Hi family and friends, Have you ever wondered what it might have been like for Amandus and Mary when they first came to the Orara Valley, with their family of 10 children under the age of 15? There were no towns or roads into the valley, check out our first update where we get a … Continue reading
Updates and Invitation
Hello friends and family, Following on from our reunion held in 2013 we released a book and photos, it's hard to believe that was over 9 years ago. Since then we have made some posts here on our website and on our facebook page. Our family story is dynamic and ever changing and rather than … Continue reading
53 years of service
Wonderful recognition for 250 members of the NSW RFS - Coffs Coast Team - Coffs and Bellingen team for their efforts during the 2019 / 2020 season, with special recognition for Doug Hoschke for 53 years of service 🙏🏽 lovely photo of Doug, Geoff Hoschke and Ryan Hoschke. Read the full article here: https://issuu.com/newsofthearea/docs/coffs_coast_news_of_the_area_26_august_2022
Donation to museum
Fred, Doug and Ian have donated Amandus’ illuminated address, photos of Fred & Clunie Hoschke and the chain bassinet to the Coffs Harbour Museum, now all of the Hoschke descendants will be able to share in these wonderful items and they will be preserved. Doug & Margaret Hoschke, Fred Hoschke, Kylie Hoschke, Ian Hoschke. Doug, … Continue reading
Houses and Fences Made of Timber by the First Settlers
Article and photos by Ian Hoschke - March 2016. When the Hoschke family, and others, first came to Orara the land was covered by sub-tropical rainforest. The land purchase was conditional on it being cleared and fenced. They had little money and the nearest shop was a day’s walk away. They needed to build a … Continue reading
Invitation
The Coffs Harbour Museum are holding a morning tea for the Davis / Hoschke families on 8th Dec at 10.30am as a thank you for donating the items of Ada Davis. RSVP is tomorrow, please advise here or via email if you would like to attend, and pass on the information to others as … Continue reading
Family items at the Coffs Museum
Photos of the Coffs Harbour Museum display of Hoschke family items. They were donated by the late Ada Davis who was the daughter of Jessie and George Davis. Jessie was the fourth child of Amandus and Mary Ann. For more info on this and other photos check out our facebook page here!
The Hoschke Family in WW1
In the lead up to the centenary of Australia's involvement, it is interesting to consider the impact of World War 1 on the family noting that Amandus was born in Germany. He arrived in Australia in 1863, married here, had 13 children and was naturalised in 1902. Then in 1914 Australia went to war with … Continue reading
Springing into Spring
Hi everyone, For those who aren't on facebook, I thought I'd share some of the love from our facebook page... Once again a fabulous time was had at the annual Orara Valley Fair. Next time you plan a trip to the north coast, plan it for the long weekend in June and you will be … Continue reading
Book sales go wild!
Wow, thank you all so much for your orders, we have very limited stock left of this print run of the books, less than 10 left to purchase now! A huge congratulations to our author Ian Hoschke on a job well done, if you are thinking about whether to buy a book, check out some … Continue reading
Hoschke Family in Australia 