Sale of Livingstone Street church property
by John Noack
The Lutheran Church property at 27 Livingstone Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria, was sold by auction on Friday, 11th October 2013. It goes without saying that this was a sad event for the small congregation of the church. It is also a signifiant event for o...
Dr Graham Lieschke & 100 Bach Cantatas
by John Noack
On Sunday 23 June 2013 at 9 am, the Congregation at St Johns Southgate celebrated the presentation of the 100th Different Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, titled "Jesus, nun sei gepreiset", meaning "Jesus now be praised" (BWV 41). St Johns Southgate...
Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
by John Noack
Our annual Pleasant Sunday Afternoon commenced with a community lunch at 12.30 pm followed by a brief AGM. As this year marks the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Ludwig Leichhardt, we heard about this famous German explorer and naturalist whose 184...
Labour Day Weekend Tour
by John Noack / Joan Winter
The Grovedale and Freshwater Creek Tour, 9-10 March 2013
The Annual Tour of the Wendish Heritage Society to Grovedale and Freshwater Creek on 9-10 March 2013 was organized by June Winter and her family. Although the weather was hotter than ...A.I.G.S. Bendigo Area Family History Expo
by John Noack
This event was held from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm, Sunday 17 March 2013, Leisure Centre, Browning St, Kangaroo Flat. Our president, John Noack represented the Wendish Heritage Society and served as a consultant at this well attended event. Many other g...
Nieder-Weisel Plaque for Victorian Goldfields
by Kevin ZwarThe largest number of people to emigrate to Australia from any town in what is now Germany came to Victoria from Nieder Weisel in the 1800's, a Lutheran village in the Country called Hesse. The village had 2,300 inhabitants in the 1800's, until over ...
Raymond George Burger (1927–2012)
by the editorRaymond George Burger was born in Penshurst Victoria on the 23rd February 1927, the fifth child of Fred and Meta Burger. Baptized at Tabor Lutheran Church on 20th March that same year, he enjoyed his childhood growing up on the family farm with his s...
Ziebell’s Farmhouse Open Garden
by Robert WuchatschThe historic Ziebell's Farmhouse Garden was included in Australia's Open Garden Scheme for the first time last year. The Garden was open from 10 am to 4.30 pm on both Sat. 17 and Sun. 18 November. This event was a resounding success, with 270 visitor...
2012 Trek Luncheon at Austrian Club
by John NoackOur Wendish Heritage Society's 2012 Trek Luncheon was held on Saturday 13 October 2012 at 12.30 pm at Melbourne's picturesque Austrian Club and Cultural Centre, located at 90 Sheehan Road in Heidelberg West (Melways 19 F/9). This trek Luncheon ena...
Reunion of Descendants of Solway Passengers
by editorPauline Cockrill reported in The Islander, Kangaroo Island's local newspaper, that a very successful Reunion was held for the descendants of German pioneers who arrived at Kangaroo Island, South Australia aboard the Solway, 175 years ago in October 1...