Louis Friedrich Wurm (1832 – 1 December 1910), generally known as Fred or Frederick was an early colonist of South Australia.
History
Wurm was born at
Dortmund
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(then in Prussia), in 1832. He emigrated to South Australia aboard ''not found'' in 1849.
The following year he joined the Mounted Police, and was for some years stationed at
Angaston.
In 1856 he joined his brother Friedrich Carl Wilhelm Heinrich "Henry" Wurm in business in
Grenfell Street, but when Henry left for New Zealand in 1860 Frederick went into business as a grain and produce merchant in Twin Street.
In 1873 he entered into partnership with C. N. Collins with a general store in
Stansbury, with branches at
Curramulka
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and
Minlaton.
Other interests
*He turned his property in
Unley Park
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It is located on the north side of Cross Road, Adelaide, Cross Road and east of the Belair railway line. Access via public transport is from the Unley Park ...
into a very productive garden, and exhibited dried fruits, olive oil and silk in London, Paris, and Philadelphia, winning various medals and diplomas. He was awarded a £250 bonus as the first to produce of silk produced in South Australia in one year.
*He was a fine tenor, and a member of the
Adelaide Liedertafel
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History
The first "Ad ...
and conductor of the Unley Glee Club.
*For nine years he was organist at
St. Augustine's Church, Unley
*He retired in 1881, and had an extensive garden in a very picturesque position alongside cliffs about a mile (1.6 km) from Stansbury, where he planted about of olives and manufactured large quantities of high class olive oil.
Family
Wurm married Julia Crush ( –1912) in 1859. Their family included:
*Elizabeth Julia Wurm (1860–1948) married Richard Curtis Yeo ( –1903) in 1881, lived in Unley
*Frederick Henry Wurm (1865–1938) of Port Pirie acted as Consul for Norway, was awarded the title of
Chevalier of the Order of St. Olav in recognition of his services.
*Gertrude Mary Wurm (1867–1939) married
Henry Mayelston Mudie (28 March 1857 – 20 February 1933) in 1903, lived in Hawthorn
*Gustav Adolph Wurm (1869–1943) of Stansbury
*Walter Charles Wurm, from 1916 known as Walter Charles Weston, (1872– ) formerly of Port Pirie, later of the Port Adelaide Customs Department
*Alfred Ernest Wurm, from 1917 known as Alfred Ernest Weston, (1877–1939) storekeeper, of Eastern Well
*Mabel Josephine Wurm (1883–1918) of Stansbury, buried at Mitcham Anglican Cemetery
References
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1832 births
1910 deaths
Australian classical organists
Male classical organists
Australian farmers