George Gottlieb Jaensch (14 December 1872 – 7 November 1958) was an Overland

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and post master in the

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of Australia from 1895 to 1910. Later in life he was a farmer and grazier in South Australia's

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region. His father's name is Friedrick Wilhelm Jaensch (1846-1936) and mother's name is Augustine Fredericka Maria Gehrike (1847-1937)

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* * * Mention in litertature: '' We of the Never Never'' - *

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