A newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated April 12, 1989. The article advises readers of an upcoming reunion of the Strauch Family as well as outlining the history of the Strauch family that settled in Huntly in the 1870s. The article includes two photos of original members of the Strauch Family, Conrad Jacob Friedrich Gustavus Strauch and his wife, Christin Simpson Taylor. Heidi Teague Collection.german friendship society, germans in bendigo, heidi teague collection, gus strauch, christine simpson taylor

Gustave Adolphe arrived in Australia from Germany with his father Otto (see Item 10641.61) in 1856 arriving in Bendigo via Adelaide. He married Annie Anders-Pohl in 1876. He took over his father-in-laws vineyard at Axe Creek. Gustave and Annie had the following children:- Alice MAtilda (1877-1984) m. Fred Jenkinson in 1911; Amelia (1879-1954) m. Alfred Ernest Dunstone in 1912; Gertrude (1881-13/3/1959) m. Henry Dunn in 1908; Carl Otto (1884-3/12/1960) m. Lily Elizabeth Kronk in 1914 and then Lily Elizabeth Lewis in 1925; Adelina Lena (1887-31-7-1887)Copy of photograph of Gustav Pieper family, Annie (nee Anders-Pohl) Carl, Gus, Alice, Amelia & Gertrude.photograph, person, pieper, genealogy-pieper-german