by John Clarke Decision and Vision John Geber first saw Château Tanunda while cycling in the Barossa Valley. The next day he bought it. John Geber was the guest speaker at the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen. He spoke of his background, his career, his move to the Barossa and… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen June with John Geber
We are inviting our Barossa German friends to come along to the Langmeil Centre in Tanunda for an afternoon of German talk, coffee and cake and a presentation of a guest speaker. New members and visitors are always welcome. Our guest speaker in June will be John Geber, proprietor of Chateau Tanunda. John is talking… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen June 2021
We are inviting our Barossa German friends to come along to the Langmeil Centre in Tanunda for an afternoon of German talk, coffee and cake and a presentation of our guest speaker. In May we welcome Ally and Dieter Hauptmann for a lighthearted introduction to the balalaika and Russian Folk music. New members and visitors… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen May 2021
At the height of the Covid19 lockdown last year, Judy Gillett- Ferguson decided to write a novel. Not a task to be taken lightly when you are in your eighties! She had seen a photographic exhibition a few years earlier at the Barossa Regional Gallery in Tanunda that had made her think about what the… Continue reading Gawler writer’s WW1 novel set in the Barossa Valley
by John Clarke When you looked at me with those blue eyes, I knew that you loved me. When you left that day, I just wanted to cry and cry, but I was not permitted to let anyone know .. But now you are mine after a long battle. If it had been my decision… Continue reading A Story of Love, Dedication and Endurance
On Monday, 19th April 2021 at 1pm we are inviting our Barossa German friends to come along to the Langmeil Centre in Tanunda for an afternoon of German talk, coffee and cake and a presentation of our guest speaker. New members and visitors are always welcome. Please note the cost is a $5 donation and… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen April 2020
On Monday, 29th March 2021 at 1pm we are inviting our Barossa German friends to come along to the Langmeil Centre in Tanunda for an afternoon of German talk, coffee and cake and a presentation of our guest speaker. New members and visitors are always welcome. Please note the cost is a $5 donation and… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen March 2021
Das Kaffee und Kuchen Treffen ist ein gemütliches Zusammensein zur Pflege der deutschen Sprache. Es findet jeden letzten Montag im Monat im Langmeil Centre, 7 Maria Street in Tanunda statt. Neue Mitglieder und Besucher sind stets willkommen. Karneval ist das Thema für unser Februar Kaffee und Kuchen Treffen. Wir beginnen dieses Mal schon um 11:45 Uhr… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen Februar 2021 – Karneval
by John Clarke A visitor to the Barossa Valley a hundred years ago might well have asked that question. Through contact with their neighbours the descendants of the early German settlers had developed a unique language of their own. It was still German with German phrasing and word order, but forming part of it were… Continue reading Why Do You Talk Like That?
Barossa German Language Association Annual General Meeting 30th November 20201pmLangmeil Centre Maria Street, TanundaThis short meeting will be held before we have our normal Kaffee und Kuchen event. Our guest speaker this month is Vanessa Kreusch. The 29 year old was born in Trier and studied linguistics in Berlin. Her interest in dialects and language variation… Continue reading BGLA AGM & Kaffee und Kuchen
