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The History of theGerman Honorary Consul in Brisbane
Michael Rosemann
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1855-1871
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Georg AppelHamburg (1855-1871)
• *1823, Hesse-Kassel• Worked for Goldsmith Bank, London• Arrived in Australia in 1851• Sheep broker (Highgate Hill)
The very first Honorary Consulin Brisbane, across all nations.
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George FrancksenOldenburg (1860-1863)
• *1837, Hollwarden• Arrived in Australia in 1839• Business partner with Heussler
Purchased one of the two blocksthat today make up the Fernberg property
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Daniel WienholtHannover (1864-1865)
• *1822, Bayonne, France• Arrived in 1854• Wienholt family became a powerful
pastoral dynasty
“An honorable men of businessand a Christian gentleman” who served for
less than a year as the Honorary Consul.
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Julius BrabantBremen (1864-1868)
• *1825, Neuenkirchen• Started as a sailor when he was 16• Attracted by the gold rush to the US• Arrived in Brisbane in 1850• Wool and tobacco merchant
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1871-1914
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Armand Ranniger1872-1880
• *1835, Altenburg• Previous HC for Prussia and Oldenburg• Act HC 1874: Siegmund Berens• Author of Religion: Past and Present
Rannigers father foundedGermany’s biggest glove factory
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Johann Heussler1880-1900
• *1820, Bockenheim• Wine merchant in Frankfurt• Arrived in Australian in 1852• 1862: HC for The Netherlands• Immigrant agent for Qld in 1865
With 60 years, Heussler was the oldestHC (60) at the day of his appointment
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Johann Heussler1880-1900
Founding MemberQueensland Club
Built and lived in Fernberg1865-1872
German Club
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Heinrich Ruethning1885-1886
• Farmer, miner, lawyer and bankaccountant
• Created his own company, which stillexists (Eagle Street)
• Founding member of theDeutscher Turn-Verein
Ruething was passionate about improving theconditions on migration ships and helped
with the financial affairs of the German Cub
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Friedrich von Ploennies1900-1906
• *1860, Darmstadt• Career in mining• Former secretary of Heussler and
interim HC (1897-1899)• Passionate about German New Guinea• HC Office: 173 Eagle Street
When von Ploennis travelled to Europe in 1902,Heussler, aged 82, became HC again
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Dr med Eugen Hirschfeld1906-1914
• *1866, Militisch, Silesia, Prussia• Arrived in Brisbane in 1890• Medical practice in Wickham Tce• Inaugural President of Deutsche
Vereinigung (1894)• Founding Senator, UQ, 1910• HC office: 62-64 Creek Street
The position of the Consul was terminatedin August 1914 with the beginning of the war
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1931-
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Josiah Beiers1931-1936
• *1897, Queensland• Manager at Brisbane Machinery• Born to Danish parents, Beiers
had a good understanding of German
From 1937-39, Brisbane was abranch of the Consulate-General in Sydney
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Sir John Rowell1960-1986
• *1916, Toowong• Captain in the Aus army• PoW (Malaysia) 1942-45• Partner at Neil O’Sullivan & Rowell• President of Qld Law
Society• HC office: 289 Queen St
Rowell served for 26 years, making himthe longest serving German HC in Brisbane
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Christopher Featherstone1986-1996
• Manager of Munich Reinsurance• HC Office initially 26 Wharf St,
since 1989 at 10 Eagle Street
Rowell served for 26 years, making himthe longest serving German HC in Brisbane
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Eric Finger, AO1996-2002
• *1938, Boonah• Started as an engineer in the Department
for Main Roads, Commissioner 82-88• DG Dep Premier, Economic and Trade, 88-94• Director Thiess, 1996-2004• A first German Week took place in 1998
Finger met Chancellor Kohlduring his visit in Cairns in May 1997
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Detlef Sulzer2002-2012
• Started as civil engineer in Kent, UK• From 1971: Hochtief Nuclear Divison• 1983 seconded to Thiess, Brisbane• Founded QACCQ in 2005• German Week 2006
Sulzer led the production of the bookQueensland’s German Connections
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Prof Michael Schuetz2012-2016
• Arrived in Australia in 2004 as orthopedic• Trauma surgeon, QUT Professor and Chair
of Trauma, PA Hospital • 2016-18: Charité Berlin • Director Jamieson Trauma Institute• Founded German
language roundtable
A Qantas Boing 737-800 was named in honourOf Ludwig Leichhardt in October 2014
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Head of Consular Services
Elsa Armstrong1960-83
Ursula Sterf1983-2010
Claudia Luettringhaus2010-
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The German Honorary Consuls in Brisbane