This website explores the origins of my maternal (Becker) and paternal (Zwar) families, who ventured to Australia from Europe in the mid 19th century, and tells the stories of their descendants in Australia and Germany. About the author

Becker

• Migration to australia
  • Prussia
  • Journey to Australia
  • Australia
• Family Tree
  • Becker family tree
  • Nuske/Noske
  • Other related families
• Biographies
  • Index
• Historic Archives
  • Becker Photo Galleries
  • Becker Document Gallery
  • Becker Letters 1900–1908
  • Becker Letters 1909–1916
  • Newspaper
• Notable People, Events and Places
  • The Willows Flood 1941
  • Linda Saegenschnitter

Zwar

• Migration to australia
  • Saxony in the 1800s
  • “Zwar” Surname
  • Zwahrs in Saxony
  • Sailing to Australia
  • Wend Research
  • New life in Australia
  • Z to A
• Family Tree
  • Zwar Family Tree
  • Other Related Families
  • Other Zwars – unrelated to Australian Zwars
• Biographies
  • Biography Index
• Historic Archives
  • Appeal To The King
  • Barossa Valley Customs
  • Regulations for Servants
  • Zwar Photo Gallery
  • Zwar Document Gallery
  • Letters and Papers
  • Newspaper
• Notable People, Events and Places
  • Beechworth Tannery
  • Pastor Christoph Schondorf
  • Tribute to Pastor Siegfried Albert
  • Desmond Zwar
  • Three Famous Zwars