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Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Zilm [B 5568] • Photograph

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[General description] Upper body portrait of the subject, seated and holding a book. He sports distinctive long side whiskers and is wearing a dark three piece suit. His Lutheran family arrived on the Bengalee from Hamburg having fled their native Goltzen, a village near Brandenburg after religious persecution from Prussian authorities. They were involved with fifty other German families in the founding of Hahndorf. Johann Wilhelm (called Wilhelm by his family) eventually settled near Booleroo Centre, selecting 450 acres, clearing it to grow wheat and establishing a homestead. This property was named 'Pantakora'. Wilhelm was a talented carpenter, producing a number of items of furniture some of which are on display at the National Museum (Zilm Collection). [On back of photograph] 'Johann Friedrich Wilhelm / Arrived 19th November, 1838 / Died at Booleroo Centre / 29th January, 1906, aged 79 / Son of Johann Christian and Anna Dorothea (his first wife) / nee Mattiske)' with his parents Johaan Christian and Anna Dorothea. According to a researcher, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Zilm, eldest son of Johann Christian Zilm and Anna Dorothea nee Mattiscke, was born in 1827 in Goltzen Brandenburg Prussia. Emigrated to South Australia with parents and younger brother Johann Friedrich in November 1838 on the Bengalee. Settled at Hahndorf, then Nain in the Barossa before moving and pioneering the Booleroo Centre area. Married Johanne Louise Urbasch and had 10 children. Died in 1906 and is buried at the Willowie Lutheran cemetery.

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Photographer

Scott-Barry, Walter

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Zilm, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm

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Digitisation information

Date

06/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,308 x 3,198 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.18 MB

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