George Jaensch
George Gottlieb Jaensch (14 December 1872 – 7 November 1958) was an operator on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line and post master in the Northern Territory of Australia from 1895 to 1910.[1]
Later in life he was a farmer and grazier in South Australia's Tailem Bend region.
His father's name is Friedrick Wilhelm Jaensch (1846-1936) and mother's name is Augustine Fredericka Maria Gehrike (1847-1937)
Collections
A collection of images taken by Jaensch and his wife Irene are available at Library & Archives NT:
The George and Irene Jaensch collection
References
- ^ Debnam, Lawrie (1988). The OT Line in the NT: who was where and when. Debnam.
- "Chief Secretary's Office, Adelaido, May 22nd, 1907". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XXXIII, no. 1760. Northern Territory, Australia. 2 August 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 21 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Out Among The People". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXXVI, no. 4, 906. South Australia. 30 December 1943. p. 27. Retrieved 21 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Mention in litertature: We of the Never Never - "PASSING BY". The News. Vol. XXVIII, no. 4, 245. South Australia. 1 March 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 21 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "SALISBURY, April 1". South Australian Register. Vol. LX, no. 15, 098. South Australia. 4 April 1895. p. 6. Retrieved 21 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.