, so for this Sunday one lucky member may be in receipt of $90.00, so be here to claim. Birthdays for this weekend; Mr Eric Gijzen Mr Garth Henderson We may have a few more next weekend And if there is someone we may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. Please keep COVID safe and sign in or use the QR code upon entry to the club. And please have your temperature checked upon entry. A blonde got fed up with all the blonde jokes. So she cut her hair short and dyed it black, bought a snazzy convertible and went driving through the country side. On a back country road, she drove up to a large flock of sheep that were slowly crossing the road. As she sat there watching the flock she saw the farmer standing there. She said Hey I’ll bet you, if I can guess how many sheep you have in this flock, how about you give me one? Ok, he said, give it a try. She stood in the seat and surveyed the flock and said: You have 347 sheep! The farmer was amazed as he had exactly 347 sheep. He told her to pick one out and picked a really cute one. As she was putting it Into her car. The farmer said. Wait a minute, how about if I can guess what colour your hair really is will you give me my dog back? Groetjes van Gerry Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

21.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia.Sydney We wish and hope that all the fathers had a great day last Sunday as we had at the Dutch Club last Sunday with Reimer entertaining all of us, thank you Reimer. For all you Klaverjas players we have some sad news due to COVID-19 they have cancelled all the monthly "Klaverjas" tournaments and will be reviewing the situation and hopefully recommence in February 2021.... For lunch this Sunday, depending if our chef Karel will be available, should be "Uitsmijter". Karel's last Sundays "Snert" went down a treat. The Belrose Rotary Club last Tuesday were provided with a lovely "Chicken Schnitzel & vegies" plus cherry vla for their evening meal. Many thanks as usual to our volunteers for their hard work that night. We still have our favourites such as croquettes, frikandel, haring, bitter ballen and "appelflappen" available and the last of our Paling on a roll. Our Membership draw of $30.00 was not taken up by Mr Victor Wolff #43 who is normally always at the club, very sorry Victor. This Sunday it will climb to $40.00. The draw is about 1.00pm. Birthdays; For all of you having a Birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mr Karel de Keyzer Mrs Lorna Smolders (time to renew) And anyone else we may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. Please: just a reminder; as you all know by now to be COVID-19 safe we are all required to write our name and contact number upon entering the club (NSW health regulations). Hand sanitizers are available on every table. A few short ones: A man went into a cafe and asked for a meat pie. "Shall I cut it for you?" said the waiter. "Yes please," said the man. "How many pieces?" asked the waiter. "Four or six" Better make it four, I don't think I can eat six" Bob was in trouble, he forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him: "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds!" The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the drive way. Confused , the wife put on her robe, ran out to the driveway and brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale inside. Bob has been missing since Friday. ???? Keep well, keep COVID-19 safe and take care. Groetjes van Gerry Mob: 0408409025 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest 2086 Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited www.dasneerlandia.org.au

20.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia.Sydney We had a big delivery today from Holland House, hopefully most of it should be on the shelves by Sunday, it takes a lot of work by volunteers.... For this weekend hopefully we will be having "Bami Goreng" similar to Nasi but with noodles instead of rice and made by the lovely Suthy. We will still have our favourites, Appelflappen, Haring, Croquettes, Frikadelle and Chips. Our Membership draw of $40.00 was taken up by Mr John Paes #79 a veryegular member, well deserved. So for this Sunday we will start again with $10.00 Drawn at approx. 1.00pm so please be there to win it. Birthdays: For all of you having a birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mr John Leiseboer And anyone else I may have missed, please let me know We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. Just a reminder: A message from the Health department, To be COVID-19 safe, we are all required to write our name (so they can read it) and phone number upon entry, also please have your temperature taken, there are hand sanitizers on every table. There is a Jackass somewhere in the world - a joke submitted by one of our members: "Father O'Malley rose from his bed one morning. It was a fine spring day in his new west Texas mission parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn. He promptly called the local Police Station. The conversation went like this: "Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones how might I help you?" "And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Ann's Catholic Church. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn and would ye be so kind as to send a couple of O'yer lads to take care of the matter?" Sergeant Jones considering himself to be quite a wit and recognising the foreign accent Thought he would have a little fun with the good father, replied, "Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people took care of the last rites!" There was dead silence on the line for a long moment.... Father O'Malley then replied "Aye, 'tis certainly true, but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin first, which is the reason for me call." Keep well keep COVID19 safe. Groetjes van Gerry Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited. 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

19.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Well we expected it last Sunday as we had a huge rush on the Chocolate letters and most of the other Sinterklaas and Christmas delicacies. Thank for all those who participated, plenty of Taai Taai & pepernoten still available. Also available from the kaas shop will be Edam, Gouda young, old, spiced & Leyden. For lunch this Sunday we will be serving "spek pannenkoek" plus our usual croquettes and appelflappen, bitter... ballen, haring and if I have time to strip the paling there will be Paling op een broodje (smoked eel on a roll. Our Membership draw of $10.00 was not taken up by Mr Theo Kennis so for this Sunday it will grow to $20.00, draw will take place at about 1.00pm. Club closure: The Dutch club will close for a much deserved Christmas break from 3.00pm Sunday the 20th December 2020 until Sunday 24th January 2021. As I mentioned last Sunday there will be no Sinterklaas celebrations this year due to the COVID restrictions. At this stage we will have REIMER the accordion man entertaining us on Sunday the 6th December as I have had no confirmation from the Dutch band?? Birthdays; for those of you having your Birthday on or about this weekend such as; Mitchell Stuyve Ms Marjolijn Bat And if there is someone I may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a Very Happy Birthday. They are around, beware: Once there was a millionaire who collected live crocodiles. He kept them in a pool at the back of his mansion. The millionaire also had a beautiful daughter who was single. One day he decided to throw a huge party. During the event he took to the stage and announced: "My dear guests, I have a proposition to make to every man here. I will give a million dollars or my daughter to the brave man who can swim across this pool full of crocodiles and emerge alive!" As soon as he finished his last word, there was a sound of a large splash. Everyone looked down to see a man in the water screaming out in fear and swimming all he could. The crowd cheered him on as he kept stroking madly. Finally, he made it to the other side with only a torn shirt and some minor injuries. The millionaire was impressed. He said: "My boy that was incredible! Fantastic! I didn't think it could be done! Well I must keep my end of the bargain. Do you want my daughter or the million Dollars?" Sorry Sir, I don't want your money or your daughter! I just want to know who the hell pushed me in the damn pool!" Please keep COVID-19 safe and sign in upon entry to the club and use the QR code as well as having your temperature checked. Groetjes van Gerry President Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au See more

19.01.2022 OUR ENTERTAINERS AND MEMBERS JOHN & VALERIE VAN DE GIESSEN JOURNEY THRU TIME

18.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club Neerlandia.Sydney We had a great day last Sunday with a lot of new faces including a lovely group of people from the old Zuid Afrika, loved meeting them, lovely people. The cheese did arrive However, we still have a number of items missing from the grocery department - 30 in fact. "Not happy Jan".... For this Sunday we will have Chicken schnitzel wit peas, mashed potatoes & gravy. Plus the usual Appelflappen, Haring, Croquetten, Frikadellen, and chips. Our Membership draw of $10.00 was not taken up by Mr John van de Giessen So for this Sunday it will climb to $20.00. Drawn at approx. 1.00pm. Birthdays: For all of you having a birthday on or about this Sunday such as: Mr Leo Lake And anyone else we may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. Just a reminder: as you all know by now to be COVID safe we are all required to write our name (so the Health Department) can read it and phone number upon entry to the club and also to have our temperature taken upon arrival, Hand sanitizers are available on every table for your use. A Garda (police) stopped at a farm in Co Galway and talked to an old farmer, He told the farmer, "I need to inspect your farm for illegally grown drugs," The farmer said, "Okay, but don't go into that field over there....", as he pointed out the location. The Garda verbally exploded and said, "look mister, I have the authority of the garda Siochana with me!" Reaching into his rear pocket, the arrogant garda removed his badge and proudly displayed it to the farmer. "see this badge??1" This badge means I can go wherever I want.. On any land! No questions asked, no answers given! Do you understand old man?!" The farmer kindly nodded, apologized, and went about his farm work. Moments later the farmer heard loud screams, he looked up and saw the garda running for his life, being chased by the farmer's big BULL Mc Cabe. With every step the bull was gaining ground on the garda, and it was likely that he'd sure enough get gored before he reached safety. The officer was clearly terrified. The old farmer threw down his tools, Ran as fast as he could to the fence, and yelled at the top of his lungs......... "YOUR BADGE! SHOW HIM YOUR BADGE!" Keep well, keep COVID safe and take care. Groetjes van Gerry Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

18.01.2022 De club was druk met de Zuid Afrikaanse groep

17.01.2022 Over 10 years ago we celebrated - (45 jarig bestaan Klaverjas) in our Neerlandia Dutch Club

17.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Well we had another great Sunday with the Kitchen selling out of Karel's Spek Pannekoeken so for this Sunday we will be serving a recipe that dates back to the 3rd October 1574, when after the Spanish were defeated they had left behind pots of stew made of carrots, onions, parsnips and meat supposedly still warm and very welcomed by the starving people. This event has been commemorated since 1886. We call this dish... "Hutspot met klapstuk". However, the parsnip will be replaced by Potato. For more information you may go to http://www.3october.nl And please remember that "Reimer" will be here this Sunday. Also it is a long weekend and daylight saving starts so we will be putting the clocks forward 1 hour on Saturday night. Therefore, if it is 9pm when you retire at night Move the clock time to 10pm. And for all you foodies "smoked eel" and 'Aged Gouda cheese" has been ordered. We will be picking up the "Rookworst" on Friday. Our membership draw of $20.00 was not taken up by Mr P. Wallner #311 so For this Sunday it will slowly climb to $30.00, drawn at about 1.00pm. Birthdays: For some of you having a Birthday on or about this long weekend Such as: Alice Roos. (time to renew) Aafke Woldring Victor Wolff (also we wish Victor a very good recovery) And anyone else we may have missed, please let me know We wish you all a Very Happy Birthday. And please just a reminder: Please keep COVID-19 safe and sign in upon entry. Time for a driving test: Two elderly women were out driving in a large car. Both of the women could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along they came to an intersection. The stop light was red but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself, "I must be losing it, I could have sworn we just went through a red light". After a few more minutes they came to another Intersection and the light was red again and again they went right through. This time the woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous and decided to pay very close attention to the road and the next intersection to see what was going on. At the next intersection, sure enough, the light was definitely red and they went right through and she turned to the other woman and said, "Mildred! Did you know we just ran through three red lights in a row! You could have killed us!" Mildred turned to her and said "Oh, am I driving?" Gerry Smolders Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australian Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent, Frenchs Forest 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

16.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia.Sydney We had a very interesting day last Sunday it was quieter than usual But still very entertaining. Talking about entertaining we have "Reimer" our Accordeon man at the club this Sunday for some colourful entertainment.... For lunch this Sunday Karel will provide us with "Snert" Pea soup it is on the boil as we speak. Also we will have the last of our Paling on o roll, As ordering and delivery from Melbourne is becoming a problem. As usual we will have our Northern beaches favourite "appleflappen" yummie. Our Ukulele friends are loving our "Veal croquettes" and the croquettes (not the Ukulele friends) are flying through the door. Plenty of haring, bitter ballen, Frikadelle & chips. Our Membership draw of $20.00 was not taken up by Mr Alex Ziegelaar #113 So for this Sunday it will climb to $30.00. Drawn at about 1.00pm. Birthdays: For all of you having a Birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mrs. Miep Bosschieter Mr Ian Fuller Mrs Els Gell Mr Jan Hulsen And anyone else we may have missed, please let me know. Click Me! We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. Just a reminder: please as you know by now upon entering the club and to be COVID safe we are all required to write our name, time of arrival and phone Number on the sheet provided. Hand sanitizers are available on every table. We have all met a few of these in the past: On a plane bound for New York the flight attendant approached a blond haired lady sitting in the First Class section of the plane and requested that she move To cattle class (economy) since she did not have a first class ticket. The Blonde replied: "I'm blonde; I'm beautiful: I'm not moving" Not wanting to argue with a customer, the flight attendant asked the co-pilot to speak with her. He went to talk with the woman, asking her to please move out of the First Class section. Again the blonde replied: "I'm blonde; I'm beautiful; I'm going to New York, and I'm not moving. The co-pilot returned to the cockpit and asked the captain what he should do. The Captain said; " I'm married to a blonde and I know how to handle this." He went to the first class section and whispered into the blond's ear. She immediately jumped up and ran to the cattle class section mumbling to herself; "Why didn't someone say so?" Surprised, the flight attendant and the co-pilot asked what he said to her that finally convinced her to move her seat. He said; " I simply told her that the First Class section wasn't going to New York." Keep well, keep Covid safe & take care. Groetjes van Gerry President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Mob: 0408 40 90 25 Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

16.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Wishing everyone of you a very Happy Valentines Day this Sunday We had a great Sunday last week with Reimer entertaining us, thank you Reimer... We are expecting a big delivery from Holland House including frozen croquettes and bitter ballen this week so keep your fingers crossed it will arrive. For lunch at this stage it is going to be surprise though we may be having Evelyn’s lovely Dutch Potato Salad which was extremely popular last year plus our usual croquettes, haring, appelflappen and who knows. The Spekpannenkoeken last Sunday went over very well, thank you Karel. Our Membership draw of $70.00 was not taken up by the Fam. R. Koopman #259 The number was drawn by one of our junior members Thea, thank you Thea. So for this Sunday it will climb to a massive $80.00, it has never been this high before so please be here to win it and claim your prize. This week we suffered the loss of the mother of two of our Directors Sooty and Rakhi Hillary, we do express our condolences for their loss. Also please keep Thea Lokkers in your prayers, thank you. Birthdays for this weekend: Mrs Katie de Graaff Gido de Graas Mrs Tina.van der Heyden Mr Aernhout Kerbert Mr John Paes And if there is someone we may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. Please keep COVID 19 safe and sign in or use the QR code upon entry to the club As well as having your temperature checked. As per our last email has anyone discovered a connection with Helena Hoffman? Not getting too personal; An elderly lady was standing at the railing of a cruise ship holding her hat on tight so that it would not blow off in the wind. A gentleman approached her and said; ‘Pardon me, madam. I do not intend to be forward, but did you know that your dress is blowing up in this high wind? Yes I know, said the lady, I need both hands to hold onto my hat. But madam, you are not wearing anything under your dress, and your privates are exposed! said the gentleman in earnest. The woman looked down, then back up at the man and replied Sir, anything you see down there is 85 years old. I just bought this hat yesterday. Groetjes van Gerry Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club Neerlandia Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au See more

16.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney A Very big thank you to all of you who attended the AGM last Saturday on the 31st October 2020 and again a big thank you for re-electing the previous committee with a few changes. We now have a new Treasurer by the name of Mireille Coolen.... We also have a new Vice President by the name of Cecilia Teh , both are well deserved Candidates. So far we now have 3 male committee members and 6 female committee Members; I feel I’m being outnumbered. Reimer our accordion man gave an outstanding performance last Sunday, thank you. For lunch, we have chicken tenderloins with chips. We will still have our famous usuals such as Appelflappen, Croquettes, Herring, Frikadellen and also Loempias. Please check the blackboard. Paling (smoked eel) available from the shop and that reminds me I am expecting a delivery from ‘tWinkeltje today Thursday. Hope it all comesOur Membership draw of $70.00 was not taken up by one of our regulars Mr Sjaak Horringa #143. Very sorry Sjaak you are normally always present so for this Sunday it will climb to an amazing $80.00. Draw will take place at about 1.00pm, good luck.Birthdays: for some of you having your Birthday on or about this weekend such as: Ms Suthy Hillary Mrs Brenda O’Mahony And if there is someone I may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. This happened the other night: Halloween I think I walked by the Frenchs Forest cemetery the night of Halloween and suddenly saw three girls looking a little anxious, they must have seen Jed anyhow I offered to walk along because they were pretty embarrassed. I said that was normal in the evening in the dark at a cemetery. They nodded a little laugh and I said I used to feel like that when I was still alive. Well I never heard 3 girls scream and run so fast. Please keep COVID -19 safe and sign in upon entry to the club and have your temperature checked. Groetjes van Gerry President Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

12.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Well, well, well we are finally opening for the new year, about time! It has been a long break including the week we had off before Christmas due to lock down at the time.... It will be great to have you all back this Sunday. We have not planned anything special but I believe Karel will be serving Oliebollen for the faithfull members and also to celebrate Australia Day for the occasion as we missed out the Sunday before Christmas. The usual appel flappen will be there as well as the haring, croquettes etc. We had our first Probus meeting on Monday, the first of the year, with special guest Michael Regan the Mayor of the Northern Beaches Council in which he covered a lot of Covid information. Birthdays over the next weekend: Mr Tim Planten who missed out last week. Mrs Janette Brandt Mr Theo Kennis Mr Gerrit Visser And if there is anyone I may have missed such as Mr Tim Planten, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday, enjoy. Currently as it stands when you come into the Club to do your shopping a face mask is required but when you come for a meal or drink it is discretionary. You are all stillrequired to use the QR code or if unable please sign in and have your temperaturetaken. How many of you have encountered this; A man asked his wife what she’d like for her birthday. I’d love to be a six again, She replied. On the morning of her Birthday, he got her up bright and early, and off they went to the local theme park. What a day! He put her on every ride in the park: the death slide, the screaming loop, the wall of fear, all of them! Five hours later she staggered out of the theme park, her head reeling and her stomach Upside down. Right to a McDonald’s they went, where her husband ordered a Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake. Then it was off to a movie, the latestStar Wars epic, with popcorn, soft drinks and chocolates. What a fabulous adventure! Finally she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed. He leaned over And lovingly asked, Well, dear what was it like being six again? One eye opened. You idiot, I meant my dress size. The moral of the story: even when a man is listening, he’s still going to get it wrong. Please be COVID safe. Groetjes van Gerry Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest NSW 2086

12.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Thank you Reimer for providing some lively entertainment this Sunday. We are looking forward to the sound of music in the Dutch Club. Mind you we have up to 8 sessions of Ukulele music during the week each month, very enjoyable. Of major interest to a lot of you shoppers we are looking for volunteers to help out at the cash register in the Shop, preferably someone in their 60s + and retired to help out. If we don’t... get any help shortly our only other option is to open the shop on a 2 weekly basis. For Lunch this Sunday Karel and I have decided on Spekpannenkoeken for lunch (bacon pancakes); something different plus our very popular Appelflappen, Haring, Croquetten and frikendellen. Our Membership draw of $60.00 was not taken up by Mr J van Treeck #212, his number was drawn by Ria Smit (thank you Ria) so for this Sunday it will grow to a fantastic $70.00 so please be at the club to claim your prize. Please keep Thea Lokkers in your prayers, thank you. We hope you are feeling better. Birthdays this weekend; Mr Gerard de Jong A very short list, so if there is someone I may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. Please keep COVID-19 safe and sign in using your QR code upon entry to the club as well as having your temperature checked. A double Latte?; A Greek and an Irishman were sitting in a Starbucks one day comparing their two cultures. Over a double latte, the Greek mentions We built the Parthenon, you may recall, along with the temple of Apollo Well, it was the Irish that discovered the Summer & Winter Solstices But it was the Greeks who gave birth to advanced mathematics. Granted, but it was the Irish who built the first time pieces. Knowing that he’s about to deliver the coup the grace, the son of Athens points out with a note of finality: Keep in mind that it was the ancient Greeks who invented the notion of sex as a pleasurable activity! True enough, but it was the Irish who got women involved. (No comments from the editor) Groetjes van Gerry Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club Neerlandia Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest 2086

11.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Well did we have one of a very hot day last Sunday!! I think we may have to invest in a much larger Air Con compressor as the current one is 3.5 Hp and a number of years old so it is pushing to keep us cool, so a 5 Hp unit may be the answer?? A great big thank you for the visiting Killarney Heights Walkers as we appreciate you joining us for lunch, absolutely fantastic. Even though we should be enjoying a Sinterklaa...s feest this Sunday we do have Reimer and his accordion to entertain us this Sunday. There maybe a few chocolate letters left, pepernooten & Taai taai, but a number of items have disappeared. For Lunch this Sunday we will be serving our much loved Loempias plus our Croquettes, Haring, Appelflappen and that reminds me our Spekpannenkoek sold out last Sunday. Karel worked very hard cooking them in a hot kitchen. Our Membership draw of $20.00 was not taken up by Mr John Schippers #156 so for this Sunday it will grow to $30.00, drawn at about 1.00pm Club closure: As mentioned last week the Dutch Club will close for a much deserved Christmas break from 3.00pm on Sunday the 20th December 2020 and reopen on Sunday 24th January 2021. Birthdays this weekend: Mr Koos van den Akker Mr Sinan Koray Ms Saskia van Schie Mr John Schippers Mr Steve Smit Mr Teun (tony) Zirkzee And if there is someone I may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. This is one eager teenager? A blonde teenager wanting to earn some extra money for the summer decided to hire herself out as a handy woman.She started canvassing a nearby well to do neighbourhood. She went tothe front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do. Well I guess I could use somebody to paint my porch he said. How much will you charge me? Delighted the girl quickly responded, How about $50? The man agreed and told her that the paint brushes and everything she would need was in the garage. The man’s wife hearing the conversation said to her husband. Does she realise that our porch goes ALL the way around the house? He responded, That’s a bit cynical, isn’t it? The wife replied You’re right, I guess I’m starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes we’ve been getting by email lately. Later that day the blonde teenager came to the door to collect her money. You’re finished already? the startled husband asked. Yes she replied and I even had paint left over, so I gave it two coats. Impressed the man reached into his pocket for the $50 and handed it to her along with a $10 tip. And by the way the teenager added It’s not a Porch, it’s a Lexus. Please keep COVID safe and sign in and use the QR code upon entry to the club as well as having your temperature checked. Groetjes van Gerry President Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest 2087 www.dasneerlandia.org.au See more

10.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Remember we have an AGM at the Dutch Club-Neerlandia on Saturday the 31st Oct. I have placed some nomination forms out on the table in front of the notice board. By now you the members should have received the Spring edition of the Neerlandia Magazine.... For Lunch we will be serving "loempias", also available will be Paling (smoked eel) on a roll, plus the usual delicacies, please check the blackboard. Our membership draw of $50.00 was not taken up by Mr Jason Emmelkamp & Fam. #173 so for this Sunday it will climb to $60.00, the draw takes place at about 1.00pm. Birthdays: For some of you having your Birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mrs Antonia Besters Mrs Hanny Dankaarts Mr Simon Hage Mrs Barbara Hilbrink Mr James Schmidt If there is someone I may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. Only a Farm Boy......... A Queensland farmer drove to a neighbours' farmhouse in his Holden ute and knocked at the door. A boy about 9 opened the door. "Is your Dad home?" said the farmer. "No mate, he isn't; he went to town." "Well is your Mother here?" "No she went to town with Dad." "How about your brother, Howard? Is he here?" "No mate, he went with Mum and Dad." The farmer stood there for a few minutes, shifting from one foot to the other, and mumbling to himself. "Is there anything I can do for you? I know where all the tools are, if you want to borrow one, or I can give Dad a Message." "Well," said the farmer uncomfortably, "I really wanted to talk to your Dad. It's about your brother Howard getting my daughter Susie pregnant". The boy thought for a moment. "You would have to talk to Dad about that. I know he charges $500 for the bull and $50 for the pig, but I don't know how much he charges for Howard." Please keep COVID-19 safe and sign in upon entry and have your temperature checked Groetjes van Gerry President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

09.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Well, well, well did we have a very busy Sunday in fact we had to close the kitchen for 30 minutes so the volunteers could catch up with the orders. Even Mia in the shop was flat out with no one to assist. More volunteers are definitely needed if the shop is going to survive. Mia needs a few Sundays off so if any one of you could volunteer please let me know. In the kitchen they were lucky that Linde, Loes & Tony t...Continue reading

09.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney If everything goes to plan we will have a fresh delivery of groceries from Smithfield as well as fresh cheese from Melbourne depending on transport. Due to COVID-19 the Klaverjas function was a bit of a fizzer as only 9 players participated and the rest of the club was fairly quiet. Thank goodness for the midweek activities such as the Probus clubs (Belrose & Forestville)... The Belrose Rotary Club, the Ukulele players (8 times a month) & the U3A meeting plus our own billiard & klaverjas participants, we thank them. All of these Clubs are keeping us alive. For lunch there will be no Nasi Goreng as Tony our one and only Nasi cook is not feeling a hundred %, so we decided to have Fish (Flathead) & chips plus the usual Croquettes, Herring on a roll and Appelflappen, yummmm. Our Membership draw of $60.00 was taken up by Mrs Elly van Schie who is at the club nearly every Sunday and was delighted to win, so for this Sunday we will be starting at $10.00 so be there to win it, drawn at 1.00pm. Birthdays: For all of you having a birthday on or about this Sunday such as: Mr Leon Belgrave Mrs Erna Kozaki. Mrs Annie Ludricks Mr Cor Mentjox And anyone else we may have missed, please let me know We wish you all a very Happy Birthday, enjoy. Just a reminder: As you know to be COVID safe we are all required to write our name & contact number upon entry to the club and have our temperature taken upon arrival, hand sanitizers are available on every table for your use. This one was submitted by a Member: An old blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake... He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels. After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?' The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, 'Before you tell the joke, Cowboy,I think it is only fair, that given you are blind, that you should know 5 things: 1 - the bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat. 2 - the bouncer is a blonde girl with a 'Billy-club'. 3 - I'am a 6ft tall, 175 pound blond woman with a blackbelt in karate. 4 - the woman sitting next to me is blonde and a wrestler. 5 - the woman to your right is blonde and a a weight lifter. "Now think about this seriously, cowboy ....Do you still wanna tell that Blonde joke?. The blind cowboy thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters, 'No...not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times. Keep well, keep COVID safe and take care. Groetjes van Gerry Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Ltd. 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest www.dasneerlandia.org.au

07.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Well I hope most of you will receive this email as I lost just about everything last week We have a new computer which I am still trying to get used to and hopefully I can find most of the email addresses. The SPRING magazine is finally printed and will be on its way to members as early as tomorrow and will include the auditor's report.... The "Loempias" went down a real treat, thank you Evelyn en Peter Bosloper. For this Sunday Tony will be serving one of the Dutch Club's favourites - "Nasi Goreng" Also we have a fresh batch of Smoked Eel (Paling) for sale and available on bread rolls The Rookworst is selling very well and "old Gouda kaas" is available from the shop. and maybe the Appelflappen will be on the menu depending on whether we have enough volunteers in the kitchen; check the black board. Our Membership Draw of $40.00 was not taken up by Mr L Leermakers #205 so for this Sunday it will climb to $50.00, drawn at about 1.00pm. Birthdays: For some of you having their Birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mr Frans van Roosmalen We had a few more on our list but they have not renewed their membership? If there is someone I may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very happy Birthday. Be careful who you make a deal with: A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other of the afterlife. Their biggest fear was that there was no afterlife. After a long life the husband was the first to go and true to his word he made contact, "Flo Flo" "Is that you Fred?" "Yes, I've come back like we agreed." "What's it like?" "Well I get up in the morning, I have sex, I have breakfast, off to the golf course, I have sex, I bathe in the sun and then I have sex twice. I have lunch, another romp around the golf course, then sex pretty much all afternoon. After supper, golf course again, then have sex until late at night. The next day it starts again." "Oh Fred, you surely must be in heaven." "Not exactly, I'm a rabbit in Mildura." Newsflash: Sad news to hear that the Netherlands are closing their bars and restaurants due to COVID-19. It is up to all of us to make sure we stay open so please keep COVID-19 safe and sign in upon entry. Groetjes van Gerry President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest NSW www.dasneerlandia.org.au

07.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Well what can one say, we have achieved another milestone, finally an AGM on October the 31st considering we had no trading for at least 2 months due to COVID-19 - we are looking good.... For lunch we are having a special Dutch potato salad with either fish (flathead), chicken schnitzel or prawn cutlets. Also we will be serving the usual Appelflappen, proffertjes, croquettes, Herring and paling (smoked eel). Paling (smoked eel) whole available from the shop & kitchen for $35.00 Please check the blackboard for what is available from 11.00am till 2.30pm Our Membership draw of $60.00 was not taken up by Mr John van Giessen # 15 so for this Sunday it will climb to $70.00. The draw will take place at about 1.00pm, so be there for your chance. Birthdays: for some of you having your Birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mr Louis Leermakers Mr Leon Wickens And if there is someone I may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. This is one for beginners: "Mr. Smit, I have reviewed the case very carefully , "the Divorce Court Judge said, "And I've decided to give your wife $775.00 a week" "That's very fair, your honour." the husband said "And every now and then I'll try to send her a few bucks myself." This for the religious: There were four houses of worship in a small overseas town: the Pentecostal Church, the Baptist Church, the Catholic Church and the Jewish Synagogue. All four houses of worship were being overrun with pesky possums. In the Baptist Church the deacons meet and decide that they are not in a position to harm any of God's creatures so they trap the possums and set them free a few miles outside the town. Three days later, the possums are back. In the Pentecostal Church they decide to pray for the possums to go away. A fortnight later the population of possums has doubled. The Catholic Church comes up with a better solution. They baptise the possums and register them as members of the church. Now they only see them at Christmas and Easter. Not much was heard from the Jewish Synagogue but they took one possum and had a short service and circumcised him. They haven't seen a possum on the property since. Please keep COVID-19 safe and sign in upon entry to the club and have your temperature checked. Groetjes van Gerry President Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

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04.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia/Sydney To everyone who was at the Dutch Club last Sunday a great big thank you for another very busy day, considering we had a long weekend, it comes to show that no matter how old the recipe (1574) the Dutch still love it.... Well for this Sunday we have one favourite for this Sunday and that is the "uitsmijter" and we have a treat for you as well. Two long time members are providing us with "Loempias" they made for the members and you are in for a nice surprise. Thankyou Evelyn en Peter. We are currently experiencing delivery problems from 'tWinkeltje due to wharfies slow down strike with 4 containers sunning themselves in Botany Bay. As you may know the "Rookworst" is in, the "Oude gouda kaas" is in and the "Smoked Eel" is arriving from Melbourne on Monday due to flight delays. Our membership draw of $30.00 was not taken up by Ms Saskia van Schie # 120 so for this Sunday it will climb to $40.00, drawn at about 1.00pm Now a very important message, Notice is hereby given that the A.G.M. of the Dutch Australian Society "NEERLANDIA" Club Limited will be held on SATURDAY 31 October 2020 ( Start 2pm ) at the Dutch Club-Neerlandia, 1 Grattan Crescent, Frenchs Forest, NSW. Birthdays: For some of you having a Birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mr Jim Dayle v.d. Horst Mrs Marianne van Achten And anyone else we may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a Very Happy Birthday. And please just a reminder; Please keep COVID-19 safe and sign in upon entry to the club. This actually happened to an Englishman, in France, who was totally drunk. A French policeman stops the Englishman's car and asks if he has been drinking. With great difficulty, the Englishman admits that he has been drinking all day, that his daughter got married that morning, and he drank champagne and a few bottles of wine at the reception and many single malt scotches thereafter. Quite upset, the policeman proceeds to alcohol-test the Englishman and verifies that he is indeed completely hammered. He asks the Englishman if he knows why, under French laws, he is going to be arrested. The Englishman answers with a bit of humour, "No sir, I do not! But while we're asking questions, do you realize that this is a British car and my wife is driving..... .....on the other side?" Gerry Smolders Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australian Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent, Frenchs Forest 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au

04.01.2022 Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club-Neerlandia.Sydney A big thank you for all of you who attended last Sunday as the day started off very quietly due to the rain but when the sun came out you did as well. For this Sunday Karel and his band of angels will be delivering Spek Pannekoek... (Pancakes with bacon) very, very tasty. We still have our favourites, appelflappen, Croquettes, Frikadelle, Haring & Chips including a Patat speciaal: Dutch fries with mayonnaise, ketchup or Curry sauce and sprinkled with chopped union. Now that is different. Our Membership draw of $10.00 was not taken up by Mr Alex Ziegelaar so for this Sunday it will climb to $20.00. Draw takes place at about 1.00pm. Birthdays: for all of you having a birthday on or about this weekend such as: Mr Adrian Bakker (about time you renewed your membership Adrian) Mr Cor Leeuwen (membership renewal also needed please) And anyone else we may have missed, please let me know. We wish you all a very Happy Birthday. During the week the electricians have done a great job making sure our lights are up to standard so we had new Fluorescent light fittings installed plus our coloured lights on the patio were in need of a look at. Also new flood lights were installed as well as new downlight globes in the centre of the hall. Just a reminder: Please keep your COVID-19 distance and sign in on entry. Now this is something to think about: An elderly woman went into the doctor's office. When the doctor asked why she was there, she replied, "I'd like some birth-control pills?" "Taken back, the doctor thought for a minute and then said, "Excuse me Mrs. Smit but you're 72 years old. What possible use could you have for birth control pills?" The woman responded, "They help me sleep better." The doctor thought some more and continued, "How in the world do birth control pills help you to sleep better?" The woman said, "Simple, I put them in my grand daughter's orange juice every morning and I sleep better at night" Keep well, keep COVID-19 safe and take care. Gerry Smolders Mob: 0408 40 90 25 President Dutch Club-Neerlandia Dutch Australian Society Neerlandia Club Limited 1 Grattan Crescent Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 www.dasneerlandia.org.au