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History Mr Heinrich Rudolph Thiele (Michael's grandfather) was born in 1871 and was one of the first people to take up an offer from the Government for a leasehold of land in the Loxton district. Mr Thiele along with his father, J.W.Thiele and his brother, Edward arrived from Callington to claim his holding late in June 1895. The trip from Callington was made with eight horses and two wagons carrying all that was necessary to set up a farm. Upon arrival they dug a track down the cliffs for the teams to get water then dug a siding at Media Landing where they had tons of chaff. A shanty was then built with galvanized iron, and this is where they had their meals, while for sleeping they had a tent. They made their own yeast and bread in a camp oven. They managed to clear 90 acres of land for seeding in the July. With this completed Rudolph was left to his own devices as his father and brother returned to Callington. From the first sowing, Rudolph was able to cut 12 tons of hay and 230 bushels of grain, widely considered to be the first crop south of the river between Morgan and Renmark. He was also one of the original councillors on the Loxton District Council. As time permitted, Rudolph built himself a more substantial home made of 'pine and pug'. Rudolph cut his own wood, dug his own clay as well as burning his own lime. A cellar was also excavated and still is in use today. The hut was finished in 1899 and in less than a year Rudolph married Olivia Thiele at Pyap. A wide variety of fruit trees were transported up by steamer from Adelaide and began to flourish. As the farm prospered, a more spacious dwelling was deemed necessary so a homestead was built alongside the pine and pug house in 1907. The pine and pug house was pulled down in 1919 and replaced with another home (Thiele's Bed and Breakfast) which was a bit smaller than the homestead and was used to house Rudolph and Olivia's growing family. The homes were built by Mr Bannear who was best known in Loxton as the builder of the Institute. Rudolph was directly involved in the building process and carted the stone. Today the Bed and Breakfast accommodation still resides next to the homestead with a breezeway separating the two. |
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Thiele's Heritage Bed and Breakfast Introduction l Accommodation l History l Rates l Packages |
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