South Australia had a substantial diaspora of German-speaking people derived from migrants from Germany and Poland during the 19th century.
Another consequence was that many Lutheran church schools which taught the children in German were encouraged and eventually forced to close or be taken over by the state.
They were escaping religious persecution in Prussia, and settling to establish a new life where they were free to practice their religion.
[2] The action to close the schools was a consequence of the new Education Act 1915 passed by the South Australian Parliament late in 1915.
The 49 schools that received notices to close from 1 July 1917 were at:[2] In addition, the Koonibba Aborigines mission station, west of Ceduna, was not affected at that time.