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Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht

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Albrecht arrived in Hermannsburg during a period of extreme drought and there had already been thoughts of closure; between 1926 and 1929 it is recorded that 41 of the 51 children born at the mission died and this ill health also affected Albrecht's family with his infant daughter Helene weighing
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less at four then she had at two. Adults were also affected with some deaths from scurvy and general ill health, primarily from eczema, kidney disease and tuberculosis. Spurned on by this tragedy Albrecht advocated for the construction of the
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In 1952 Albrecht and his family (3 sons and 2 daughters) moved to Alice Springs following his wife, Minna, experiencing regular ill health. Albrecht continued his work as a pastor in Alice Springs until his retirement in 1962.
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who he helped sell his paintings. Additionally Albrecht operated the mission as a working cattle station and established a tannery; the hides of which were used for leather-work products.
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Despite this Albrecht is remembered as an advocate for Aboriginal people, who was concerned for their material and social welfare. A part of this in action was his work with
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Albrecht had a deep respect for Aboriginal spirituality but he saw no way to reconcile it with Christian faith. Because of these views Albrecht removed and disposed of the
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did interrupt his studies and, due to a childhood injury making him lame in one leg, Albrecht served in the German medical corps on the Russian front. He was awarded an
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to Ferdinand and Helene Albrecht and is the eldest of their 10 children. Albrecht initially attended the local village school before he moved to study and live at the
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in the sacred Manangananga Cave; unlike Albrecht Carl Strehlow had always acknowledged the importance of this site and the sacred objects and had left it untouched.
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After completing his studies he received a call to work at Hermannsburg Mission, 125 km (78 mi) from
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How many graves could have been left undug if we had had the water during those long years of drought
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Blind Moses : Moses Tjalkabota Uraiakuraia, Aranda man of high degree and Christian evangelist
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on 16 March 1984, four months after his wife's death, and was buried in Centennial Park Cemetery,
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FW Albrecht at a service at the Alice Springs Lutheran Church in 1957 or 1958; congregation shown
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FW Albrecht at a service at the Alice Springs Lutheran Church in 1957 or 1958; congregation shown
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FW Albrecht at a service at the Alice Springs Lutheran Church in 1957 or 1958; congregation shown
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Albrecht Drive and Oval in Alice Springs are named for him as well as Albrecht Road in
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Albrecht (centre) at a service at the Alice Springs Lutheran Church in 1957 or 1958
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Albrecht reached Hermannsburg on 16 April 1926 where he was the replacement for
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where they arrived on 18 October 1925 before immediately travelling to
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Albrecht's first priority after arriving at the mission was to learn
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Hermannsburg potters : Aranda artists of central Australia
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Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht, Australian Dictionary of Biography
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on 14 September 1925. Following their marriage they sailed to
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and T.G.H Strehlow to establish Aboriginal settlements like
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from 1926 to 1952 where he made a significant contribution.
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missionary with Aborigines near Alice Springs, Australia
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delivered the couple to the mission, driving them from
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missionary and pastor who was the superintendent at
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MBE

Pławanice
Poland
Fullarton, South Australia
Australia
Pasadena, South Australia
Hermannsburg Mission
Germany
Hermannsburg
MBE
Lutheran
Hermannsburg
Central Australia


Pławanice
Poland
Hermannsburg Mission
Germany
World War I
Iron Cross
Alice Springs
United States
Winnipeg
Canada
Sydney
South Australia
Nuriootpa
Carl Strehlow

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