Notable South Australians/Heinrich Wilhelm Ehmcke
Heinrich Wilhelm Ehmcke,
BORN in Hanover in 1817. Removed to Hamburg, where he followed the trade of builder and cabinet-maker. Arrived in South Australia in 1848, and engaged in Agricultural pursuits. Visited the Victorian diggings duringthe gold fever, after which he returned to this colony and established the Hindmarsh-square saw-mills and timber-yard with which his name was so long and intimately associated, and by his tact, perseverance, and energy, from a small beginning he worked up a most successful business. He was a member of the Oddfellows, Liedertafel, German Club, and various other societies, and gave his support to all public movements in a liberal manner. His death took place in Adelaide on August 14, 1877, in his sixtieth year. As showing the manner in which he was eminently respected, it may be stated that his funeral was one of the largest ever witnessed n Adelaide, and was attended not only by the fraternity of which he was a prominent member, but by people of every nationality. The eldest son, Mr. J. W. Ehmcke, in conjunction with Mr. F. C. Gaetjens, his son-in-law, are still carrying on the business which he so successfully established, under the style and firm of W. Ehmcke & Gaetjens.