Hi Claire, Try your State Library: for NSW - www.slnsw.gov.au , for Queensland - www.slq.qld.gov.au , Victoria - www.slv.vic.gov.au , Western Australia - www.liswa.wa.gov.au , South Australia - www.slsa.sa.gov.au , Tasmania - www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au For Western Australia At the home page - Search Our Catalogue - Search by Author Enter fischer, gerhard It should be the first result. If you are unable to access it there then your nearest council library should be able to set up an Inter-Library loan (could cost between $10 & $15) Brian. ----- Original Message ----- From: "lyndon" <lyndon@wa1.quik.com.au> To: "Brian Rhynehart" <brianr@cyberone.com.au> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-GERMAN] Germans in Australia 1914-1920 > Dear Brian > How do us western states get our hands on it. I gather this period is WWI or > is it WWII? If WWI does it cover all of Australia or just a specific area? > TIA > Claire > Perth, WA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Rhynehart" <brianr@cyberone.com.au> > To: <AUS-GERMAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 12:43 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-GERMAN] Germans in Australia 1914-1920 > > > > Gillian & list, > > > > I have been lurking for some time now and working through the archives. > > The book "Enemy Aliens" is a very informative publication. It is easier to > > find if you spell the author's name 'Fischer'. > > > > The Walla Walla members detained at that time were - Herman Alfred Paech, > > Daniel Edward Heppner (1st cousin twice removed to my wife), John and > Ernst > > Wenke. > > Many others were rounded up all over Australia; several highly qualified > and > > respected church and community leaders, academics and medical > practitioners > > among them. Worst of all was the founder of the brewing company that made > my > > favourite beer when I was younger - Edmund Resch. > > > > If you have a bent for this aspect of Australian History and read some of > > the official papers and military intelligence (I still regard this as an > > oxymoron) of the time you could compare it to some recent press releases - > > the enemy has changed to Fundamentalist Religion, terrorism and associated > > evils. > > The guiding light is now Uncle Sam rather than O. M. E. but the rhetoric > and > > stupidity > > remains the same. Some people in high places are just incapable of > learning > > from history. > > > > ACT members can borrow the works from the ACT Library Service, Woden > Branch > > or > > read it at the National Library. > > > > > > Brian Rhynehart, > > Canberra. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gillian Baker" <troublepaddock@drumard.com> > > To: <AUS-GERMAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:18 AM > > Subject: [AUS-GERMAN] Germans in Australia 1914-1920 > > > > > > > As part of my ongoing search for Hoffmann's in Australia I found a book > > > which may interest some people. > > > Enemy Aliens- Internment and the Homefront Experience in Australia > > 1914-1920 > > > by Gerhard Fisher ISBN 0 7022 21783 > > > > > > It had several references to members of the Walla Walla NSW German > > community > > > and the governments attitude to anti-war activity by these families. It > > (snip) > > > > > Regards > > > Gillian > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > > > For your Aus-German resources go to > > > http://www.ainsleehooper.com/germlinks.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by CyberOne E-Mail Spam and > Virus Protection Service, and is believed to > be clean from viruses. CyberOne accepts no > responsibility for the content of messages > in transit through our servers. > -- > Suspected unsolicited commercial bulk messages > (SPAM) have been marked with {Spam?} tag in > the subject line enabling you to filter them out > by using your mail software's filtering capabilities. > >

I have just received a copy of this book from my local library. They got it in from another library and told me that any book I want they can get if not from their own network they can go to the national Library where the book is held. Albert Grulke -----Original Message----- From: Brian Rhynehart [mailto:brianr@cyberone.com.au] Sent: Monday, 6 September 2004 11:58 PM To: AUS-GERMAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-GERMAN] Germans in Australia 1914-1920 Hi Claire, Try your State Library: for NSW - www.slnsw.gov.au , for Queensland - www.slq.qld.gov.au , Victoria - www.slv.vic.gov.au , Western Australia - www.liswa.wa.gov.au , South Australia - www.slsa.sa.gov.au , Tasmania - www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au For Western Australia At the home page - Search Our Catalogue - Search by Author Enter fischer, gerhard It should be the first result. If you are unable to access it there then your nearest council library should be able to set up an Inter-Library loan (could cost between $10 & $15) Brian. ----- Original Message ----- From: "lyndon" <lyndon@wa1.quik.com.au> To: "Brian Rhynehart" <brianr@cyberone.com.au> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-GERMAN] Germans in Australia 1914-1920 > Dear Brian > How do us western states get our hands on it. I gather this period is WWI or > is it WWII? If WWI does it cover all of Australia or just a specific area? > TIA > Claire > Perth, WA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Rhynehart" <brianr@cyberone.com.au> > To: <AUS-GERMAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 12:43 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-GERMAN] Germans in Australia 1914-1920 > > > > Gillian & list, > > > > I have been lurking for some time now and working through the archives. > > The book "Enemy Aliens" is a very informative publication. It is easier to > > find if you spell the author's name 'Fischer'. > > > > The Walla Walla members detained at that time were - Herman Alfred Paech, > > Daniel Edward Heppner (1st cousin twice removed to my wife), John and > Ernst > > Wenke. > > Many others were rounded up all over Australia; several highly qualified > and > > respected church and community leaders, academics and medical > practitioners > > among them. Worst of all was the founder of the brewing company that made > my > > favourite beer when I was younger - Edmund Resch. > > > > If you have a bent for this aspect of Australian History and read some of > > the official papers and military intelligence (I still regard this as an > > oxymoron) of the time you could compare it to some recent press releases - > > the enemy has changed to Fundamentalist Religion, terrorism and associated > > evils. > > The guiding light is now Uncle Sam rather than O. M. E. but the rhetoric > and > > stupidity > > remains the same. Some people in high places are just incapable of > learning > > from history. > > > > ACT members can borrow the works from the ACT Library Service, Woden > Branch > > or > > read it at the National Library. > > > > > > Brian Rhynehart, > > Canberra. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gillian Baker" <troublepaddock@drumard.com> > > To: <AUS-GERMAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:18 AM > > Subject: [AUS-GERMAN] Germans in Australia 1914-1920 > > > > > > > As part of my ongoing search for Hoffmann's in Australia I found a book > > > which may interest some people. > > > Enemy Aliens- Internment and the Homefront Experience in Australia > > 1914-1920 > > > by Gerhard Fisher ISBN 0 7022 21783 > > > > > > It had several references to members of the Walla Walla NSW German > > community > > > and the governments attitude to anti-war activity by these families. It > > (snip) > > > > > Regards > > > Gillian > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > > > For your Aus-German resources go to > > > http://www.ainsleehooper.com/germlinks.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by CyberOne E-Mail Spam and > Virus Protection Service, and is believed to > be clean from viruses. CyberOne accepts no > responsibility for the content of messages > in transit through our servers. > -- > Suspected unsolicited commercial bulk messages > (SPAM) have been marked with {Spam?} tag in > the subject line enabling you to filter them out > by using your mail software's filtering capabilities. > >