Pauline Cockrill reported in The Islander, Kangaroo Island's local newspaper, that a very successful Reunion was held for the descendants of German pioneers who arrived at Kangaroo Island, South Australia aboard the Solway, 175 years ago in October 1...

The 1852 Rosenthal to Hochkirch Wagon Trek Revisited

The 160th anniversary of the 1852 pioneering overland Trek from Rosedale, formerly Rosenthal and Hoffnungsthal in South Australia to Portland, Hamilton, Gnadenthal and Hochkirch in Wester...

This article by John Noack is based on [1] the Tour Itinerary and Notes prepared by the Tour Organising Committee from information made available at the Lutheran Archives and on [2] published books relating to the History of Lutherans in Australia an...

This event was held on Sunday April 1, 2012. We began with a delicious community lunch at 12.30 pm followed by a brief AGM before hearing our guest speaker at 2.00 pm. Hans Schroeder spoke about German Lutherans in Russia. The venue was the Ivanho...

The annual Wendish Country Tour during Victoria's long weekend in March allows our Society's members and their friends to spend three days soaking up and learning about the various noteworthy historical and heritage sites in the area. The Tabor Lu...

A Luncheon on Saturday 15 October 2011 was held from 12 noon to 4pm at the German Club Tivoli in Windsor, to celebrate our Society's 25th Anniversary. It was established in 1986 and has helped to maintain contacts with many descendants of the Wendish...

The Dedication of the Memorial Plaque for Pastor Hermann Herlitz was held at 1pm on 29 May 2011 in the Lutheran Section of the Melbourne General Cemetery at Carlton. Hans Schroeder as the Master of Ceremonies, welcomed special guests and all particip...

The Pella community provided an excellent weekend program on 14–15 Mat, 2011, for the Centenary celebration of the dedication of their church building, which took place on 14 May 1911. The officiating Pastors in 1911 included N. Wiese, E. Kriewaldt...

The Ian Potter Centre in Melbourne's Federation Square was the location of "Nature Revealed", the display of over 150 paintings by Eugene von Guerard. The Centre was open from 10am-5pm, 16 April – 7 August 2011. The painter, who was born in Vien...