New Residence on the River Murray. It was communistic Village Settlement 1896 to 1897. German settlers arrived in 1901 and built a Lutheran school and church in 1905. In 1925 they built Trinity Lutheran Church and spire. .
New Residence.
This district began as a Village Settlement in 1895 whilst all others began in 1894. It was the last to start and one of the first to end. A public meeting was held at Port Adelaide to from a group to begin a Village Settlement on the Murray. Eventually fifteen men signed up to from the commune and they were mainly wharf labourers from Port Adelaide. The travelled by train to Morgan and then paddle steamer to New Residence. But they only had 15 members hardly enough to ensure success. The most successful Village Settlement’s all had 40 to 80 members as well as women and children. New Residence began with just 90 people. They were allocated 7,000 aces. They arrived in February 1895. By October their apricot plantings were being devastated by caterpillars and by November some members were leaving, albeit with much acrimony and arguing. Others persisted. In spring 1986 they were shearing sheep but only 150 fleeces were obtained. When they arrived they bought two cows, several horses and a number of goats. By late 1896 the goats were destroying much of that which had been planted. The Village Settlement formally ceased in July 1897 but most had left by the end of 1896. The land was sold by the government around the time that the scheme was disbanded by parliament in 1903. The irrigation pump was sold by tender in 1903 by the Surveyor General. Some German Lutherans bought or leased land from 1901. They met in Mr Zibell’s house for Lutheran church services and a day school was started in a galvanised iron shed left over from the Village Settlement days. In 1905 they built a stone church and school room as Heinrich Klau donated land for it. It still stands in New Residence. The Lutheran settlers added a teacher room to the school in 1911. A cemetery was started in 1904. The Lutheran School closed in 1917 as required by act of parliament. In 1914 the congregation built a six roomed stone manse for the Lutheran minister as at that time New Residence became the centre of a Lutheran parish covering New Residence, Loxton, Moorook and Myrla. In 1925 they built a much larger stone church which is still in use and is known as Trinity Lutheran. In 1955 they decided to build a new church hall but that was not erected until 1964. When World War Two broke out the congregation decided to record all church minutes in English for the first time and religious writings on the interior church walls were changed to English in 1944. In recent years Trinity Lutheran has struggled to maintain a small congregation of less than 50 people. Beside the church there are about 70 burials in the cemetery. The most common names on headstones are Ziersch, Klau, Voight and Kassulke.
New Residence on the River Murray. It was communistic Village Settlement 1896 to 1897. German settlers arrived in 1901 and built a Lutheran school and church in 1905. In 1925 they built Trinity Lutheran Church and spire. .
New Residence.
This district began as a Village Settlement in 1895 whilst all others began in 1894. It was the last to start and one of the first to end. A public meeting was held at Port Adelaide to from a group to begin a Village Settlement on the Murray. Eventually fifteen men signed up to from the commune and they were mainly wharf labourers from Port Adelaide. The travelled by train to Morgan and then paddle steamer to New Residence. But they only had 15 members hardly enough to ensure success. The most successful Village Settlement’s all had 40 to 80 members as well as women and children. New Residence began with just 90 people. They were allocated 7,000 aces. They arrived in February 1895. By October their apricot plantings were being devastated by caterpillars and by November some members were leaving, albeit with much acrimony and arguing. Others persisted. In spring 1986 they were shearing sheep but only 150 fleeces were obtained. When they arrived they bought two cows, several horses and a number of goats. By late 1896 the goats were destroying much of that which had been planted. The Village Settlement formally ceased in July 1897 but most had left by the end of 1896. The land was sold by the government around the time that the scheme was disbanded by parliament in 1903. The irrigation pump was sold by tender in 1903 by the Surveyor General. Some German Lutherans bought or leased land from 1901. They met in Mr Zibell’s house for Lutheran church services and a day school was started in a galvanised iron shed left over from the Village Settlement days. In 1905 they built a stone church and school room as Heinrich Klau donated land for it. It still stands in New Residence. The Lutheran settlers added a teacher room to the school in 1911. A cemetery was started in 1904. The Lutheran School closed in 1917 as required by act of parliament. In 1914 the congregation built a six roomed stone manse for the Lutheran minister as at that time New Residence became the centre of a Lutheran parish covering New Residence, Loxton, Moorook and Myrla. In 1925 they built a much larger stone church which is still in use and is known as Trinity Lutheran. In 1955 they decided to build a new church hall but that was not erected until 1964. When World War Two broke out the congregation decided to record all church minutes in English for the first time and religious writings on the interior church walls were changed to English in 1944. In recent years Trinity Lutheran has struggled to maintain a small congregation of less than 50 people. Beside the church there are about 70 burials in the cemetery. The most common names on headstones are Ziersch, Klau, Voight and Kassulke.