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The German-Speaking Community in Australia Arrival and Settlement The Australian population of German-speaking background, German, Austrian and Swiss-German, experienced a dramatic growth in the decades after the Second World War. But there were earlier waves of immigration which made German-speaking immigrants one of the largest groups of non-English speaking background in Australia. Their presence stretches back to the earliest days of European colonisation. Commander of the First Fleet, Captain Arthur Phillip, was the son of the language teacher, Jakob Phillip, from Frankfurt. The flow of Germans to Australia is detailed in The Australian People, edited by James Jupp. One of the most influential Germans to set foot on Australian soil was Ludwig Leichhardt, who later engaged in the epic exploration from North Queensland to the Northern Territory near Darwin in 1844. One of the first Swiss-Germans to arrive on these shores was Johann Weber, later anglicised to John Webber, a member of Captain James Cook's expedition of 1770. The first prominent Austrian in Australia was Ferdinand Bauer, a botanical artist, who on the invitation of Sir Joseph Banks was the only non-British member to take part in the first circumnavigation of Australia under the command of Matthew Flinders in 1801. Swiss settlers finally arrived in greater numbers in the first half of the 19th century. Having played a major role in the formation of significant sectors of Australian primary and secondary industry, German-speaking immigrants are nowadays more integrated into Australia's mainstream society than most other new settlers. Today, the majority of German-speaking skilled and semi-skilled tradespeople who came to Australia during the last immigration waves of the 1960s and 1970s are hardly distinguishable from the rest of society. Over the years the preservation of their culture has become more difficult given the near total integration of their second and third-generation descendants into the mainstream. The inclusion of magazine-style programs in German and English in the Program is an acknowledgement of this trend. Accordingly the German Language Program at SBS Radio has adopted a twin approach to programming to include the traditional and folkloric as well as contemporary issues and cultural developments. The German Language Program team is also particularly proud of it's association with a pioneer of ethnic broadcasting in Australia, Walter Schaeuble. Mr Schaeuble was an early co-ordinator of the German program back in the 1970s and the former Head of Group in Melbourne, Gerda Louch, worked with him for more than five years before his death in 1986. In his memory, the Walter Schaeuble Foundation was established to assist the professional development of ethnic journalists and broadcasters in Australia. Community Contacts Organsations serving Australia's German-speaking community: Goethe Institut Sydney German Cultural Centre 90 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Phone 02 9328 7411 Fax 02 9326 1323 [http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/deindex.ht� Goethe Institut Melbourne German Cultural Centre 448 St. Kilda Road Melbourne, Vic 3004 Phone 03 9864 8999 Fax 03 98648988 [http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/deindex.ht� German Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce Deutsch-Australische Industrie- und Handelskammer Level 10, 39-41 York Street Sydney NSW 2000 Phone 02 8296 0400 Fax 02 8296 0411 Melbourne Branch German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce Deutsch-Australische Industrie- und Handelskammer Level 4, 443 Little Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Tel.: 03 9602 2320 Fax: 03 9602 2340 email: gccmel@germany.org.au http://www.germany.org.au Deutsche Schule Sydney 33 Myoora Road Terrey Hills NSW 2084 Phone 02-9809 5001 Fax 02-9809 5603 Deutsche Schule Melbourne 96 Barkly St North Fitzroy, VIC 3068 Phone 03 9489 9364 Fax 03 9489 3629 Australian-German Welfare Society 24 Albert Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205 Association of German-Speaking Communities GPO Box 2000S Melbourne VIC 3001 German Club Tivoli 291 Dandenong Rd., Windsor VIC 3181 Austrian Club, Melbourne 76-90 Sheehan Rd., Heidelberg West 3081 Swiss Club 89 Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC 3000 Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia Chairperson: Randolph Alwis PO Box 344 Curtin, ACT 2605 Phone:02 6282 5755 Fax: 02 6282 5734 German Lutheran Trinity Church 22 Parliament Place East Melbourne Vic 3002 Tel: +61 (3) 9639 8137 (Mittwoch-Freitag) Mobil: 0411 - 583 977 FAX: +61 (3) 96506937 http://www.kirche.org.au German Australian Community Centre QLD GACCQ c/o German Consulate 32nd Floor, AMP Place, 10 Eagle Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Email: info@gaccq.org.au Website: www.gaccq.org.au German Lutheran Church Sydney Inc. Pastor Dirk Wnendt 10-12 Gurney Road Chester Hill NSW 2162 Tel: +61 (2) 9738 5733 Fax: +61 (2) 9738 5744 http://www.kirche-sydney.org.au Recommended Websites www.zeit.de DIE ZEIT, German weekly newspaper ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) Deutsche Welle Germany's overseas and international, Multilingual broadcaster Goethe Institut Sydney The Goethe Institute, Sydney woche@enternet.com.au Die Woche, an Australian German-language weekly newspaper Swissinfo Swiss Radio International site |
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