Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow (25 September 1829 – 12 March 1902) was a native of

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who arrived in South Australia aboard the ''Pauline'' in March 1848. Basedow, C. H. Barton, and Georg Valentine Eimer (c. 1824 – c. 3 April 1901), trading as George Eimer & Co. purchased the

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newspaper ''Süd Australische Zeitung'' in late 1862 and, contrary to promises and expectations, immediately moved production from Tanunda to Adelaide. The partnership was dissolved on 31 January 1863 and Eimer became sole owner, then brought in Basedow as partner in Basedow, Eimer & Co. In January 1870 they founded the ''

Australische Zeitung The ''Australische Zeitung'' was a weekly German-language newspaper published in Tanunda, South Australia from 1860 until it ceased publication during World War I in 1916 due to anti-German sentiment. The newspaper also existed in a variety of ea ...

'', and ''Süd Australische Zeitung'' continued to be published until December 1874, when it was absorbed into ''Australische Zeitung'', and Dr. Carl Muecke was appointed editor. In 1876 they absorbed the ''Neue Deutsche Zeitung'', a competing paper published by G. C. L. and F. A. Reiger, and J. W. A. Sudholz. Basedow represented Barossa in the

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from 20 May 1876 to 22 April 1890 when he failed to be reelected. He was Minister of Education in the Morgan Ministry from March to June 1881. He entered the

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for the electorate of North-Eastern District on 19 May 1894 and held the seat until 18 May 1900.

Herbert Basedow Herbert Basedow (27 October 1881 – 4 June 1933) was an Australian anthropologist, geologist, politician, explorer and medical practitioner. Basedow was born in Kent Town, South Australia. His early education was in Adelaide, South Australia ...

, his youngest son, born in

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, was a well-known anthropologist and geologist.

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