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Wilhelm "William" Kruschke 1846 - 1900

Wilhelm Kruschke was born in 1846 at Prussia to Johanna "Jane Louisa" Clocke Kruschke and Christian Kruschke, and had siblings Christopher Krushka, Fennit Kruschke, Augusta Freder Kruschke Gill, Charles Matthew Kruschke, Frederick Kruschke, Wilhelmina Krushka, Miene Wilhelm Krushka, and Louisa Joanna (Krushka) Diprose. He married Clara Moore Krushka, and they were married until Clara's death. He also married Sarah Gill Krushka, and they were married until Sarah's death. He would also marry Esther Krushka, and they were married until Esther's death in 1877. He would also marry Hellen Stevens Krushka, and they were married until Wilhelm's death in 1900. They had a child Oscar Krushka.

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    William volunteered & joined the colonial forces (Waikato Milita) fighting in the Maori wars. He joined the 2/18th Regiment, the only colonial force remaining in the country, their departure delayed by political pressure over the "peril" still facing settlers; the last soldiers finally left in February 1870. He could have opted for a land grant in NZ but accepted a lump sum payment and returning to Van Deimens land with a pregnant Esther Trmble. He rejoined two of the three surving brothers at Mathina. Christian, Augusta, Christopher & Louisa were already at Fordveiw, Upper Ringarooma and building a 2 room hut on the banks of the Dorset River 1875 With 1 pack horse (Three of his brothers) Charles 24, Frederick 22 and Christopher 16 set out along the banks of the Dorset River prospecting. On April 22 1875 with the young Christopher leading & his two elder brothers following with the pack horse he turns right at a sharp bend in the Dorset and follows a tributary (Main Creek) uphill with the intention of getting a better view of the surroundings from higher ground.Christopher notices a glint in quartz rock on a sharp escarpment and calls his brother. On the information gleaned from George Renison Bell they realised they have discovered quartz bearing tin. They staked it out and named it Black Boy. 1875 In October Charles, Frederick & Christopher were prospecting along the banks of a small creek (Brothers Creek) which runs into the Ringarooma River in the Cascade Valley. Here they discovered and stake a claim on a rich load of alluvial tin which they named Brothers Home Mine. Sam Diprose is appointed Mine Manager when the mine is established. Sam later marries Louisa with George Renison Bell as best man. Around 1875 Wilhelm who had decide to prospect on his own discovers & stakes a tin mine which he calls the Lone Brothers Mine at Derby They quickly contacted their now lifelong friend George Renison Bell (Little Bell) who along with other friends stake out further claims along the creek. 1876 The Krushka brother cut a cart track from the mine to the original town of Ringarooma on Ringarooma Bay (Boobyalla) as it was faster & cheaper to ship the ore to Launceston from there than out of Bridport. They build a bridge across the Ringarooma River for the track and name it Krushkas Bridge (renamed Moorina) In the same period they purchase other parcels of land near the mine & at Upper Ringarooma. William’s Lone Brother Mine failed and was offered a share in the Brothers Home Mine which he rejected. He later along with Sam Diprose jointly ran Brothers Home as Mine Managers as the other three brothers spent their time running the land hildings in the district. 1877 Wilhelm opens a store in the small settlement of Krushkas Bridge Note: 1882 In January the Governor Sir George C Strahan in the town of Krushka with the intention of naming it Strahan. He stays in the largest house in town (North View) and after a night of merriment departs without proclaiming it Strahan. The discovery of tin in and around the Cascade River Valley in the 1800's by George Renison Bell, the Krushka Brothers and others leads to the rapid development of farms & logging in the North East and the towns of Brothers Home (renamed Derby) Krushka Town (renamed Ringarooma) & Krushkas Bridge (renamed Moorina. The original port town of Ringarooma at the mouth of the Ringarooma River was renamed Boobyalla. Mining, dredging, logging and land clearing along the length of the Ringarooma River created major siltting at it’s mouth resulting in the loss of the town and port. Derby: The area had been surveyed in 1855, but was not settled until 1874, Krushka brothers discovered a large lode of tin, and set up a mine (named The Brothers Mine) in the area, assuring the town's economic future. The town was originally known as Brother's Home until renamed Derby (believed to be after Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom). Brother's Home Post Office opened on 1 August 1882 and was renamed Derby in 1885. Derby reached its peak in the late 19th century, when its population reached over 3,000, and the Brothers Mine (renamed the Briseis Mine after the winner of the 1876 Melbourne Cup) was producing upwards of 120 tonnes of tin per month. On 4 April 1929, the Briseis Dam used by the mine burst after heavy rains and the Cascade River flooded the town, killing 14 people. The mine was closed, but re-opened five years later although it never reached the same level of output as it had in the last century and closed in 1948 The Briseis Dam Disaster resulted from the bursting of a dam constructed on the Cascade River above Derby to supply water for hydraulic tin mining operations. Following unprecedented rainfall of 450 millimetres during the previous two days, on 4 April 1929 a deluge of 125 millimetres fell in one and a half hours on the catchment area above the Briseis Dam. The resultant flood broke the dam, and a huge wall of water surged down the river valley towards the town, engulfing several houses and other buildings and pouring into the workings of the Briseis Mine. Fourteen lives were lost, including one family of five who were sitting down to a meal when their home was carried away. Senior Constable William Taylor was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal and the King George Medal for bravery in saving eight stranded miners
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Kruschke, Floyd (Nov 5, 1917 - Feb 20, 2007) Kruschke, Charles (Mar 3, 1930 - Feb 5, 1997) Kruschke, Helen (Jul 29, 1900 - Mar 1968) Kruschke, Dolores (Aug 19, 1927 - Oct 29, 2004) Kruschke, Ester (Jun 21, 1919 - Dec 10, 1996) Kruschke, M (Jun 20, 1926 - Jan 11, 2007) Kruschke, Patrick (Mar 17, 1953 - Aug 19, 2008) Kruschke, Valerie (Jan 11, 1928 - Nov 1, 2002) Kruschke, Willard (May 29, 1896 - May 1978) Kruschke, William (Jul 20, 1893 - Apr 1979)
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