Australische Zeitung
The Australische Zeitung was a weekly German-language newspaper published in Tanunda, South Australia from 1860 until it ceased publication during World War I in 1916 due to anti-German sentiment. The newspaper also existed in a variety of earlier names or merged publications, reflecting the fluid nature of the newspaper industry in Victorian gold rush era colonial South Australia. The long history of German language Australian newspapers reflects the considerable German-speaking population which settled in South Australia in the nineteenth century.
History
Suedaustralische Zeitung
Die Deutsche Post für die Australischen Colonien, first published c. 6 January 1848,
The following year it was printed in traditional
Süd Australische Zeitung
The Süd Australische Zeitung was sold in 1859 to
A special entertainment insert, called Australisches Unterhaltungsblatt (1862-1916), was included as well. From 1862 it was subtitled "Belletristische Beilage zur Süd-Australische Zeitung" then "Belletristische Beilage zur Australischen Zeitung" from 1875.[17]
Australische Zeitung
In 1874 the rival German language newspapers of Adelaide and Tanunda once again merged as the Australische Zeitung,
(Johann) August Ludwig Kayser (died c. 20 February 1910) who arrived in Adelaide on the Grasbruch in 1860, married Cecilie Catharine Amalie Beecken in 1862, and was for a time headmaster of the Lyndoch Valley and Brighton schools, was on the paper's literary staff.[22]
Negative public sentiment during the Great War against the use of the German language (or German place-names) in South Australia led to demands in 1915 that the newspaper be closed or forced to discontinue printing in German.[23] The paper's final edition was on Wednesday, 15 March 1916. Despite this, there could have been little to criticise regarding their loyalty to Australia:
"We do not protest against the frequent messages about the successes of the Belgians, French, and Russians because the sooner victory is gained the sooner there will be an end to the present shocking murder. What does cause our blood to boil is the cables alleging terrible and infamous actions and conduct on the part of the Germans; if there were only a grain of truth in them it would make us sink into the earth for shame that we are of German descent."[24]
The newspaper was finally revived on 2 June 1927 in Tanunda, albeit on a smaller scale, but it ceased production again on 4 July 1929.
Digitisation
Issues have been digitised from photographic copies by the National Library of Australia, and may be retrieved using Trove.
- Suedaustralische Zeitung (Adelaide, SA : 1850 - 1851) at Trove
- Süd Australische Zeitung (Tanunda and Adelaide, SA : 1860 - 1874) at Trove
- Australische Zeitung (Adelaide, SA : 1875 - 1916) at Trove
References
- Adelaide Observer. Vol. XLVIII, no. 2571. 10 January 1891. p. 41. Retrieved 16 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. Vol. 32, no. 1688. South Australia. 24 January 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gilson, M; J. Zubrzycki (1967). "The First Hundred Years of Foreign-language Journalism in Australia". The Foreign-language Press in Australia 1848–1964: 9.
- Richard Schomburgkaboard the Princess Louise in August 1849
- ^ Rev. Dr. Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Muecke (16 July 1815 – 4 January 1898) married Caroline Schomburgk ( – 15 November 1874) (his second wife, a sister of Richard Schomburgk)
- ^ Gustav Droege arrived in SA in December 1847 aboard Hermann von Beckerath, and was still in the colony in 1861, but further information is lacking
- ^ a b Walker, R. B. (1973). "German-Language Press and People in South Australia, 1848-1900". Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society. 58 (pt. 2): 121–140.
- ^ "Süd Australische Zeitung (Tanunda and Adelaide, SA : 1860 - 1874)". Retrieved 19 February 2018 – via Trove.
- ^ Karl Friedrich Wilhem Eggers (1815–1882) arrived in Adelaide in 1848 aboard the Thomas Lowry, and worked on the printing staff of the South Australian Register.
- ^ "Local News". South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal. Vol. VI, no. 417. South Australia. 5 April 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 13 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Domestic News". Adelaide Times. Vol. II, no. 421. South Australia. 3 April 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 13 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- The South Australian Advertiser. Vol. II, no. 355. 30 August 1859. p. 2. Retrieved 13 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- The South Australian Advertiser. Vol. V, no. 1391. 7 January 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 13 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The German Newspapers". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 6 January 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "SA Memory: Sud-Australische Zeitung". Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- Adelaide Observer. Vol. XXVII, no. 1468. 20 November 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 13 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australisches Unterhaltungsblatt. G. Eimer. Retrieved 22 August 2018 – via State Library of South Australia.
- The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XXXII, no. 9, 505. South Australia. 17 July 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia. Muecke left SA in late 1869. When did he return?
- ^ "Australische Zeitung (Adelaide, SA : 1875 - 1916) - 5 Jan 1875 - p1". Retrieved 19 February 2018 – via Trove.
- South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail. Vol. XXI, no. 1, 039. 20 July 1878. p. 11. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. Vol. 8, no. 385. South Australia. 17 February 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Personal". The Advertiser. Vol. LII, no. 16, 025. Adelaide. 25 February 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Advertiser. Vol. LVIII, no. 17, 749. Adelaide. 3 September 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Mail. Vol. 1, no. 18. Adelaide. 24 August 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.