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Bethany, South Australia

Barossa ValleyGerman-Australian culturePopulated places established in 1842Silesian diasporaTowns in South Australia
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Bethany, Barossa Valley
Bethany, Barossa Valley

Bethany (postcode 5352) is a small village about 2 km south-east of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. It was originally named Bethanien or sometimes Neu Schlesien – New Silesia, but was changed during the First World War in an attempt to remove all German place names from Australia. Similarly, the German-language school was forced to close by the state government in 1917, with 60 students at the time.Bethany was the first German settlement in the Barossa Valley area. It was settled in 1842, by Prussian immigrants who had leased land from George Fife Angas. The large portion of these initial settlers arrived in 1841, with Pastor Gotthard Fritzsche on the Skjold.

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Bethany, South Australia
Menge Road, The Barossa Council

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Menge Road
5352 The Barossa Council
South Australia, Australia
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