Schuetzenfest, Hahndorf |
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| Title : | Schuetzenfest, Hahndorf |
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| Creator : | Tourist Bureau, photographer | ||
| Date of creation : | ca. 1970 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 155 x 208 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Ferris Wheel at the Amusement Park during a Schuetzenfest at Hahndorf. The Schuetzenfest - meaning 'Shooting festival' - originated in the provinces of Germany where every town held its own shooting competition and celebration. Schuetzenfests have been held by the German community in South Australia since 1865 in locations such as Adelaide, Hahndorf, Lobethal and the Barossa Valley. |
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| Period : | 1946-1979 |
| Place : | Hahndorf |
| 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 Van Abbe, Derek. The Germans in South Australia: the story of the German communities in South Australia |
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