Book Launch: Teutoburg to Witta: How European Settlement Helped Make Maleny
Pictures with thanks from Marsha Fotografie marshafotografie@outlook.com and contributed
Drive around the locality of Witta today, and you can’t help but notice all those German-sounding names. There is a reason for that. In the late 1880s, a few young men from the German Settlement south of Brisbane at Bethania decided to move out of the homes of their migrant parents, to strike out on their own. At the time, land was opening up on the Blackall Range.
Witta locals, Steve Chaddock and Dale Jacobsen, joined forces to create the book, Teutoburg to Witta, to celebrate the mostly European early settlers who called their district Teutoburg - with all those German-named streets. During WW1, in 1916, the name was changed to Witta.
Teutoburg to Witta Book Launch was held Monday at the Witta Rec Club.
The book created by Steve and Dale tells the story of how a community formed, and contains 100 illustrations of photos, maps and diagrams, and is for sale for $25.
Local business have shown a keen interest in this book. ReMax Hinterland, of Maleny, generously sponsored design and production. Witta businesses, The Crooked Fringe Hairdressers and Sommer’s Fuel Supplies have agreed to sell the book, as have Rosetta Books and Maleny Information Centre in Maple Street.
For more information, visit website: www.dalelornajacobsen.com or email: dalelornajacobsen@bigpond.com Ph: 0413 843 652.