Australia, Wilkommen

Australia, Wilkommen
Author: Jürgen Tampke
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2022-12-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000812073

Australia, Wilkommen (1990) documents the rich and varying contribution made by Germans in Australia. Originally welcomed as hardy pioneers, German settlers were responsible for discovering and opening up vast tracts of land. German scientists and entrepreneurs played a large role in the Australian economy. But as the German empire expanded into the Pacific, and Britain and Australia were drawn into two world wars, perceptions of Germany and its people changed and immigrants were caught in the crossfire between the old and new worlds. This book examines these issues surrounding German immigration into Australia, and the shifting perceptions of both the immigrants and the nation itself.

The Germans in Australia

The Germans in Australia
Author: Jurgen Tampke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521612438

His books includes Czech-German Relations and the Politics of Central Europe (2002).

Australian Autobiographical Narratives

Australian Autobiographical Narratives
Author: Kay Walsh
Publisher: National Library Australia
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780642107947

Australian Autobiographical Narratives Volume 2 and its partner Volume 1 provide researchers with detailed annotations of published Australian autobiographical writing. Both volumes are a rich resource of the European settlement of Australia. Theis selection concentrates on the post-gold rush period, providing portraits of 533 individuals, from amateur explorers to politicians, from pioneer settlers to sportsmen. Like Volume 1, it offers an intimate and absorbing insight into nineteenth-century Australia.

Czech-German Relations and the Politics of Central Europe

Czech-German Relations and the Politics of Central Europe
Author: Jürgen Tampke
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2002-12-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230505627

In the aftermath of World War Two, approximately three million Sudeten-Germans were expelled from their homes in the former Czechoslovakia because of their part in the dismemberment of the Czechoslovak Republic by Nazi Germany in 1938-39. For many years their representatives, the Sudeten-German Association, attempted in vain to redress the wrong done to their people. However, the end of the Cold War has given a new impetus to their campaign. Currently they attempt to block Czech entry into the EU unless there is restitution of confiscated properties. Jürgen Tampke tells the story of the Sudeten-Germans from the beginning of their settlement seven hundred years ago in what is now the Czech Republic to current times.

The Patriarchs

The Patriarchs
Author: R.J. Hauser
Publisher: Open Book Howden
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 0646517112

There have been Lutheran schools in Australia for more than 170 years. This book examines the first 80 years of that history through a series of biographies of the patriarchs, those educational leaders who established the rich traditions which still influence the church and its approach to formal schooling in the twentieth century. The eight profiles in this book not only cover the broad sweep of Lutheran educational history from 1839 to 1919, but also explore the personalities of people who were leading players in its development.

Some Personal Stories of German Immigration to Australia Since 1945

Some Personal Stories of German Immigration to Australia Since 1945
Author: Ingrid Muenstermann
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2015-05-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1503503135

This book deals with immigration processes of Germans who have arrived in Australia since 1945. It is an attempt to catch the voices of these people, to let them talk about their hopes, aspirations, achievements and disappointments. In 2010 notices were sent out all over Australia, asking Germans (most of them Australians today) to write about their experiences, about challenges and positive happenings. The book contains 28 chapters written by German-born women and men from all walks of life, some came to Australia as children, some as adults, others talk about the lives of their immigrant parents, one person pays tribute to a partner he has lost recently, and who describes her impressions about university life in Germany and in Australia, another person looks back at twenty-three years in Australia and the fine line that divides him and the Australian people. Most, but not all, are success stories. This book also includes three chapters about organisations that provided a buffer zone for new arrivals in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s: Club Harmony of Melbourne, the Club of the Danube Swabians in Adelaide, and the SA German Club. The final chapter is an interview with a person who had to flee Nazi Germany in 1938, with Ernie Salomon.

Migration and Cultural Contact: Germany and Australia

Migration and Cultural Contact: Germany and Australia
Author: Andrea Bandhauer
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2010-02-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1743321252

The collected essays in Migration and Cultural Contact: Germany and Australia investigate historical documents, letters, film, literature and other cultural sources to reveal how each country influenced the culture, intellectual thought and aesthetics of the other from earliest colonial times through to today.

National Approaches to the Administration of International Migration

National Approaches to the Administration of International Migration
Author: Peri E. Arnold
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2010
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1607505983

Within the time frame of the 17th century to the mid 20th century, this book examines the migration experience of ten countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States - each with an important history of international migration.

Captured Lives

Captured Lives
Author: Peter Monteath
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0642279241

Captured Lives peers behind the barbed wire drawn around people deemed threats to Australia's security during the two world wars. Civilians from enemy nations, even if born in Australia, were subjects of suspicion and locked away in internment camps. Prisoners-of-war were shipped from the other side of the world and shut away in camps in country Australia. No matter how unjust their internment or how severe the privations, most internees and POWs worked out ways to relieve their discomfort, physical and mental, and their boredom. Internees devoted their time to creative pursuits like theatre, musical ensembles, art and photography, while others involved themselves in sporting activities, gardening or studying. Captured Lives mentions over 30 of the main camps that were spread across Australia during the two world wars. Included are sketches, watercolours and photographs made by internees serve as references of the conditions and life in the camps from an insider's perspective.