Friends of Lutheran Archives

Speaker: Janette Lange

Monday 21 September, 2020
7:30PM

Bethlehem House
Sudholz Pl, ADELAI

REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED. Please register by contacting Helen Schubert via email: hschubert@internode.on.net or phone/mobile: (08) 8364 4350 or 0447 740 711

When one thinks of mining in Colonial South Australia, it is usually the Cornish miners who come to mind. And while the miners from the Harz region in Germany are sometimes mentioned, the focus is usually on those who emigrated from 1848 onwards, with their emigration supported by the Hanoverian government sponsorship scheme.

But over 150 Harz immigrants had already arrived in SA in the years prior to this scheme, and their story is rarely told. What prompted their emigration? How could they afford to? Why did they choose SA? How did they differ from the second wave of Harz miners?

This talk by Janette Lange, Acting Director of Lutheran Archives, will look at this first wave of Harz emigrants (1845-1847), other early German miners (1837-1844), and their influence on mining in SA.

Please register by Friday, 18 September, if you will attend in person.This talk will be filmed and made available online at a later date.

Speaker: Timothy Pietsch

Monday 19 October, 2020
7:30PM
(FoLA AGM at 7:00PM)

Bethlehem House
Sudholz Pl, ADELAIDE

Wantok Place is the LCA’s museum of Papua New Guinea artefacts.Timothy Pietsch, the manager of Wantok Place, will talk about the origins of the museum, in Papua New Guinea and in Australia.He will also take us on a video tour of the museum artefacts (some of which are culturally and financially significant), including some of the rarities and oddities.

Please register by Friday, 16 October, if you will attend in person.