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From: "Jon Kehrer" <>
Subject: Re: German Station
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 19:45:07 +1100


Dear Lorraine,

The answer is, of course, both yes and no. As the land was alienated, the
blocks became smaller, say 160 acres, and so on. Employing anyone full time
became more and more unlikely.

When times were tough or work light on the farm, the German farmers would
join the local boat crews and go commercial fishing. Alternatively they
might work for the Hutton's bacon & ham factory at Zillmere, which was on
the rail line and so easy to reach, and opened in 1888. Figures for 1895,
1900 and 1920 indicate that 6% of the male population worked there, but in
the 1930 and 1940 that had shrunk to 2%. My GGfather did that very thing.

John Reed was the original manager. He required all his men to be members of
the appropriate union, which in this case was the AMIEU, the Australian Meat
Industries Employees Union. If you suspect your fellow did to, you should
try to approach them in Brisbane, as the office secretary told me that they
had a card index going back to the beginnings of the union. However when I
wrote (twice now) I never even got the decency of a reply. If enough write
maybe we'll get somewhere. Anyhow the address is:

Australian Meat Industries Employees Union
Level 1
39 Lytton Road
East Brisbane QLD 4169
(07) 3217-3766

Jon Kehrer



----- Original Message -----
From: L Stitt <>
To: Jon Kehrer <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 March 2000 9:31
Subject: Re: German Station


> Hello Jon,
>
> Sorry to be late in replying - been away . Thanks for your advice. I
will
> certainly contact the NHS re school lists.
>
> Did the folk living in the GS work the farms for themselves or was it like
a
> community, perhaps the NHS will answere that eh!
>
> Thanks Jon
>
> Lorraine
>
> Jon Kehrer wrote:
>
> > Dear Lorraine,
> >
> > German Station was the name of the area now known as Nundah. The name
change
> > occurred in the late 1880s through the efforts of George Bridges who was
> > trying to flog off some of his land which he called Railway Estate
around
> > the present day roads of Eton Bridge Henchman and Nundah Streets.
> >
> > Spring Farm Estate was near the state school up along Buckland Road,
which
> > runs from Albert Bishop Park, passed the "new" Lutheran Church, across
the
> > railway lines, passed the Prince Edward Hotel, across the old Sandgate
Road
> > now Bage Street, passed the Nundah State School and the Tufnell
Orphanage to
> > Shaw Road. Spring Farm Estate was around this area. The State Library of
> > Queensland has at least one Spring Farm Estate map which you will have
to
> > consult in person. You should also approach the Nundah and District
> > Historical Society, as they have a map compiled in 1903 as an assignment
by
> > one of the classes at the state school. The houses of every local family
are
> > clearly marked as are the surnames of the families. Care needs to be
taken,
> > as these surnames are written as heard and interpreted by the local
> > children.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Jon Kehrer
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: L Stitt <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, 5 March 2000 11:59
> > Subject: German Station
> >
> > > Please could anyone tell me anything about the "German Station'
Nundah.
> > >
> > > My early Germans give GS and Buckland Road as their address for the
> > > first 6 yes or so of their arrival -- was it something like Wacol???
> > >
> > > I know have a new address "Spring Farm Estate" Nundah.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Lorraine
> > >
> > > ______________________________
>
>

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