Hello List, When looking for something else this morning I came across this family, does anyone know who Ulricka's parents were, date of birth, death and etc. Wilhelm Friedrick ZAHNOW { have no dates for him either}, farmer of Rosedale, who married Ulricka Sophia MÜLLER Children: Christian Albert August 1877 d. 1947 Albert August Ferdinand 1879 and d 1941 Rosevale m Pauline Mary FISCHER 1901, Ipswich Louise Emilie Marie 1881 Were there other children, and have I the right children with these parents? And don't forget to check out this web-site every now and again, as there are some German names popping up every now and again. They are from my "Old papers" transcriptions. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle Cheers Bev

My apology to Lisa Burton, I sent this to her instead of to Mark via the list. > Mark, I have about 3 or 4 un named babies that I was able to obtain the > death certificate for. None of them were stillborn, all lived at least one > hour or a few days, but the mothers did not name them for the certificates. > I heard that the mothers did not get too attached to the baby growing in the > womb. The main reason was that the mortality rate was so high that it was > expected that none of them would live much past birth. > > On the other hand, many of the babies did live. > > Want to know how I KNOW that? > > well, on the Digest list we have 118 subscribers and on the List mode we > have 236 subscribers. All researching Germans in South East Queensland but > not all of them post their research interests on a regular basis. > > So go ahead and apply for the certificates and find out what happened to the > little one. Keep in mind that the clerk in the office where you applied is > not connected to your family and she has no physical or emotional bond to > the un named baby! > > cheers, Beverly. > Life on Earth is Expensive, but at least > you get a free trip around the sun....... > So wear a hat and enjoy the ride! > >

Hi Listers, It's only in the last few years that a stillborn child has had to be registered at birth, although the child must be registered at death! Lobbying by the SIDS and SANDS groups (both concerned with neo-natal and near neo-natal deaths) has resulted in a change in the law. This was to allow a certain amount of "closure" on the part of the parents. A large number of stillborn children can be found in the death registers so it pays to check the death register if there is an unexplained gap in the birth sequence! My gradnmother was of the opinion that if anyone started having children every two years, they wouldn't stop! She wasn't far wrong in pioneering times. Jan Veacock janmveacock@yahoo.com Researching Darling Downs Cemeteries __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com

Hi list Researching my family line I have come across a Unamed child, while applying for the birth certificate which I got the details from fisch records, I was told that there would be no record of the birth because a Unamed child usually means that the child was stillborn and and in these cases a child is not named and therefore the child would not have been registered as a birth, as anyone came across something like this before, all this was what I was told when applying for the certificate at a courthouse, I cannot work this out, if it is documented on fisch you would think there would be a record of the birth. Regards Mark

Hello listers, Just 4 quick Muller questions - I am looking for the names of the parents of :- Arthur Ronald Muller b 26 Jul 1945 Junee, NSW Frank Jeffrey Noel Muller b 1949 Toowoomba Harold Douglas Muller b 4 Novl 1920 John Muller m Lynette Steger These Muller's have all married into my Muller families. Regards to all Judith matthews@tpg.com.au

Hi List, Sorry, this should read, LANCASTER >>John LANCASRER, of Middle Farm, near Brisbane, gentleman, £5641, to John >>LANCASTER, of Racecourse; Cheers Bev

Hi All, As a follow up to Bev's email, I thought I would advise that the Herman MÜLLER (AKA Harry Miller) & Annie Wilhelmine STIBBE are actually my GGrandparents. Kind Regards Kerry MÜLLER Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Kerlin" <kerlindavidbev@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 4:19 PM Subject: Muller and Müller Hi All I've done that checking routine and find that Kerry MÜLLER's file and mine are pretty close - well he helped me heaps, so that stands to reason. Cathy and Peter Reinke: I can help with Gustav Adolf MÜLLER and Maria Wilhelmine REINKE but I had the marriage date as 10 April where you have 19 April. I didn't have their children, so thank you for that. Herman MÜLLER and Annie Wilhelmine STIBBE are here too, plus 2 more wives. Both families are connected. So then, where is my Samuel MULLER? Not one among them! He was born 03.03.1907 at Roadvale, died 18.07.1963 at Brisbane and married Linda Dorothy HANSON on 12.06.1929. Typing Ü - use numeric keypad and hold down Alt key and 154 = Ü Typing ü - use numeric keypad and hold down Alt key and 129 = ü (just a bit of trivia - but PAF sorts the two names separately and it's a chore) Best wishes Bev ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237

Subject: Old Papers--Probates & etc.-- Apr. 6, 1889 >Taken from the Queenslander, Brisbane, Saturday, April 6, 1889 > >Probates and Letters of Administration have been granted as follows:-- >John SIMMONDS, of Brisbane, monumental sculptor, £2230, to Mary Jemima >SIMMONDS, of Brisbane, widow; >William ABRAHAM, of Mackay, chemist, £783, to Wm. MARSH, of Mackay, >merchant; >John EASTWELL, of Jack Smith's Gully, near Warwick, farmer, £198, to Geo. >EASTWELL, of same place, farmer; >Joanna Angela HAWKINS, of Albion, £200, to Thomas Sampson HAWKINS, jun., of >Albion, accountant; >Samuel TIPPETT, of Happy Valley, Mount Morgan, £251, to Mary Ann TIPPETT, of >same place, widow; >Bartholomew BRADY, of Merritt's Creek, near Highfields, £829, to Michael >MOORE, of Cabarlah, farmer, and James BROADFOOT, of Merritt's Creek, >contractor; >John LANCASRER, of Middle Farm, near Brisbane, gentleman, £5641, to John >LANCASTER, of Racecourse; >Charles DAVIS, of Eagle Farm, freeholder, £895, to Wm. Thomas ATTHOW, of >Brisbane, solicitor, and Fred DAVIS, of Eagle Farm, blacksmith; >John Fred COCKFIELD, of Charters Towers, sawyer, £100, to John CARSE, of >Charters Towers, merchant, and John OCKFIELD, of same place, sawyer; >Thomas MANCHESTER, of Bundaberg, saw-mills propietor, £9154, to James >Spencer MEIKLEJOHN, of Bundaberg, bank manager, and John CRAN, of Millaquin, >near Bundaberg, sugar planter; >Andrew James BROWN, of Eidsvold, gentleman, £100, to John Henry EDOLS, of >Eidsvold, speculator, and Robt. G. JELLIE, of Eidsvold, speculator. > >Administration :-- >Wm. WOODLEY, of Brisbane { late of Invercargill, N.Z. }, £300 to Fanny >WOODLEY, of Indooroopilly, widow; >Timothy Cummings GRIFFIN, of Black Jack, Charters Towers, £2 13s., to Mary >GRIFFIN, of same place, widow; >Malcolm Jamieson ELLIS, of Mackay, gentleman, £193, to Willoughby Jno. >CRARETY, of Elalong, near Mackay, sugar planter; >Carl Heinrich JEWES { probably should be TEWES }, of Djuan, near Crow's >Nest, £270, to Anna Louise JEWES, of same place, widow; >Wm. M'BEAN, of Croydon, accountant, £573, to Andrew James FULLERTON, of Croy >don, sharebroker; >Patrick GLEESON, of Brisbane, contractors overseer, £100 to Catherine >GLEESON, of Brisbane, widow; >Deborah WINTZLOFF, of Brisbane, £100, to Chas. Augustus WINTZLOFF, of >Brisbane, carpenter; >Michael GALVIN, of Torrens Creek, innkeeper, £445, to Kate GALVIN, of same >place, widow. > > >Cheers >Bev > >

G'Day Albert I thought all people with German backgrounds read faily tales to their children/grandchildren. That was certainly the case with us. Grimm's Fairy Tales and others were available in both German and English, so there was no excuse not to read them. If you use the search engine http:\\www.google.com, you will find all the german poets, fairy tales, and collections of old german hymns. Regards Keith Dippel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Grulke" <grulke@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 9:58 AM Subject: FW: Reading stories. > > > Can anyone answer this please? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Albert Grulke [mailto:grulke@bigpond.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 3:13 PM > To: . > Subject: Reading stories. > > > Here is a good one. > I am doing a course on writing and a student made a statement about being > read stories. > her comment was "Because my parents were German they never read us fairy > stories." > I am intrigued. > My wife says that her grandmother would read her stories in German and she > never understood a word. > I have vague recollection of my grandmother reading to me but is that vague. > Can anyone enlighten me. > Did German parents read stories to their children? > Then second question. > Can anyone enlighten me on the existence of German poets. It seems that > except for hymns German writings are usually very definite and to the point > not much emotion. Even the German hymns are usually pretty solid messages > like "Mighty Fortress." > Albert Grulke in wet and miserable flooded Melbourne > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

Can anyone answer this please? -----Original Message----- From: Albert Grulke [mailto:grulke@bigpond.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 3:13 PM To: . Subject: Reading stories. Here is a good one. I am doing a course on writing and a student made a statement about being read stories. her comment was "Because my parents were German they never read us fairy stories." I am intrigued. My wife says that her grandmother would read her stories in German and she never understood a word. I have vague recollection of my grandmother reading to me but is that vague. Can anyone enlighten me. Did German parents read stories to their children? Then second question. Can anyone enlighten me on the existence of German poets. It seems that except for hymns German writings are usually very definite and to the point not much emotion. Even the German hymns are usually pretty solid messages like "Mighty Fortress." Albert Grulke in wet and miserable flooded Melbourne

This message is for Keith Dippel. Keith, I sent the message below to you to reply to your email to me and it was kicked back into my box as undeliverable......... the appendage to it says that your mail box is full. Perhaps you should contact your server and see if they can correct the situation for you. I am only guessing now that it is a problem with your server. As you can see, I tried to send you a personal note and it kicked back at me. hope that we get this sorted out. cheers, Beverly. Life on Earth is Expensive, but at least you get a free trip around the sun....... So wear a hat and enjoy the ride! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly" <pussims@cableone.net> To: "Keith & Marcia DIPPEL" <markeith@acay.com.au> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 6:33 AM Subject: Fw: Returned mail: see transcript for details > Keith, this is one of the messages that I have been receiving. It is to the > same address that we have on SEQ Germans listing. > I do not have any explanation for it, but this address keeps popping back up > in my mail box as being full. > Perhaps it is a quirk of rootsweb who knows..... in any case, below is the > message that I receive regularly and I was concerned that you might be on > holidays or something and your mailbox got full I have not other > explanation but then keep in mind that I am not that computer > literate.....to start with. > Hope you are both well and ready for Christmas and the Heat in Australia's > summer > cheers, > Beverly. > Life on Earth is Expensive, but at least > you get a free trip around the sun....... > So wear a hat and enjoy the ride! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mail Delivery Subsystem" <MAILER-DAEMON@lists2.rootsweb.com> > To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D-request@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 9:16 AM > Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details > > > > This is a MIME-encapsulated message > > > > --fAE908J17462.1005729364/lists2.rootsweb.com > > > > The original message was received at Wed, 14 Nov 2001 02:00:08 -0700 > > from slist@localhost > > > > ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- > > markeith@acay.com.au > > (reason: 553 5.3.0 <markeith@acay.com.au>... Mail box is full) > > > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > > ... while talking to acay.com.au.: > > >>> RCPT To:<markeith@acay.com.au> > > <<< 553 5.3.0 <markeith@acay.com.au>... Mail box is full > > 550 5.1.1 markeith@acay.com.au... User unknown > > > > --fAE908J17462.1005729364/lists2.rootsweb.com > > Content-Type: message/delivery-status > > > > Reporting-MTA: dns; lists2.rootsweb.com > > Arrival-Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 02:00:08 -0700 > > > > Final-Recipient: RFC822; markeith@acay.com.au > > Action: failed > > Status: 5.3.0 > > Remote-MTA: DNS; acay.com.au > > Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 553 5.3.0 <markeith@acay.com.au>... Mail box is > full > > Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 02:07:49 -0700 > > > > --fAE908J17462.1005729364/lists2.rootsweb.com > > Content-Type: text/rfc822-headers > > > > Received: (from slist@localhost) > > by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id fAE908I17462; > > Wed, 14 Nov 2001 02:00:08 -0700 > > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 02:00:08 -0700 > > Message-Id: <200111140900.fAE908I17462@lists2.rootsweb.com> > > From: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D-request@rootsweb.com > > Subject: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D Digest V01 #246 > > X-Loop: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D@rootsweb.com > > X-Mailing-List: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume01/246 > > Precedence: list > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" > > To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D@rootsweb.com > > Reply-To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com > > > > --fAE908J17462.1005729364/lists2.rootsweb.com-- > > >

Hello listers, I would like to add the "in-laws" of those in my family history research. All of those people listed are BORN IN TOOWOOMBA and have married into one of the German lines that I am researching. I am looking for the Father's full name and the Mother's full christian and maiden name. I have details on the spouse of those below and the children of those listed if you are interested. Regards to all from Judith matthews@tpg.com.au PAFF, Howard PARKER, Bernadette PATTERSON, Ester Jane PATZWALD, Peter Thomas PEBERDY, Bryce George PHILIP, Robert Muarrya John PHILLIPS, Grahame Lesley PICKFORD, Ethel Mary PORTER, Trevor Dennis RAETZ, Bernice RANDLE, Shirleen Kaye RAYNER, Judith Mary RHYLE, Denise RIDER, Deborah Ann ROBERTSON, Kathleen ROBERTSON, Leitia Fay ROHDE, Boyd Robert ROOK, Gail Evelyn RUSSELL, Dianne May RYAN, Sharon Maree SAVAGE, lesley Agnes SCANLAN, Amanda Joan SCHAFFER, Mervyn Douglas SCOTNEY, Glenda Jean SCOTT, Margaret Andrea SIEBUHR, Russell Alan SIMON, Morgan Eric SINGLE, Michael Francis SKINNER, Jean SLIEP, John Charles SMITH, Ian John SMITH, Ronald Peter SMITH, Ross Eric SPIES, Jill Margaret STAFFORD, Donna Margaret STEINMULLER, Allan john STENZEL, Gregory Allan STEVENS, Edward Alfred STOWER, David Anthony SULEY, Karyn TAME, Bruce Edward TATTAM, Reginald TAYLOR, Michael Sean TEBBIT, Ronald Geoffrey TEYS, Ronald THIES, Dominique Majilla THORNBER, Christine Maree TOMLINSON, Christine Barbara TOPP, Jennifer TOWNSON, Robert Russell TRAYNOR, Elizabeth Jean VICKERS-DALTON, Gary John VIDGIN, Peter Andrew VIVIER, Theresa WALDRON, Raymond Ernest WALLIS, Ian WALLIS, Maree Anne WERTH, Maurice John WEST, Kay Lorraine WHITE, Lawrence George WHITNEY, Lyle Henry WILLIAMS, Bradley James WILLIAMS, Gloria Dawn WILLIAMS, Jennifer Carolyn WILLIAMS, lesley Isobel WILLIAMSON, Chriss Paul WIRTH, Douglas Alwyn WOLSKI, Pamela Joy WOODS, Dianne Janice YOUNG, Karen Wendy ZEIDLER, Stephen Mark ZELL, Amanda Janae

Hello listers, I would like to add the "in-laws" of those in my family history research. All of those people listed are BORN IN TOOWOOMBA and have married into one of the German lines that I am researching. I am looking for the Father's full name and the Mother's full christian and maiden name. I have details on the spouse of those below and the children of those listed if you are interested. Regards to all from Judith matthews@tpg.com.au IRELAND, Lorraine Stella JONES, James Evan JONES, Kim Maree JOYCE, John Robert KAJEWSKI, Desmond Ray KELLY, Francis Michael KELLY, Jeffrey Paul KILMARTIN, Joyce Oriel KNOWLES, Craig Desmond KOLTERMAN, Sandra Mary KRUGER, Adrian Albert KUHN, Kaylene Teresa LANE, Courtney Anne LETHERAN, Marylyn LINDSAY, Peter LOEFFLER, Cherly Jan LUFF, Julie Anne MALONE, Perry William MANN, Norma Carol MANN, Valerie Dawn MARTIN, Joan Esme MASTERS, Dapne Ellen MEAD, Bruce William METZROTH, Malcolm Ian MOATE, Colin MOGG, Ruby May MONCRIEFF, Keith Auld MOON, Lyle MOONEY, Peter Francis MORGAN, Raymond Robert William MORRIS, Cyril Arthur MORROW, Robert Edwin MULHOLLAND, Ann Palma McGAW, Glen Rolland McINTYRE, Russell McKEEN, Karen Elizabeth McKENZIE, Elsie Mabel McLEAN, Marilyn Judith McMAHON, Darryl Edward McMAHON, John Edward McPHERSON, Niree Joyce NESBIT, Jack NEWMHAN, Maxwell James NICHOLS, Lorna May O'BRIEN, Margaret Theresa O'BRIEN, Peter Anthony 0'SULLIVAN, Terrance Joseph OSBORNE, Roger William OZOG, Allan John

Hello listers, I would like to add the "in-laws" of those in my family history research. All of those people listed are BORN IN TOOWOOMBA and have married into one of the German lines that I am researching. I am looking for the Father's full name and the Mother's full christian and maiden name. I have details on the spouse of those below and the children of those listed if you are interested. Regards to all from Judith matthews@tpg.com.au BLOKLAND, Peter Jeffrey BOLAND, Paul Anthony BRADFORD, Julie-Ann Noreen BRIZZLE, Maude Alice BROSE, Shirley Ann BROWN, Beryl Robina BROWN, Geoffrey Lloyd BROWN, marie Alice BROWN, Nolene Kay BYGRAVE, Linda Susan CARTER, Eric CARTER, Faye CARTER, Michael CHANT, Jason CHAPMAN, Robert Bruce CHILDS, Janine Imelda CHOLAWINSKI, Melissa Olga CIESIOLKA, Robert COLE, Anita Joy COOK, Sharon Lee COUGHRAN, Karen Margaret COX, Jeffrey John COX, Vicki-Lea CRAIN, June Caroline CROWLEY, Marion Elaine D'BIAS, Mary DALEY, Trevor John DELLER, David Vivian DENNY, Evan John Llewelyn DONPON, Pamela Margaret DOOLEY, Barbara DOYLE, Peter Michael DUGGAN, Geoffrey James DUNN, William John EAST, Neville Robert EBLING, Amanda May EHRLICH, Myrtle ELLIOTT, Noel William ELLIS, Garnet Neil ENGLISH, Trevor Desmond FENTON, Carol Anne FITTOCK, Patti FITZGERALD, Jennifer Ann FLETCHER, Narelle Robin FORD, Kenneth William FORD, Robert Charles FORD, Rosemary Anne FOSTER, Andrew Nelson FRENCH, Lynette Kay GASKE, Francis John GLEESON, Sharon Lee GORDON, Cynthia Joyce GOULDING, Dwane Anthony GOULDSON, Benjamin James GRANT, Norman Constance GUNDRY, Lynette Margaret HAMILTON, Marshall Henry HAMMOND, Rohan Neville HANRAHAN, Dawn Avril HANSEN, David Peter HARDING, Merle HARRIS, Norman Thomas HEILIG, Mavis HELLYER, Brian Raymond HEPPLE, Gregory HIGGINS, Anne HILDRED, Deborah Gay HILLOCK, June Margaret HOHN, Patricia Cheryl-Anne HOHN, Rodney John HOLMES, Graham George HUDSON, Hazel Ruth HUNTER, Edward

This message is for Keith Dippel, I have had about 4 -6 messages kick back into my box telling me that your mail box is full and that the messages cannot be delivered. I apologise for putting this note on the list and I would have sent you a private message but since the latest message dated today 13 November 2001, states that your mail box is still full, I thought it best to put it on the list in the hope that you will see it. cheers, Beverly. Life on Earth is Expensive, but at least you get a free trip around the sun....... So wear a hat and enjoy the ride!

Howdy Y'all.... Germans who emigrated to Texas certainly read stories to their Kinder....why, Mamma read to me from Oma's fairy tales! And the stories were beautifully illustrated. Check out http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa070599.htm for an excellent review of German Poets. Adios! Sarah in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: markeith To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:50 PM Subject: Re: Reading stories. G'Day Albert I thought all people with German backgrounds read faily tales to their children/grandchildren. That was certainly the case with us. Grimm's Fairy Tales and others were available in both German and English, so there was no excuse not to read them. If you use the search engine http:\\www.google.com, you will find all the german poets, fairy tales, and collections of old german hymns. Regards Keith Dippel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Grulke" <grulke@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 9:58 AM Subject: FW: Reading stories. > > > Can anyone answer this please? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Albert Grulke [mailto:grulke@bigpond.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 3:13 PM > To: . > Subject: Reading stories. > > > Here is a good one. > I am doing a course on writing and a student made a statement about being > read stories. > her comment was "Because my parents were German they never read us fairy > stories." > I am intrigued. > My wife says that her grandmother would read her stories in German and she > never understood a word. > I have vague recollection of my grandmother reading to me but is that vague. > Can anyone enlighten me. > Did German parents read stories to their children? > Then second question. > Can anyone enlighten me on the existence of German poets. It seems that > except for hymns German writings are usually very definite and to the point > not much emotion. Even the German hymns are usually pretty solid messages > like "Mighty Fortress." > Albert Grulke in wet and miserable flooded Melbourne > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Guten Tag, Listers! Have any of you information on the Heusers? Adolf Heuser left Germany for Australia in the 1890s. He returned to Germany when his wife died. He was in the textile business in Germany, and I think he went to Australia to make a new fortune for the family. Danke! Sarah in Texas

Sorry folks, AsiaonLine (or FAN) has gone kaput! so I've had to change ISPs. My new email address for most mail is jcrigh@growzone.com.au Thanks and hope to hear from you.......... Jim C.

I don't know Bob Ernst but wonder if he may be distantly related. My wife's great-grand-aunt Catherine Sharpenberg married Jacob Ernst (?-1909) who was the son of George and Elisabeth Ernst. Hence any more detail would be of interest, Tom, Cirencester, UK -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Burton [mailto:Lisa.Burton@wilsonhtm.com.au] Sent: 08 November 2001 21:58 To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Robert 'Bob' Ernst Would anyone know this gentleman? I have attempted to respond to a 1998 posting to The ShipsList, however, the e-mail address provided is no longer valid. Mr Ernst's interest was the "Solon" - from Bremen to Moreton Bay May 1859 - as his forebears arrived per this barque. Hence, my query to a German interest mailing list. Rgs Lisa Gladstone, Q

Taken the the Queenslander, Brisbane, Saturday, November 3, 1894 Page 825 We Australians are almost accustomed to the prevision that leads a man to secure his family lot in a cemetry in a good time, but it is something of a novelty to find a worthy couple in sound health arranging all the details for their egress from this world of care even to the setting up and inscription of the tombstone. In wandering round a little country cemetry the other day, in a locality in which German settlers largely predominate, I was much interested by an elaborate grave and headstone, apparently just completed. The stone bears an inscription somewhat as follow:-- RUHE STADTE Fur HERMANN PETER SCHULTZ, Geboran in Holstein, Germany September 20, 1824 -------------------- Und CHRISTINA SOPHIA SCHULTZ, Geboren in Prussia May 28, 1828. --------------- The tombstone is of neat design, with pointed arch supported by Corinthian pillars, and it is enclosed within iron railing on a stone base. The blanks following the dates of birth are designed to be filled in later with the dates of death. The old couple are living on a farm in the district, and are supposed to have taken this precaution to save trouble after their deaths. They perhaps have not too much faith in those who will come after them, and desire to insure a fitting resting place. There must be a good deal of comfort in knowing that one's last bed is all ready-- that one has only to lift the coverlet, so to speak, and jump in. If there is any pleasure in dying that old Teutonic couple should find it. " Put not your trust in heirs " is evidently their motto. How about that. Cheers Bev