Consuls of Prussia, the North German Confederation and the German Empire in Melbourne 1853-1939

Consuls of Prussia, the North German Confederation
and the German Empire in Melbourne 1853-1939

1853-1864	Ad. Boyd, Consul
1865-1868	A. Kruge, initially Consular Representative, then Consul
Okt. 1868-1912	Wilhelm Alexander Brahe, Consul From 1868 Consul of the North German Confederation, from 1871 Consul of the German Empire, from 1909 assisted by Vice-Consul J. Amschel.
1912-1914	Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Adena, Consul He was interned during the First World War.
1923-1932	Dr Hans Büsing, Consul General for Australia etc. The Consulate General opened in Melbourne on 24.3.1924; transferred to Sydney on 1.10.1928. For a while Melbourne then remained without consular representation of the Empire. The intention of the Consul General in Sydney, Dr Asmis, to set up a branch of the General Consulate in Melbourne (1932) was not carried out.
31.5.1934	Dr Martin Költzsch, Consul Second Class (He arrived in Melbourne on 22.8.1934; the consulate formally began operation on 13.10.1934. Its area of jurisdiction was the states of Victoria and Tasmania. From 15.8.1936 it was managed by Consular Secretary Blaesing after the departure of the Consul Dr Költzsch.
15.8.1936	Dr Walther Drechsler, Consul First Class (He took charge of the consulate on 5.1.1937)
September 1939	Consulate closed by Australian authorities after the outbreak of the Second World War.

Consuls of other independent German states
in Melbourne 1850-1868

For Hamburg
1850-1858	Jonathan Binns Were, Consul
1858-1867	Adolph Schlöstein, Consul
1867-1868	Sali Cleve, Consular Representative
(In Geelong) 1856-1861	M.W. Pitcher, Consul
For Hannover
1855-1863	A. Kaufmann, Consul
For Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1855-1858	Ed. Fratzscher, Consul
For Bremen
1857-1859	F.W. Jansen, Consul
1862-1868	Adolph Schlöstein, Consul
For Lübeck
1865-1868	Jonathan Binns Were, Consul