Aug - Oct 2011 CLUB FUNCTIONS GERMAN - AUSTRIAN AUSTRALIAN Please Note: The success & continuation of any CLUB (WODONGA) INC.

function is depended on your attendance. I SSUE 8/11 Sep 2011 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Friday Happy Hour 1960 - 2011 A UG 2011 4 Monthly Buffet Luncheon NewsletterNewsletter Music by Dieter & Julia 16 Friday Happy Hour Bill Larsen 18 2011 Annual General Meeting BUFFET Oct 2011 7, 14, 21, 28 Friday Happy Hour 9 Monthly Buffet Luncheon LUNCHEON Music by Silver Echoes Sunday 4th Sep 2011 21 Friday Happy Hour Bill Larsen Bar open 11am. Food Served at 12 noon Nov 2011 4, 11, 18, 25 Friday Happy Hour Door tickets $10 members $12 non-members 6 Monthly Buffet Luncheon which entitles you to a Free Wonderful Luncheon of Music by Julia and Dieter German & Australian food with a choice of three (3) meats 18 Friday Happy Hour Heather Wilson from the selection available and lots of salads to choose from.

Afternoon tea or coffee ($1.50) and cakes ($3.50) will be available . Music by Dieter & Julia EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT All Welcome! HAPPY HOUR Come and enjoy the Food & Drinks, Music Bar opens 6:30pm , Happy Hour 7 - 8pm Light Meals served 6:30 – 8pm, $6 per Meal and Company with family and friends!! Families and children welcome Monthly Raffle: 6 tickets for $5 Coffee/Tea $1:50 and Cake $2:50 available Bring a friend, they may be future members. 3 Meat Trays (from butchers below), Fruit & Veggie Box Raffle & the So we can cater for everyone and have enough food Members draw Drawn between 8:00 & 9:00pm, live music mid month Please book with Rose Oeser on 02 6024 6576

Nominations for committee positions close at 6.00pm on Friday, 2nd Sep 2011 New blood is required to take the Club into the future 2 BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY AND GET WELL WISHES 15 Presidents Report for Aug 2011

Dear Members! The Committee would like to wish everyone who has a birthday this Month,

A Happy Birthday with Many Happy Returns. Well we are coming to the end of the year as far as the Committee is Birthdays are good for you: the more you have the longer you live. concerned. The A.G.M. is being held on the 18th of We’d also like to wish every body else with September at 2.00pm. Anniversaries during this month a very I am certain that all members appreciate the Happy Anniversary. achievements that have been reached by the Club in the past 12 months, and the hard work which was put in by the Committee and For those Members who are not well, or per- all the helpers who come along to assist in various tasks. haps even in hospital, we would like to wish them all a Speedy Recovery. We hope to see I don’t have to remind you that it hasn’t all been” smooth sailing”. you all back at the Club soon! We were very sorry to have lost Margaret, and Leo gave us a fright, so needless to say we were somewhat light on as far as the Execu- If a member is in Hospital let others know so tive situation was concerned. It has been mentioned before that that members can visit them. Too often the member is out of hospital before we know Andrew had quite a load to take care of and I tried to assist where about it ever possible. We did spread the word that we needed help; we sadly had little response from you the members. Please if you are having an “Event”, e.g. Birthday, Wedding Anniversary, Visitors or a Get Together and you would like others to know about it this is We have tried to make the Club a great place for all to come to and the page to let them know. Please contact Leo with the details, have given you some excellent entertainment during the year, but I Ph.02 6059 7124, 905 or Email, [email protected] don’t believe the Club belongs to just two or three of us. The next Newsletter will be printed late Sep thus the I hope that we will have some response at the A.G.M. this club is Newsletter will be compiled 27 Sep 2011. articles for inclu- there for all of you, and we can only make it better if we work sion in the Newsletter most welcome please send to together. Editor Leo Toussaint Ph.02 6059 7124 or Email, [email protected] Nominations close at the end of this week, and so far there are only 3 nominees. GERMAN - AUSTRIAN AUSTRALIAN Come on Members step up. CLUB (WODONGA) INC., P.O. Box 20, 5 McFarland Rd., Regard Rose K. Oeser. WODONGA Vic 3689 Ph 02 6024 6905 14 NEW MEMBERS AT THE CLUB German-Austrian Australian Club (Wodonga) Inc. 3 At the last Committee meeting, the committee accepted

the following applicants into membership of our Club. They are AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Karl Koch, (from Last Month) Wendy & Wayne Barter, Lauren Sunday 18th September 2011 Kathage, Michael Frederick, Geoffrey Holden, Gerard Sisarich, At 2.00 P.M. Please make them and all other new members welcome Club will be open from 1.00 pm and Bar will be closed during the meeting Regular events at the club 1. Confirmation of the minutes from the AGM 12th Sep 2010 Tuesdays Rotary Meetings (they are always looking for new members) 2. President's Report. Shooting: air rifle shooting at the club’s licensed 6 lane indoor range. More shooters welcome 3. Secretary’s Report. Wednesdays Darts: Three teams playing in the AWDDA Competition. new 4. Treasurer's Reports a. 2010-11Audited Financial Report. & players always welcome. b. Financial Statement up to 12 Sep 11 Wednesdays Skat: Small group of up to 10 card players, but they can 5. Undergroup Reports. (If available) accommodate more players starts at 7.00 PM 1. Darts, 2. Skat. and/or 3. Shooters. Chess: Could be starting again at he club, more details later General Business:

1. Life Membership: Nomination for Life Membership has been Received and endorsed by the committee and as per the Constitution will be put to the members at the AGM 2. The Future of the club: which direction to go FUNCTIONS 3. Election of Office Bearers Standing down of old committee and ask a Member to chair the remainder of the meeting for Your Club is available for hire to Members and Friends for the elections Weddings, Birthday Parties Family get togethers & Conferences etc Bookings can be made with Rose Oeser on 02 6024 6576 Election of new committee. Nominations are as follows: or leave message on the Club Phone 02 60246905. President: The normal requirement for a booking is 50 or more people Vice President: Please note: a small party (under 30 people) for a member on a Secretary: Alan Mitchell Friday evening or at a Monthly Luncheon / B-B-Q can be arranged Treasurer: Committee Members: (8 Nominations received for 6 Positions) Emmi Assigal, Antonia Beer John Olsen, Edith Stahl, Jacob Van der Weyde Rose Oeser Leo Toussaint President Treasurer

Nonimations close 6.00 pm Friday, 2nd Sep 2011 4 German-Austrian Australian Club (Wodonga) Inc. 13 Financial Statements for the period 31st July 2011 to 29th Aug 2011

Income Aug-11 Expenditure Aug-11 Membership Fees $210.00 New Assets $438.00 Donations $0.00 Maintenance $747.90 Raffle $1,093.55 Gas & Elec $0.00 Friday Night Meals $1,907.50 Kitchen Resupply $2,437.15 R T R H S H C A T R E W K A M M E L E Bar Sales $3,376.95 Bar Resupply $1,368.96 Kitchen Sales $168.50 Raffle $1,224.60 E Z C O B C R E T T U M H C S I E T V Sunday BBQ Meals $355.00 Postage $99.65 L T H W T R H Z T I N R Ö W L L L A S Interest $0.00 Stationary $117.35 O I A I Ü T E W B R E N D M A V E Z C Functions $895.00 Sundries $422.75 R N M T Ó R C N A K Z L L A A I I E H Badges $0.00 Telephone $0.00 Sundries $6.50 Insurance $0.00 I G B Z L I M R Z R D T S E L L B R W Hall Hire & Deposit $200.00 Rates $0.00 T E I N I A M V L A Z E I O C S I E Ä Total Income $8,213.00 Members Draw $0.00 E P A A R R I N N E H E I N K H S H B Functions $100.00 L H Ü M T L A U A C D S L I G R F C I Security $0.00 Total Expenditure $6,956.36 R E B U A T B A S A A N N A O E R S S O O H Ř E E L I M C B G I T B A R I C Income to 30th Aug 2011 $8,213.00 R E G E N K K R H R Z E E M A E U K H Expenditure to 30th Aug 2011 $6,956.36 S S T R C N E I H T E R ß B A E R N E Increase/decrease in funds for the reporting period $1,256.64 N A O Ó Ä L Z C I Z M P E O T Ž H Ä R 31st July Plus balance B/F from 2011 $23,817.37 R A V R L T A N U A F N M R R M C R E Operating balance at end of the reporting period $25,074.01 E L F I I T D S I O S Z L A M G A F Z Funds are held as follows Westpac Hume B E G B I E A N E R A ß I A G M Z N A Monies in Bank Accounts $5463.07 $16,275.14 $21,738.21 I A L E R M Y A R R U M S I N N L E T Cash on hand (Floats & Petty Cash) $3,335.80 B E R Z N Ü G H C A L A A S N R A S I $25,074.01 S B F R I E D B E R G E R A C H S I Y Bills to the Value of $4,639.82 were passed for payment at the last Committee meeting leaving an operating balance of $20,434.19 Leo Toussaint Treasurer, German Austrian Australian Club (Wodonga) Inc 1st Aug 2011 I Have not accepted a nomination as yet and will not commit for another year until I get the results back from the Heart specialist . 12 5 IN MEMORY It is with much sadness that I have to announce that in the past few months the following members have passed away RAY BAKER, HELEN O'KEEFE & AART BOSMAN WORD SEARCH - Rivers & Streams of On behalf of the committee & members I send our Grid on next page deepest sympathy to their family First Member on Friday night to tell the barman in person at the bar, The 3rd river which is not from Bavaria gets a free drink. The two rivers in Northeast Victoria you should know. Complete the word search to identify the third river. Membership Fees 2011-2012 ABENS GROßE MINDEL SALZACH Membership fees were due on 30 Jun 2011. ALTMÜHL GÜNZ MURRAY SCHMUTTER SCHWÄBISCHE If you wish to VOTE at the AGM you must be ALZ ILLER MŽE REZAT financial, the new fee is $15.00 per annum

AMPER ILM NAAB SCHWARZE LABER Please pay Leo in the office BIBER ILZ OHŘE SELBITZ BREITACH ISAR PAAR SINN or post to PO Box 20 Wodonga 3689 BREND ISEN TAUBER Phone me on 02 6059 7124 for other arrangements

BRENZ ITZ REDNITZ TIROLER Does anyone know of any business that would like CHAMB KAMMEL REGEN to advertise in the newsletter. If so, please contact Leo KING VÓCKLA A business card size ad (approx 1/8th page) is $50 for a full Year or a FRÄNKISCHE REZAT LECH ROTER WERTACH double ad (size of this box) $100 for a full year (July to June, 12 copies) FRÄNKISCHE SAALE LEIBI ROTT WÖRNITZ Contact the Treasure/Editor, Leo Toussaint. Ph 02 6059 7124 FRIEDBERGER ACH LOISACH SAALACH WÜRM The duplicated adverts are available and will be replaced when other ads are sold GAIßA MAIN SAALE ZUSAM

6 Votivkirche Vienna 11 The Votivkirche in Vienna is lo- cated in the Viennese district "Alsergrund" in direct neighbour- hood to the main building of the university. It took 20 years to build up this church. The laying of the founda- tion stone was on the 24th April 1856. SUDOKO (Red 6) Beginner—easy After the unsuccessful attack on What is the numbers in the shaded square February 18, 1853, Franz Joseph's brother Ferdinand Maximilian Jo- seph, the later emperor of Mexico, 7 2 called upon the community for donations to a new church on the site of the attack. The church was 4 3 to be a Votivgabe (a thank-you present to God) for the rescue of 5 3 7 9 Franz Joseph. It was to be "a monument of patriotism and of devotion 2 3 7 6 of the people to the Imperial House".

5 4 7 8 Maria Theresia 8 2 6 5 Monument Vienna The monument of Maria Theresia 1 3 9 4 was built by Kaspar von Zumbusch in the year 1888, and is located in the Maria Theresia square close to the 6 4 Heldenplatz. 8 1

German & Austrian Radio Show FM 2REM 107.3 Presented by Ingrid & Elko Neviandt Monday afternoon 2.00pm to 5.00pm German & Austrian Music and News direct from . For your listening requests please ring the station during the program on 02 6040 1482 or Ring Ingrid or Elko on 02 6059 3010 10 Lucky 13 ??? Daylight Robbery Parliament Vienna 7 More than 80% of high-rise buildings lack a A robber went to the Commonwealth Bank and 13th floor. wrote on a withdrawal slip “Put all yous muny in this bag”. Many Airports skip the 13th Gate. Hospitals and hostels regularly have no room Whilst standing in line, waiting to give the numbered 13. note to the teller, he began to worry that some- Italians omit the 13 from their lottery. one had seen him write the note and they might In Florence, Italy, the house between number call the police before he reached the teller’s 12 & 14 is 12 ½. window. So he left the bank and crossed the Many cities do not have a 13th St. road the Bendigo Bank.

In France, groups known Quatorziens When his turn came he handed the note to the (fourteeners) made themselves available as the teller, she read it, noticed the spelling errors in 14th guest to keep a dinner party from an the note and surmised that the robber wasn’t unlucky fate. the brightest light in the street, then told him Many triskaidekaphobes as those who fear the that she could not accept his stickup note be- unlucky number are known, point to the ill- cause it was written on a Commonwealth Bank Above Left: Parliament from the front. The monument is dedicated to Athena, fated mission to the moon, Apollo 13. withdrawal slip and that he would either have the Goddess of Wisdom. The building was destroyed in 1945 through bombs to fill out a Bendigo bank withdrawal slip or and built up again in a totally new style in 1956. Chinese Proverbs go back to the Commonwealth Bank.

1. Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only Looking somewhat defeated the man said Above right: The Athena Fountain (Pallas-Athene-Brunnen) in front of the Par- of standing still. “OK” and left. 2. A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a liament was erected between 1893 and 1902 by Carl Kundmann, Josef Tauten- A few minutes later he was arrested as he as he pebble without imperfections. hayn, and Hugo Haerdlt, based on the plans by Baron von Hansen. In the middle was waiting in line back at the Commonwealth 3. I was angered for I had no shoes. Then I met Bank is a water-basin and a richly decorated base. The four lying figures at the foot of a man who had no feet. Athena are allegorical representations of the four most important rivers of the 4. It is not the knowing that is difficult but the A little boy wanted $100.00 very badly and Austro-Hungarian Empire. They represent at the front the Danube and Inn, in doing. prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. 5. The gem cannot be polished without fric- the back part the Elbe and Moldau rivers. On the sides are little cupids riding He then decided to write God a letter request- tion , nor man perfected without trials. dolphins. The statues of the Danube, Inn, and the cupids were executed by ing the $100.00. 6. He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but Haerdtl, those of the Elbe and Moldau by Kundmann. The female statues above he who does not ask remains a fool forever. When the postal authorities received the letter represent the legislative and executive powers of the state, executed by Tauten- 7. A Bad word whispered will echo a hundred addressed to God, Australia they decided to hayn. They are again dominated by the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena standing on miles send it to Julia Gillard. (Australian PM) 8. The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, a pillar. Athena is dressed in armor with a gilded helmet, her left hand carri es a Julia Gillard was so amused that she instructed spear, her right carries Nike. as water moulds itself to the pitcher. her secretary to send the little boy a $ 5.00 bill. She thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy. The History of the first fifty Years of the The little boy was delighted with the $5.00 bill and sat down to write a thank-you German–Austrian Australian note to God, which read: Club (Wodonga) Inc. “DREAMS & MEMORIES” Dear God: written by Doina Eitler Thank you very much for sending the money. available from the Club Of- However, I noticed that for some reason you fice @ at club price of sent it through Canberra and those Fools took

$20.00 a copy. $95.00 in taxes. 8 Rivers & Streams of Bavaria Ilz river near Passau 9 Below the Vils close to entering Danube. The Ilz is a river running through the Bavarian Forest, Germany. It is a left The Vils: Is a river in Bavaria, Ger- tributary of the Danube and 65 km in many, a tributary of the Danube. It is length, during which it travels down a formed by the confluence of its two height difference of ~780m. source rivers, the Kleine Vils and the Große Vils, in . It is 68.62 km The Ilz has its source near the Rachel long (104 km including Große Vils). It mountain. In the city of Passau it fi- flows east through a rural area with nally enters the Danube. Another small towns, including Aham, Fron- town on the Ilz is Fürsteneck. tenhausen, , , and . It flows The Schwäbische Rezat ("Swabian Rezat") is a river in southern Germany. into the Danube in Vilshofen. It is the southern, right source river of the Rednitz. It rises in the Franconian —————————————————————————— Jura hills, near Weißenburg in Bayern. It flows generally north through the The Main in Frankfurt The largest cities along the Main are Frankfurt am towns Weißenburg in Bayern, Ellingen and . It flows into the Rednitz Main and Würzburg. The Main also in Georgensgmünd. passes the following towns and cit- ies: Burgkunstadt, Lichtenfels, Bad The Fränkische Rezat ("Franconian Rezat") is a 64 km long river in southern Staffelstein, Eltmann, Haßfurt, Germany. It is the western, left source river of the Rednitz. It rises in the Schweinfurt, Volkach, Kitzingen, Frankenhöhe hills, near Oberdachstetten. It flows generally east through the Marktbreit, Ochsenfurt, Karlstadt, towns Lehrberg, Ansbach, Windsbach and . It flows into the Rednitz in Gemünden, Lohr, Marktheidenfeld, Georgensgmünd. Wertheim, Miltenberg, Obernburg, Bridge over the Wörnitz Aschaffenburg, Seligenstadt, Hain- near Harburg burg, Hanau, Offenbach, Hatter- The Wörnitz is a river in sheim, Flör- Bavaria, Germany, a left sheim, and Rüsselsheim. tributary of the Danube. The river has gained enormous importance as a vital Its source is near part of European "Corridor VII", the inland waterway Schillingsfürst, in the link from the North Sea to the Black Sea Middle region —————————————————————————————————- of Bavaria. It flows south, through the Nördlinger Ries, and flows into the Da- Pictured right the source of the Eger river (Ohře nube in Donauwörth. Towns along the Wörnitz include Wörnitz, Dinkelsbühl, river) Wassertrüdingen, Oettingen, Harburg and Donauwörth.