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Obituary - Heinz Fritschi
Heinz Fritschi - 1929 - 2009
After a long illness and a short stay in hospital Heinz Fritschi has suddenly passed away during the week before Easter.
The Fritschi brothers, Heinz and his older brother Rene grew-up in Zürich, Kreis 4 which they >>>
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The Swiss News Magazine
Our bi-monthly Swiss News Magazine is sent free to our club members.
SNQ No: 2&3/2012
SNQ No: 4/2012
SNQ No: 5/2012
SNQ No: 6/2012
SNQ No: 1/2013
SNQ No: 2/2013 (latest issue!)
News Magazine Archive
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AGM 2009 Reports
Last year the committee has had some losses with people moving interstate or overseas, people taking up new jobs which didn't allow them to be part of the committee anymore, as well as having to step back because of health reasons or simply not >>>
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SNQ News Magazine - Archive
This archive contains the magazines as far back as 1999. A big thank goes to Anton Holzherr for scanning the copies up to issue 4/2008. In the table below simply click on the pdf icon below the required date to open the magazine you would like >>>
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Aged Pensioners Members
Dear Members,
Over the last few months I have received several enquiries about the Aged Pensioners Members status and how it is applied.
After analysing the Rules and By-Laws as well as the minutes of the last few General Meetings I would like >>>
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DUAL NATIONALITY?
PROPOSED SWISS PARLIAMENTARY MOTION UNDERMINING THE PRINCIPLE OF DUAL NATIONALITY
(by Max Brändle, Australian member of ASR (Auslandschweizer Rat)
The vast majority of the 20,000 Swiss in Australia who are registered with the consulates are dual >>>
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In Memory - John Portman
Sadly, on 2 November 2005, John Portman passed away peacefully. Our deepest
Sympathy goes to Margi, Carol and Patrick.
John was born on 18 November 1928 in America. He grew up in Bubikon, Kanton Zurich, Switzerland.
He came to Australia the first >>>
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Vale - Silvio Weibel
News of somebody close to you passing away is always sad. But, other than with close family, it is a rare occasion when the news of a friend’s passing away seriously jabs you right in the heart. That was the case when I learned that another >>>
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Vale - Hans Vogt
Our Honorary Life Member Hans Vogt passed away on Tuesday 5th February 2008 at Hibiscus House Nursing Home, Earle Haven, Nerang. He was nearly 82 years old.
Hans was Charter Treasurer of the Gold Coast Swiss Club on its foundation in 1995 and >>>
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New Honorary Consul for Queensland
Dear Compatriots
After some 40 plus years in the workforce, I decided towards the end of last year that I would like to have a break from the hectic hustle and bustle of executive life, and take up a new position as a “baby boomer” respectively to >>>
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Welcome to Australia
The new Ambassador of Switzerland to Australia, Dr Daniel Woker and his wife Myriam recently visited Queensland as part of their official tour of Australia. During their stay they were accompanied by our Queensland Honorary Consul, Daniel Gschwind, >>>
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Let me tell you about a Man,
and see if you can guess who he is, if you can...
He is not a young man anymore, lived for 8 scores and a bit more, but in that time, in his life in Oz, he made great many friends, because:
He is a man you can rely on, plays Jass for fun and like >>>
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Obituary - Walter Billeter
It is with great sadness that I heard of the passing of our friend Walter Billeter.
Walter died peacefully last Sunday at the Nursing Home where he has lived for only a few months. My husband and I were introduced to Walter and Thelma nearly 30 >>>
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Just a little bit longer
Mermaid Mountain walk...
Eager to do some exercise and over-punctual as real Swiss people are,
a few of us were so early that there was no promised Swiss flag at the
starting point to our "Sonntagswanderung", yet. So it happened that >>>
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Obituary Otto Schuetz
"It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the passing of Otto Schuetz on the 15th of May 2011. Otto was 85 years old and married to Elsy for over 57 years. Otto was the first President of Baerg-Roeseli. He will be missed by all of us and >>>
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Turanor PlanetSolar
The solar-powered boat arrives in Brisbane!
Pictures by Gabriel Dubler
Pictures by Doris & Mac Olek.
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Membership Renewal
Hello everybody!
Your Swiss Club committee members have come up with an excellent idea! If you pay your 2012/2013 membership renewal by 1 August 2012 you will go into the draw to win a Raclette or Fondue dinner for the entire family. Yum! We have >>>
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ETTER AUSTRALIA
The Leading Spirits of Switzerland
There are few companies whose name is so synonymous with quality than that of Etter. Since the founding of this true family company in the year 1870, we have strived for quality in everything we do. We concentrate >>>
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RIVELLA RED AND RIVELLA BLUE
Rivella Red – for a healthy thirst
Perfect, thirst-quenching refreshment for almost 60 years. Switzerland's national beverage, Rivella Red, boasts a recipe that has remained unchanged since 1952: based on valuable whey, it still tastes uniquely >>>
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