“Zum Kaiser” Restaurant DAMEN KAFFEEKLATSCH CLUB

Upcoming events
06 December
Sunday, 2.00pm
Liedertafel/Liederkranz Christmas Concert
“Zum Kaiser”
Restaurant
Brisbane German Club News Letter
Bookings online on
13 December
Sunday, 11.30am
Sunday, 2.00pm
Frühschoppen
Members’ Christmas Party
19 December
Saturday, 6.10pm
Big Bash Cricket
Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades
20 December
Sunday, 10.00am
Sunday, 2.30pm
Women’s Big Bash League (Free entry)
Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Scorchers
Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder
www.brisbanegermanclub.com
or
phone 3391 2091
Newsletter No 41
December 2015
-January 2016
From the President’s Desk
Brisbane Deutscher Turnverein Inc
416 Vulture St
24 December
Thursday, 3.00pm
East Brisbane QLD 4169
05 January 2016
Tuesday, 12.00 noon
10 January 2016
Sunday, 11.30am
14 February 2016
Sunday, 10.00am
Fax: 07 3391 1948
As always, time is running
very fast and the Christmas
and New Year season are back
on our doorstep.
E-mail:
admin@brisbanegermanclub.com
Club re-opens at 12.00 noon
www.brisbanegermanclub.com
VALE
Club Opening hours:
Our Member
Gerhard Langhanki
18/05/1935 — 01/11/2015
Frühschoppen
06 February 2016
Saturday, 6.30pm
Dear Members and Friends,
Phone: 07 3391 2434
Gift Vouchers available
Club closes at 3.00pm
Wed—Sat 11am—late
Sunday 11.30—5pm
Age 80
Our deepest sympathy goes to his
family
and friends
Stammtisch Karneval
Regarding the Melbourne
Cup: Everyone present had a
good time and the people who
turned up to the event
enjoyed themselves. May I say
thank you to Ulla and the
helpers, like Tony and the Bar
Staff, not forgetting our
Office Staff either.
Monday: closed
Tues 12noon—late
Frühschoppen 2nd Sunday of month
Restaurant
Phone: 3391 2091
Monday: closed
Tues to Wed
Members’ Half-yearly Meeting
I would also like to thank the
Ladies Group for all their help
and support throughout this
year.
12.00—2.00pm 5.00pm—8.00pm
Thurs
12.00—2.00pm 5.00pm—8.30pm
LIVE MUSIC
Fri/Sat
12.00—2.00pm 6.00pm—9.00pm
We wish a speedy recovery to all
our members on the sick list!
Friday and Saturday night
with Andrew
12.00—2.00pm
Office
Eine baldige Genesung fuer all
unsere Mitglieder, die krank
sind!
from 7.00pm in the Beer Hall
Tues—Fri 9.00—5.00
Classes are normally held on Tuesday
nights from
6.30pm-8.00pm
German Club
Happy Hours
Tuesday to Saturday
12pm—2pm
5pm—6pm
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Full membership renewal was due on 1 July 2015 for the
next financial year.
Full membership renewal fee $44.00
Pensioner renewal fee $22.00
Dear Members and Friends,
please do not forget our
Christmas Concert on Sunday
Inside this issue:
Want to learn Conversational German?
For information ring:
Sabina
0468 890 700
By the time you receive this
Newsletter, our Children's’
Christmas Party will already
be behind us.
Sun
DAMEN
KAFFEEKLATSCH
Wir treffen uns jeden 3. Donnerstag des
Monats von 11 Uhr bis ca. 3 Uhr in der Members’ Lounge.
Für weitere Information:
Ring GERDA
3821 7340
President’s Report
1
Bar News
1
Ladies’ Auxiliary
2
Stammtisch
2
Alpenrosen
2
“Treffpunkt”
3
Liedertafel/Liederkranz
3
Skat
3
Oktoberfest 2015
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4-5
Melbourne Cup Party
6
Renaissance Concert
6
Beenleigh Library
7
Events Calendar
8
6 December 2015 starting at
2pm. Tickets are available at
the door. Please book early
with the kitchen for lunch.
Weihnachten und einen guten
Rutsch ins Neue Jahr 2016.
Our Cricket season also has
started again and the
opening game was well
attended which was good to
see.
Your President
Horst Langer
On Sunday 13 December
2015, our Members’ Christmas Party will start at 2pm
after the Frühschoppen has
finished. I will be looking
forward to seeing many
familiar faces again.
With regards,
P.S. I received an email from
the Secretary of the Sydney
German Austrian Club that
the Club’s President, Mr.
John Dagn passed away on
Saturday, 14 November 2015.
Our condolences to his wife
Hilde and family.
We are also planning, with
the Stammtisch, the next
Karneval night to be held at
the Club on 6 February
2016.
On behalf of the Directors,
all Staff and myself, I wish
you a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year. Frohe
Bar News
Dear Members and Guests,
With the Christmas season upon us I would
like to wish everyone a safe and happy
holiday period and remind everyone to book
and book early if you are coming for dinner
during the weekends.
We have a limited number of moulded
Dirndl and Lederhosen-shaped steins left so
get in quick if you would like one.
Keep an eye on our Facebook page for
some of the guest beers that will be
appearing in the upcoming months. These
include Smoked beers, HB Maibock and
Bitburger amongst others.
Tchüss,
Tony
“A fine beer may be judged with just one sip, but
it is better to be thoroughly sure” Anon
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Frauengruppe/Ladies Auxiliary News
Dear Members and Friends,
Frauengruppe
We meet in the Members’ Lounge every 3rd
Thursday of the
month from 11am for
“Kaffeeklatsch”.
For more information,
please contact:
Gerda (07) 3821 7340
Another year comes to an end and the festive
season begins. We had a very busy year with all
those Frühschoppen Sundays every month.
The Ladies Group spent $2,050.00 and bought
two televisions for the Club, one of which
is hanging over the Bar for members and
visitors to enjoy.
BEENLEIGH LIBRARY DISPLAY — OCTOBER 2015
Santa will come and hand them all out on Sunday 29
November 2015. We hope to see you there.
We wish you all a happy Christmas and a wonderful
New Year 2016.
Best regards,
We meet in the Club’s
Keller bar every Tuesday
from 6.30pm.
For more information,
or to get involved please
email:
Brisbane_stammtisch
@hotmail.com
or visit:
facebook.com/groups/
brisbanestammtisch
The Club Historian and Archivist jumped at the chance to promote the Club and its Undergroups to anyone who had not had a chance to
visit the German Club which currently is 132 years old. The German Club was founded in May 1883 by 40 Germans who wanted to establish a Club, where they could meet and nurture their culture and traditions from their homeland. The Club has seen its ups and downs in
those 132 years but today is still going strong with over 400 full financial members (most of them life members with 25 or 50 year membership) and almost 25,000 Social Members.
The Club also started the original Oktoberfest in 1975 at their property in Thornlands. When the property became too small for the
crowds visiting the Oktoberfest, the event moved to the RNA Showgrounds and later to the German Club in Vulture Street where the
current 3rd Club house stands today.
Karen, Trudy, Ingrid and Dorit.
As you all know and now we have just
finished buying and wrapping the Christmas
presents for all the lovely children from our
Full Members.
The Club had many Undergroups in the early days which consisted of: Gymnastics Group; Alpenrosen Dance Group; Skittle Group;
“Germania” and “Southside Eagles” Soccer Club; “Kaffeeklatsch” Ladies Group; Skat Group; KDK Group; Golf Group; Chess Club;
Indoor Bowling Group; Liedertafel Men’s Choir; Liederkranz Mixed Choir; Stammtisch Group. They also established a Library for the
members which now functions as an Archive and houses over 3,000 catalogued books.
Stammtisch Group News
Stammtisch
The Brisbane German Club was asked last year by the Beenleigh Library, if they would be interested in doing a display regarding the history of the German Club. The items were on display during the month of October 2015. The opportunity was an honour and a pleasure!
The only active Undergroups these days are the combined Liedertafel/Liederkranz Mixed Choir; Alpenrosen Dance Group; Skat Group;
“Kaffee-Klatsch” Ladies Group, Treffpunkt, and “Stammtisch” Group who also hold a Karneval Night at the Club each February.
The best time of the year has begun and we are
all ready for “Advent” and the holidays. Every
Australian summer brings many social
gatherings and functions. October started with
three weekends celebrating the German
Oktoberfest traditions at both the German
Club and the Brisbane Showgrounds. It was
lovely to see how successful the festivals have
become and how firmly they are placed in the
Brisbane calendar of events! On the fourth
weekend in October, Stammtisch girls went for
a night out to round off a month of socialising
and partying.
Club in November so that it will be all cosy and
“Christmassy” for us when we unwrap our trashy
presents.
Andrew, the musician, plays live dance music every Friday and Saturday night at the Club. Steeped in tradition, the Club provides a feeling
of being surrounded by “Gemütlichkeit” (Homeliness) and is the meeting place for people who love its wide variety of German Beer and
Schnapps. The “Zum Kaiser” Restaurant, run by Dale and Katie McMullen, serves the best pork knuckle in Brisbane.
Lastly, Stammtisch has decided that the fifth
anniversary of our Fancy Dress Party will be held on
6 February 2016, celebrating STAMMTISCH
KARNEVAL, which has become an integral part of
the German Club. Mark your diaries right now – no
cover charge – come in any fancy dress – the Club’s
general dress codes apply. Let’s make it a night to
remember!!!
Besides the Queensland University Library and the State Library, the Beenleigh Library also has a copy of the 100-year and 125-year book
on the “History of the Brisbane German Club” available for perusal. Below are some photos of the display. Enjoy!
For Melbourne Cup Day we had a special
Stammtisch. Though not a German tradition,
we embrace the culture of the beautiful
country we live in and celebrated with our fancy hats on.
Claudi, Marc and Katrin
Our last event for 2015 will be our Christmas
party on 15 December with our famous
“Schrottwichteln” – a secret santa with trash,
literally. Stammtisch, together with other
members of the German Club, decorated the
Liebe Gruesse,
Guests enjoying Karneval night in 2014
Alpenrosen Dance Group News
Alpenrosen Practice:
Thursday
5.30pm—9.30pm
For more information
please ring:
Rae Onger 3359 0260
Vielen Dank to our Alpenrosen family and
friends who have supported us this year. We
have worked very hard to represent the
Brisbane German Club at a variety of events
and venues and have shared a lot of laughs
along the way. We have also enjoyed Group
member weddings and birthday celebrations
together.
We will be back at the Club to restart training in
February.
Frohe Weihnachten und Alles Gute zum Neuen Jahr
2016!
Paula, for the Alpenrosen team
Our final gathering was for our annual
Christmas party get-together, where we
reflected on our achievements at Dancefest
Adelaide this year and watched the DVD of
performances.
We are now relaxing after a long dance season
and look forward to the seasonal festivities.
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MELBOURNE CUP PARTY — 3 NOVEMBER 2015
“Treffpunkt” Social Club News
Contacts:
Mario
0414 294 568
Michael
0403 511 543
Oleg
0412 227 158
Monika
3393 0640
Our members decided to hold bus
trips on a regular three-month
interval throughout the year. Our
next bus trip will be held in February
2016 and should be great. All you
have to do is book early, show up on
time and bring lots of enthusiasm
along.
There will also be more informal trips
held such as camping trips over the
weekends throughout the year and
also other sporting activities.
For future activities, watch this space
or contact Mario our event organiser.
Our next meeting will be held on
Sunday 10 January 2016 at 12.00pm.
We wish all members and staff of the
Liedertafel/Liederkranz Choir
Practice:
Tuesday
6.30-9.00pm
Choir
m e m b e rs
Elizabeth, Trudi and
Renate
holding
the “Best Hat” prize
of a magnum of
champagne and box
of chocolates.
For information ring:
Rainer 3821 5223
Karl 3848 9650
Monika 3393 0640
monika.kortz@
optusnet.com.au
RENAISSANCE VILLAGE CONCERT — 10 OCTOBER 2015
The Liedertafel/Liederkranz Choir were invited to sing at the retirement village by Hugh Cornish (pictured below right)
who resides there.
Club A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Regards
Monika
OKTOBERFEST
VOLUNTEERS PARTY
21 OCTOBER 2015
Our Member Lucas Rietberg
with Girlfriend Kathy on holiday
in Berlin having a great time.
Our members David Morris,
Amir Hayfa and Natasha Hayfa
enjoying themselves after the
hard work at the Oktoberfest.
It’s time we all should go on
holiday and have a leisurely time
abroad.
Liedertafel/Liederkranz News
Dear Music Lovers,
We hope to see as many of our
Club Members at the Christmas
Concert as possible this year.
Joan Read’s 85th Birthday on 7th
November was celebrated on the
10th November with another big
bang birthday party.
After our Christmas party on
Tuesday 8th December 2015, the
choir will go on holiday until the
2nd February for our welcoming
party and then on 9th February, our
choir practice starts again at
6.30pm.
There are still some members
on the sick list and we wish
them a speedy recovery.
Christmas Concert at
the Club on
6 December 2015!
The Choir members wish
everyone Club Member a
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year in 2016.
Monika Kortz
(Secretary)
Skat News
Skat:
Fur Weitere
Auskunft:
Werner Simke
3300 2565
0410 118 371
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Hello Skatfreunde,
Weitere Platzierungen wie folgt:
Bei unserem Oktober Skat waren 12 Spieler
anwesend. Den ersten Preis erspielte sich W. Simke
mit 2595 Punkten.
2. P. Kuether
3. M. Heise
4. W. Simke
Weitere Platzierungen wie folgt:
Wir spielen Preis Skat jeden zweiten Sonntag im
Monat, Startzeit 11.00 Uhr. Jeden Zweiten
Mittwoch spielen wir unseren Freundschafts Skat
Startzeit 14.30 Uhr.
2. S. Svarbic
3. M. Heise
4. W. Bummer
2467 Pk.
2442 Pk.
1997 Pk.
Bei unserem November Skat waren 11 Spieler
anwesend. Den ersten Preis erspielte sich G. Ertel
mit 2603 Punkten.
2290 Pk.
2204 Pk.
1992 Pk.
Gut Blatt,
Werner Simke
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OKTOBERFEST — 25-27 SEPTEMBER 2015
EIN
PROSIT
EIN
PROSIT
SEE YOU
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IN 2016 !!
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