OBITUARY, dated Thursday 2 February 1928.
Mr. Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Rehfeldt, a highly respected resident of Alberton, died at his residence last Sunday week after an illness of six months' duration. Deceased, who was one of the sugar pioneers of the district, was 71 years of age. His father, the late Mr. Carl Rehfeldt, died 16 years ago, and left deceased an up-to-date little sugar mill at Alberton. His father was the first man in the two districts who ventured into the sugar industry with white labour. The deceased was born in Gunterberg, Prussia, and arrived in Moreton Bay with his parents on January 18, 1861, in the Sussane Goddefroy. He survived by his widow, three sons, two daughters, and 10 grandchildren. His funeral, which was a large and representative one, took place to the Alberton cemetery. The Rev. George IT, Hobbs (St. George's Church of England) conducted the burial service.
15 comments:
The touches of color, plus the overall tone give this an eerie feel
MadamMtnLion
A lovely gritty shot. Where on earth did you find that whole obituary written? Also at the gravesite?! Wow. Nice find overall and well presented.
wow. The picture is really nice, I like overall feeling. The obit is a nice touch to the piece.
Love the post-processing! Gives a gritty, eerie and funereal feel to the image. The obit is a nice touch, too! Good salvaging!
Thanks for the historical info. It makes a huge difference to understanding the photo. A great find.
I love the splash of blue in an otherwise monochromatic image, great feel to this shot.
The touch of color on an otherwise monotone shot is stunning, really makes an impact. Great shot.
Very eerie feeling! I like old grave stones and its nice to hear a story behind them!
A very impactful shot. I like the way there is just a splash of blue in the corner - it kind of enhances the rest of the photo.
a nice grungy feel that goes well with the old tombstone. Interesting to read the obit too.
The splash of blue adds something to the pic, not sure what though - I don't know if it makes it more eerie or less eerie! :P
Overall a great shot.
Nice composition and grungy feel to the image.
cl_UK
Fascinating have the obituary to go alongside, Lovely shot - the post processing really adds to the mood
essjaynz
What a great picture.
I can feel the atmosfere almost.
egonlinden
I love the fading blues on the wall, they give it a medeterranean feel.
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