QUEENSLAND'S GERMAN CONNECTIONS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Queensland State Archives

Queensland State Archives congratulates the German community on this special publication. There can be no doubt that Germans have contributed significantly to the advancement of Queensland in all aspects of its social, political, economic and cultural life.

The German records from Queensland State Archives’ collection paint a fascinating picture of early missions and the first explorer; immigrants, land orders and immigration agents; pioneering settlements; and the resilience of this community during challenging times.

Extract from shipping list for Humboldt which left Hamburg on 16 July 1870 and arrived in Moreton Bay on 5 November 1870. Total of 339 people landed. Queensland State Archives Digital Item ID 20718 Immigration Department

Letter to Premier of Queensland highlighting the value of promoting German people

to settle in Queensland e.g. at Tarampa Estate, 30 November 1903.

Queensländer Herald and Nord-Australische Zeitung on letterhead. Queensland State Archives Digital Item ID 20756 Chief Secretary’s Department

Images and text courtesy of Queensland State Archives, Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts

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