Projects

2006

Henk Van Oyen Oral History Interview.

Henk Van Oyen Oral History Interview.
A portion of the Burma-Thai Railway constructed by prisoners of war held by the Japanese.
IndustrialSocial HistoryOral History

 

 

Historian/Interviewer: Dr Sue Rosen

Henk Van Oyen Oral History Interview. Hank was a survivor of the Burma-Thai railway, having been captured by the Japanese in Dutch East Indies. After the war, he qualified as an engineer in Holland and emmigrated to Australia where he  worked as an engineer on the Snowy Mountains Scheme and on many other dam construction projects.