The table below shows the people that make up the group.
| No | Last Name | First Names | Maiden Name | Relationship | Occupation | Born | Died | School Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behrens | Henrich (Max) | Owner | Miner |
The table below shows any historical notes about the party group.
| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2686 | c1866 | Henrich Behrens came to Bannockburn |
It appears that Henrich Behrens may have come to Bannockburn about this time and mined in Smiths Gully, building dwelling #238. |
| 2687 | c1870 | Henrich may have moved and worked in Carricktown. |
About this time it appears that Henrich followed the reef gold up to Carricktown and may have worked and lived in the area known as the 'Star' near the 'Star of the East' mine. |
| 2688 | 1875 | Electoral roll listing. |
Mr Henrich Behrens appears on the electoral roll as living in Bannockburn. |
| 2689 | 1876 | Mr Behrens purchased a business in Cromwell. |
On 15 Feb the Cromwell Argus states that Mr Behrens had purchased the wheel wright and coach building business of Mr La Fontaine situated opposite the Bank of New South Wales in Melmore Terrace, Cromwell. |
| 2690 | 1876 | Mr Behrens moved to Cromwell. |
It appears that about this time Mr Behrens had moved to Cromwell. He lived with a long time friend and fellow bachelor, the Cromwell tinsmith, Henry (Harry) Young who was slightly eccentric. Harry invested the little money he made in mining ventures which had all failed over time. This had made him permanently distressed to the point that when the shares in the Electric Gold Dredging Company made him a wealthy man he completely failed to recognise the fact and just left the money in the bank to accumulate. Max behrens and Harry young had made mutual wills. Unlike Harry, Max had never made very much money in his mining of business ventures. Max was a Schleswig German but at various times had made out that he was a Dane when it was not socially acceptable to be a German. However, he was quite outspoken at times about England. He would say "I hopes I lives to see the day when Germany has a schmak at England" |
| 2691 | 1886 | Max Behrens reef mining on the Carrick Range. |
Max Behrens was still reefing on the Carrick Range and had reped itpegged the 'Try Again' claim after the company had drop |
| 2692 | 1913 | Death of Henry (Harry) Young. |
On 1 Oct 1913, Henry Young died at the age of 88 years and was buried in the Cromwell cemetery. In accordance with his wishes, Max Behrens became toe sole beneficiary of his considerable wealth. |
| 2693 | 1914 | Henrich planned a trip back to Germany. |
After inheriting a considerable sum of money from Henry Young, Henrich decided to take a trip back to visit his homeland of Germany. His plan was to have his fortune follow him at a later date. |
| 2694 | 1914 | Britain declared war on Germany. |
On 5 Aug 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. Henrich Behrens fortune in his New Zealand bank account was 'frozen' as enemy property. It is not known what happened to Henrich, however it appears that England may have done the 'schmacking' after all. |
The table below shows a list of images related to the party group. Click on 'View Image' to display more details about the image, and to view the image.
| Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1103 | Cromwell Argus via Paul Crump | 1879 | Heinrich Behrens. Wheelwright & Coachbuilder - Cromwell. | View Image |
| 1104 | Cromwell Argus via Paul Crump | 1886 | Heinrich Behrens. Carpenter, Wheelwright & Coachbuilder. Cromwell | View Image |