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HISTORY The Journey On 12 August 1838 , the ship Zebra captained by the Captain Dirk Hahn departed from Altona, Hamburg for its voyage to Port Misery, South Australia , arriving on 28 December 1838 . On board was a crew of 16 and 188 passengers, including their belongings. In addition was 100 barrels of pork, 100 barrels of flour, 65 barrels of fresh water, 17 logheads of beer and vinegar, 14 barrels of herrings, 2 boxes of boots and 40924 bricks. His ship, a three masted ship named Zebra, was built in 1818 and weighed 350 tonnes. Two passengers died before the journey begun while some of the passengers were on board several weeks prior to depature, with a further two perishing before reaching open sea. For the time, a relatively low number of 12 passengers died during the journey at sea. This brought the number of passengers down from 199 leaving Germany to 188 arriving in Adelaide , with the last corpse being buried at sea while approaching Kangaroo Island . Due to a low tide, the passengers were stuck onboard until 2 January 1839 . Finding and Naming the Land Zebra was the third ship after the Bengalee and Prince George that brought Prussian Lutheran migrants to South Australia. From these three ships, mostly Zebra, came the founders of Hahndorf. On arrival and inspection, the migrants were very pleased and impressed with their newly aqquired land. Hahndorf was named after Captain Dirk Hahn in honour of his efforts in securing good land. "dorf" translated from German into English means, "village". Today, some German tourists are somewhat bemused by the name, to the confusion of local residents. This is apparently due to the most literal translation of "chicken-village". Working the Land The settlers thrived on their land, with in time, most leaving to work on neighbouring lands, estabilishing a good reputation for themselves. CULTURE German Influence German influence is very apparent in Hahndorf and is seen phsyically in the traditional '' Fachwerk '' architecture of the original surviving buildings. There are also many resturaunts in the town serving German cuisine. Due to the Great War in Europe, in 1917 the Federal Government Changed Many Germanic Place Names . The name Hahndorf was changed to ''Ambleside'', and this remained until 1935 , when it reverted to ''Hahndorf''. There are still references to the name ''Ambleside'' in and around the town today. Multiculturism Today, Hahndorf has grown into a very multicultural community, with a Colonial style. Government Hahndorf is in the District Council Of Mount Barker , the state Electoral District Of Kavel (right by the boundary with Heysen ), and the federal Division Of Mayo . CHURCHES
St Michael's is the oldest Lutheran church in Australia, to still have a worshipping congregation on it's original church site. Founded in 1839. St Michael's is a member of the Lutheran Church Of Australia .
St Paul's was founded in 1946, as a result of a schism between the Pastor Kavel , and Pastor Fritzsche . This schism is closely linked to the formation of two original Lutheran synod's in Australia which coexisted until their merge in 1966.
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