Großvater Hermann - Australische Zeitungsartikel

In den Jahren 1908, 1911 und 1913 erschienen in verschiedenen Zeitungen Artikel, in denen über die Erzeugnisse und Ergebnisse und auch Erfolge von Großvater Hermanns Pflanzungen berichtet wurde.

Quelle: https://trove.nla.gov.au/  , National Library of Australia

Diese Artikel lieferten mir eine genauere Beschreibung, wo Hermann Matzats Pflanzung lag. Außerdem zeigten sie auf, was er anbaute und welche Gründüngung er nutzte.
Unser Großvater war so engagiert, dass er offenbar gern über seine Arbeit Auskunft gab.

Aus The Bundaberg Mail and Burnett Advertiser (1892 – 1917), Fr 13. März 1908

Der Artikel erschien auch in Chronical an North Coast Advertiser (1903 – 1922) , Sa 21 März 1908

COTTON GROWING.

About 19 bags of Caravonica cotton, grown by Mr. Hermann Matzat on his land at Rocky Point (says the 'Port Douglas and Mossman Record') was recently forwarded to Dr. Thomatis, Cairns. The cotton was picked by aboriginals from the Daintree River, who gave absolutely no trouble. Mr. Matzat's cotton is said to show much better growth than even that grown at Caravon, near Cairns, by Dr. Thomatis himself, and he has a standing offer of 3d. lb for all he can grow. We understand that Mr. Archie Rutherford has cleared a small area at Saltwater near Mr. Matzat's which he intends to plant with Caravon cotton.

Aus The Brisbane Courier (1864 – 1933) , Di 12 Dez 1911

Tropical Agriculture.

In the report for October the Instructor in Tropical Agriculture (Mr Howard H. Newport) states that he visited the selection of Mr. H. Matzat at Rocky Point, near Port Douglas. Here there is a fine young cocoanut plantation, which bids fair to be very successful. He was using as a cover crop a species of Desmodium, which was growing remarkably well and fitting its purpose to perfection. The instructor also stated that he had visited a large number of settlers and gave them advice and information regarding cocoanuts, rubber, vanilla, and bananas, and the culture of other tropical plants. One matter in which the settlers were particularly interested was the suitability of various soils for specific crops. A run was made along the Cairns- Mulgrave tramway, and the small Para rubber plantation, of Mrs (Dr ) Koch. near Hambledon, was visited. The soil and climate was proving eminently suitable for this variety Mr. Newport also attended at a number of State schools, and delivered lectures and addresses to the children on matters of use and interest to them in connection with tropical agriculture.

Aus The Queenslander (Brisbane 1866 – 1939), Sa 11 Jan 1913

COCOANUTS IN THE NORTH.

Mr. H. Matzat, who has a cocoanut plantation near Port Douglas, has a very high opinion of cocoanuts as a crop for the north. He considers that it offers better means of settling the northern areas than any other crop. Cotton, coffee beans, rubber, bananas, rice, corn, and cattle require too much labour. The drawback is the long wait—8 years— before the trees come into bearing. To overcome this difficulty he thinks it would be advisable for the Government to advance 1/ per tree per year, which would enable growers to plant trees without danger of getting into the hands of the storekeepers or of starving. He points out that the Mossman mill cost £120,000, a sum that would bring 800,000 trees into bearing and keep 100 settlers on ground that was now deserted, and bring in double the financial return. Mr. Matzat said he had had a hard time in getting his plantation into good order, owing to losses from bush fires, etc., but he valued his property now at £5000. In a communication to the Department of Agriculture and Stock, Mr. Matzat supplied some interesting information regarding the industry on which he has embarked. His trees, he says, will bear 200 nuts or more a year, which will yield one cwt. of copra, equal to about £1 per tree per year. (These estimates are far too optimistic—Ed. Q.) He has 3000 trees in various stages of growth. The trees continued in full bearing about fifty years. The nuts can be harvested by a man with a waggon. The nuts are brought to near a shed, where they are split open, and the white part exposed to the sun,after which the white part is removed from the shell and placed in a shed to dry. They must not have rain or dew on them or they will grow a fungus. One man can make more than a ton of copra per week. Mr. Matzat has shown great energy and perseverance on his holding. He has built a house of good timber, and constructed so as to stand the force of cyclones, which are experienced in the region in which he lives. He has also built a number of other structures required in connection with his farm. He has also gone in for cotton and Soya beans. The cocoanut plants draw great sustenance from a creeping clover which covers the ground, and the value of which, he said, was not generally recognised. The cocoanut trees grown near this creeper extend their roots to reach them, and give in comparably better returns than those standing near grass.

Diese Zeitungsartikel lieferten mir den Standort von Großvaters Pflanzung
Rocky Point, Queensland 4873, Australien bei
Port Douglas, Queensland 4877, Australien
"Cooee," wurde das Haus genannt.  
 "Cooee,"a house on the Daintree, Mossman Beach, about 7 miles from the Daintree River Heads. "Cooee" was built by a cocoanut grower named Herman Matzat

Damals hat Großvater nicht ahnen können, dass  diese Artikel 100 Jahre später seinen Enkeln bei der Spurensuche helfen würden. 

Im Weiteren entdeckte ich noch eine Zeitungsanzeige für eine Auktion, in der Großvaters Pflanzung zur Standortorientierung angegeben wird: 

Cairns Post, Di 20 Dez 1910, Page 4 Advertising

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

E. F. WELCHMAN has received instructions from Mr. A. P. Way to sell by Public Auction at his Premises, Mill street, Mossman, on SATURDAY, December 30 at 3 p.m.. Selection 292, Parish Whyam beel, county Nares, containing 200 acres, at Rocky Point, having a sea front of nearly half a mile, .fine residential site, healthily situated, was once occupied as a dairy and banana plantation. Easily accessible by boat from Port Douglas and road from Mossman. Land near occupied by Mr. Hermann Matzats. Caravonica Cotton (which fetched highest price in the Home market), and Cocoanuts grow to perfection. The land offered for sale on the 31st inst should grow rubber and other tropical plants, to perfection also. Title Deeds open to inspection at the Auctioneer's Office. Sale 3 p.m. December 31st E. F. WELCHMAN,

AUCTIONEER.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39880167

Meine weitere Suche zeigte sogar auf, was aus Großvaters Plantage nach seiner Enteignung und Deportation wurde:

MOSSMAN NOTES. (For the "Post" and "Herald.")

Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Tuesday 30 March 1920 p 2 Article

 ...

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith, late of Saltwater Road cane-farm, are taking up their residence at "Cooee," a house on the Daintree, Mossman Beach, about 7 miles from the Daintree River Heads. "Cooee" was built by a cocoanut grower named Herman Matzatt, who was interned at Liverpool Camp near Svdney, during the late war. This gentleman was recently deported to Germany, together with Paul Freeman and others. 

MOSSMAN NOTES. (For the "Post" and "Herald.")

Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Monday 12 April 1920 p 2 Article

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Farms still continue to change owners, thc latest to be sold being Mr. Will Smith's Saltwater property. Mr. Herb Smith; after disposing of his cane interests to his brother Will, left last week with his wife to take up his residence at "Cooee", a house on a cocoanut selection on the Daintree Mossman Beach, seven miles from the Daintree Heads. Much interest is evinced in this property, as it once belonged to an industrious German named Herman Matzatt who, towards the end of the late European War, was interned near Sydney. It is currently reported, that Matzatt was deported to Germany at the same time as the famous Paul Freeman, whose name was certainly a misnomer.

Insgesamt war die National Library of Australia bzw. trove ( https://trove.nla.gov.au/ ) die ergiebigste Website bei meiner Spurensuche nach seinem Aufenthalt in Australien. Sogar sein Foto erscheint auf den Seiten der National Library.