George Jaensch
Australian telegraph operator
About George Jaensch
Lived 1872 – 1958 (aged 85).
George Gottlieb Jaensch (14 December 1872 – 7 November 1958) was an operator on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line and post master in the Northern Territory of Australia from 1895 to 1910.
Later in life he was a farmer and grazier in South Australia's Tailem Bend region.
His father's name is Friedrick Wilhelm Jaensch (1846-1936) and mother's name is Augustine Fredericka Maria Gehrike (1847-1937)
Collections A collection of images taken by Jaensch and his wife Irene are available at Library & Archives NT:
The George and Irene Jaensch collection
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Who was George Jaensch?
Australian telegraph operator
When was George Jaensch born?
George Jaensch was born on 14 December 1872.
When did George Jaensch die?
George Jaensch died on 7 November 1958.
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