German settlement in Australia
At the opening up of Australia also German had some, although limited proportion. For one thing, German researchers involved in various ways in the exploration of Australia, including the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller and nature painter Ferdinand Bauer. On the other hand also German immigrants arrived in the first British colonies on the island continent, although their share here was much lower than for example in the United States of America. To be reported in 1861 of around one million people in Australia about 27 000 as a German, and 120 years later, in 1981, there were an estimated 600000-800000 people of German descent in Australia.
- 2.1 New South Wales (New South Wales )
- 2.2 Northern Territory (Northern Territory )
- 2.3 Queensland
- 2.4 South Australia ( South Australia) 2.4.1 Barossa Valley
Settlement groups
The Prince - George -and- Bengalee Group ( November 1838 )
The first Germans who settled as a group in Australia, were Prussian Old Lutherans, under the leadership of Pastor August Kavel. They arrived on the ship Prince George and Bengalee in Port Adelaide in 1838 and founded the settlement Klemzig, six kilometers from Adelaide, which is a suburb of that today.
The Zebra Group ( December 1838 )
The next group met in December 1838, one with the ship Zebra under Captain Dirk Hahn My Hertz in Port Adelaide. Captain Hahn, the group supported the acquisition of the land in the Adelaide Hills, where they eventually settled and Hahndorf founded.
The Catharina Group ( January 1839 )
The most recent wave of immigrants arrived in January 1839, one on the Catharina. This group settling mostly in Glen Osmond.
The Skjold Group ( October 1841 )
1840, a letter was sent to the Old Lutherans in Prussia to stimulate Other also emigrate and to ask for a second pastor. This group left on 11 July 1841 the Danish barque Skjold the port of Hamburg -Altona in the direction of Australia. On October 28, 1841 they reached Port Adelaide in South Australia. On board was a native of Liebenswerda Pastor Gotthard Fritzsche, who had been encouraged to join the emigrants. These emigrants founded new towns Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills and Bethany in the Barossa Valley. 1842, the city was founded Langmeil.
The following is a - until further incomplete - list of settlements in Australia, which were founded by Germans settled mainly or significantly influenced in their development.
Regional distribution
The regional breakdown is based on the current limits of the Australian states.
New South Wales (New South Wales )
- Walla Walla was founded in 1869 by German families from the Barrosa Valley.
Northern Territory (Northern Territory )
- Hermannsburg was founded in 1877 as a mission station of the Lutherans, but left in 1891 by the Germans.
Queensland
- 1860 Marburg
- 1864 Bethania (originally " Bethany " )
- 1870 Minden
- 1870 Haigslea (originally " Kirchheim " )
- Prenzlau
South Australia ( South Australia)
- Klemzig was founded in 1838 as the first German settlement in Australia of emigrants from the Brandenburg Klemzig.
- Misery Point was founded in 1838/1839 by Prussian Altlutheranern under Pastor Cavel / Kavel.
- Hahndorf was founded in 1839 by Prussian Altlutheranern under the command of Danish Captain Dirk Meinertz Hahn.
- Lobethal was founded in 1841 by 18 Prussian Lutheran expat families in the hills of Adelaide Hills. These were the Pastor Gotthard Daniel Fritzsche few months before coming to the emigrant ship Skjold, of Hamburg, arrived on October 28, 1841 at the Port of Adelaide.
- 1848 Birdwood (originally " Blumberg " )
- Verdun ( originally " Grunthal " )
Barossa Valley
The called Barossa Valley, also called " New Silesia ", was a focus of the early colonization of South Australia.
Part of the aforementioned place no longer exist, however, is proved by numerous cemeteries of their presence.