German emigration to South Australia |
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| Title : | German emigration to South Australia |
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| Source : | South Australian register, 2 November 1844, p. 3 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1844 | ||
| Format : | Newspaper | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
The first large number of Germans to immigrate to South Australia did so to escape religious intolerance in their homeland. This newspaper article about German emigration outlines why a particular group decided to immigrate to South Australia. The article praises the Germans as a valuable addition to the population of South Australia as they are "a sober, honest, prudent, and industrious class of persons". |
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| Related names : | Angas, George Fife, 1789-1879 |
| Coverage year : | 1844 |
| Period : | 1836-1851 |
| Place : | South Australia |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | Harmstorf, Ian, ed. The German experience of Australia 1833-1938, [Bedford Park, SA]: The Australian Association of von Humboldt Fellows, The Flinders University of South Australia, 1988 Praite, J. German placenames in Sth. Aust., [Adelaide: J & R Praite], 1989 Reynolds, GT. German placenames in Australia changed during the Great War 1914-1918, Batemans Bay, NSW: Possum Printing, c1991 State Library of South Australia. Germans in South Australia, [Adelaide]: State Library of South Australia, 1995 |
| Internet links : | State Library of South Australia, General Information Fact Sheets Online : Germans in South Australia State Library of South Australia, General Information Factsheets Online: Religion in South Australia |
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