The Russian embassy in Griffith was quiet and bare of tributes while flags flew at half mast at the Malaysian embassy and flowers built up in front of the Netherlands embassy on Sunday.
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One mourner left flowers at both the Netherlands and Malaysian embassies with a personal note marked "eternal memory."
Flowers, cards and teddy bears continued to be dropped off over the course of the day at the Dutch outpost in Yarralumla after the country lost 193 people on flight MH17, which the US say was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile provided to separatists by Russia.
One Dutch town southeast of Amsterdam, Hilversum, lost three entire families and the son of a fourth.
The Netherlands ambassador in Australia, Annemieke Ruigrok, has
A Dutch Australian community Facebook page reflected a sense of shock as many said they had travelled the route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur many times on their way back and forth to Australia.
ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher said she was impressed by the federal government's response so far. She has not heard whether the national commemorative service for the Malaysian airlines crash will be held in Canberra.
The Dutch community will gather at St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne on Thursday for a memorial service.
