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Den Danske Forening HEIMDAL
Midsummer
Medlemsblad August 2016 Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal – Established 1872
THE DANISH ASSOCIATION “HEIMDAL” INC
36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006 Contact details: 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org
Contributions We would love to share your news and
stories. You are welcome to send emails with
stories, news and photos to the editor for
publication. The closing date for the next
issue is 18 August 2016. We reserve the
right to edit or not publish your contribution.
Any material published does not necessarily
reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the
Editor.
Editor: Lone Schmidt
Phone: 0437 612 913
Email: [email protected]
Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen
Phone: 0423 756 394
Skype: pete.at.thebathouse
Email: [email protected]
From the Editor We are already busy preparing for the 2016 Scandinavian
Festival – can you believe it’s the fifth festival this year!
We are keen to hear from you if you would like to volunteer to work for a couple of hours either setting up or packing up,
preparing hot dogs or smørre-brød, selling raffle tickets – we need you. It takes many volunteers to make a successful festival and we hope you’ll join up to help the club.
The VOLVO Scandinavian Film Festival at Palace Barracks continues to the end of July
with lots of opportunities to watch a Scandinavian movie on the big screen. It’s also time to renew your membership – the club year runs from 1 July to 30 June. See payment details inside the newsletter or pay at Café Danmark. See you there!
WELCOME TO OUR
NEW MEMBERS
Vibeke Larsen & Robert
Stevenson, Sinnamon Park
What’s on at the Danish club?
Café Danmark Friday 22 July 2016
from 6 pm Come in and say ‘goddag’, check out the new ceiling and fresh surroundings, meet old and new friends and try our ‘smørrebrød’ (Danish open-faced sandwich). Taste ‘rullepølse’ (spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, ‘leverpostej’, roast pork – or have a hot dog. The bar offers Tuborg varieties direct from Denmark and is also proud to stock SKOVLYST beers – the Danish club may still be the only place in Australia to try Skovlyst. Not that we’re boasting. We even have FAXE Kondi. Of
course there’s also Australian beer and wine available. Get delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads direct from Britt’s Organic Bakery. TRACE BUNDY in concert Saturday 13 August 2016 Doors open at 7 pm FOLKRAG OLD & NEW Saturday 20 August 2016 Café Danmark Friday 26 August 2016
SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL Sunday 11 September 2016 Calling stallholders and volunteers! Raffle ticket sellers! Dancers! Jugglers! Bearded ladies! Magicians! Street musicians!
Legestue / Play Group Every Friday 9.30-11.30
Dansk Legegruppe
Legegruppen mødes hver fredag i Heimdals lokaler fra 9.30 til kl 11.30.
Aldersgruppen er fra 0 til 5 år, søskende til yngre børn er selvfølgelig
velkommen i ferierne.
Vi starter altid med formiddagskaffe og hjemmebagte boller, efterfølgende
varierer aktiviteterne med fri leg, hoppeborg, tegning og sanglege mv. Vi skiftes
til at medbringe boller og tilbehør.
Vi betaler $2 hver gang per familie, medlemskab af Playgroup Queensland og den danske klub Heimdal er en betingelse.
Nye medlemmer er meget velkomne til at komme og være med. For yderligere information kontakt:
Kristian Houe [email protected] 0431 793 484
Maria Faurskov Nielsen [email protected] 0427 015 411
Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt’s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month
Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products
Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje.
For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website: www.brittsorganic.com.au
Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Phone: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947 Email: [email protected]
TRACE BUNDY AT THE DANISH CLUB SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 2016 – doors open at 7 pm
Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy must be seen, not just heard. His music is poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping, multiple capos, and his unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience. Listening to his intricate arrangements is one thing, but seeing the fan-dubbed "Acoustic Ninja" play live confounds even the most accomplished music lovers as to how one person can do all that with just two hands and ten fingers. Over his many years of touring, Trace has shared the stage with Olivia Newton-John, Judy Collins, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, David Knopfler (Dire Straits), Bill Nershi (String Cheese), Laurence Juber (Paul McCartney & Wings), and Chris Hillman (the Byrds), among others. Audiocast Magazine from Austin, TX agrees: "Bundy's live show is without a doubt an event that needs to be witnessed rather than told about. With such a jaw-dropping performance, Bundy's live concert is a slap in the face that would leave a palm print on the memory of everyone in the audience." Tickets via www.songkick.com $38 or at the door. Doors open at 7 pm. www.TraceBundy.com www.Facebook.com/tracebundy Twitter & Instagram: @tracebundy Trace on YouTube (over 35 Million Views) www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trace+bundy
SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL
11 SEPTEMBER 2016
Description Value
1 Two Tickets to Scandinavia by EMIRATES and 6 nights
on HURTIGRUTEN by 50 DEGREES NORTH $11,000
2 Stressless Leather Chair by Stressless $5,000
3 SCANPAN Evolution Fry pan set $429
4 BeoPlay A1 Bluetooth Speaker by Bang&Olufsen $379
5 KAJA CLOTHING voucher $250
6 YMCA Gym membership 6 months $250
7 SCANPAN Impact 28cm Saute Pan & 20 cm Fry Pan $249
8 PANDORA sterling silver bangle with sterling silver 14C
gold heart hanging charm featured with two sterling
silver 14C gold jewellery box charms $219
9 SCANPAN Spectrum 6 pce Knife Block, pink $169
10 MUURIKKA Smoking pan $159
11 ECCO wallet men's $150
12 ECCO wallet ladies' $150
13 BODUM Cafeteriere and cups $150
14 GEORG JENSEN Bread basket and carafe $149
15 ORREFORS Wine glasses (box of 4) $129
16 BABY J INSPIRATIONS voucher $50
Total value $18,882
More prizes coming soon …
Thank you to our many sponsors for their generous
donations. See our website
www.scandinavianfestival.com.au for more details.
The Convict King
Jørgen Jørgensen (surname also spelled Jürgensen, and changed to Jorgenson from 1817) (29
March 1780 – 20 January 1841) was a Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution. During
the Action of 2 March 1808 his ship was captured by the British. In 1809 he sailed to Iceland,
declared the country independent from Denmark and pronounced himself its ruler. He was also a
prolific writer of letters, papers, pamphlets and newspaper articles covering a wide variety of
subjects, and was an associate of the famous botanists Joseph Banks and William Jackson
Hooker for a period. Marcus Clarke referred to Jørgensen as "a singularly accomplished fortune
wooer—one of the most interesting human comets recorded in history".
At the age of 15, Jørgensen served as an apprentice to Captain Henry Marwood of the
British collier Janeon. In 1799 he sailed to Cape Town and from there in 1800 to Port Jackson, the
new British colony in Australia. In 1801 he joined the crew of the Lady Nelson. As a member of
that crew, Jørgensen was present at the establishment of the first settlements of Risdon
Cove and Sullivans Cove in Van Diemen's Land, as Tasmania was then called.
In 1807, while Jørgensen was visiting his family, he witnessed the Battle of Copenhagen and soon
afterwards was given command of a small Danish vessel, the Admiral Juul. In 1808 he engaged in
a sea battle with HMS Sappho; the British captured the Admiral Juul and treated Jørgensen as
a privateer. In 1809, while on parole, he suggested to a merchant that a voyage to Iceland could
be profitable as the island was suffering from food shortages at the time, due to the Danish
monopoly on Icelandic trade. Jørgensen accompanied the voyage of the Clarence as an inter-
preter. That voyage failed to trade any goods as the ship was British and by that time Denmark
and Britain were at war. Soon after, Jørgensen sailed on a second voyage. On arrival in Iceland
the ship's crew found the Danish Governor, Count of Trampe, would still not permit trading. With
the help of other crew members, Jørgensen managed to arrest the governor and proclaimed
himself 'Protector', promising that he would reinstate the Althing as soon as the Icelandic people
were able to govern themselves. His intent was to establish a liberal society in the spirit of those
emerging in the Americas and Europe at the time. With the arrival of HMS Talbot two months later,
Danish government was restored and Jørgensen was taken back to England and tried by
the Transport Board, who found him guilty of breaking his parole while a prisoner-of-war. He was
released in 1811.
Jørgensen spent the next few years in London, where he began to drink heavily and gamble
compulsively, building up substantial debts which eventually led to his conviction and incarcer-
ation. When released from prison in 1812, he travelled to Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar and upon
his return to England was again imprisoned when his creditors caught up with him. Following
correspondence with the British Foreign Office, Jørgensen was recruited into the intelligence
service, where he translated documents and travelled throughout France and Germany as a spy
as the Napoleonic Wars drew to a close. Upon returning to England, Jørgensen continued to write
various reports, papers and articles but after being accused of theft in 1820, was imprisoned
in Newgate Prison, released, and sent back there when he failed to leave Britain (a condition of his
parole). A sentence of death was commuted thanks to the actions of a prominent friend and he
spent another 3 years in Newgate before he was transported to Australia in 1825.
After five months at sea, Jørgensen arrived back in Tasmania in 1826. In 1827, after he helped
prevent the circulation of forged treasury bills, a group of local merchants headed by Anthony
Fenn Kemp petitioned the governor for Jørgensen to be granted a ticket of leave. Jørgensen led
several explorations of Tasmania, and was employed by the Van Diemen's Land Council as a
Constable, taking part in the 'Black Line' aboriginal clearance exercise. Jørgensen obtained a free
pardon in 1835 but remained in Tasmania. He married an Irish convict, Norah Corbett, in 1831 and
died in the Colonial Hospital on 20 January 1841.
Icelanders refer to Jørgensen as Jörundur hundadagakonungur ("Jørgen the Dog-Days King"), a
reference to the time when the dog star is in the sky.
(source: Wikipedia)
MEMBERSHIP FEES 2016/17
It’s time to renew your membership of the Danish Association ‘Heimdal’. The fee remains the same at $40 for a single membership or $60 for a couple/family. Transfer the amount directly to the association’s account with the Suncorp Bank (BSB
484-799 Account number 02495 1468) with your name and membership number as the reference or pay by cheque issued to the Danish Association Heimdal (send to our membership coordinator Birte Schmidt, 7/182 Stratton Terrace, Manly QLD 4179). Or
go to our webpage at www.danishclubbrisbane.org and use Paypal. Pay by 19 July 2016 and be in the draw to win a prize drawn at Café Danmark 22 July 2016. New membership cards will be mailed out progressively or with the newsletter.
Indkaldelse til
Notice of Den årlige ordinære generalforsamling
Annual General Meeting
for
THE DANISH CHURCH IN BRISBANE
DEN DANSKE KIRKE I BRISBANE
On 28th August 2016 at 15.00 (3 pm) after the church
service at 14.00 (2 pm) at ST. MARKS LUTHERAN CHURCH,
71 Newham Road, Mt. Gravatt.
Business: Dagsorden:
. Choose reporter Valg af dirigent and referent
. Chairman’s report Formandens beretning
. Financial report Kassererens beretning
. Elect committee members and auditor Valg af bestyrelse og revisor
. Miscellaneous Andet
Any additional business put forward by the congregation to be emailed to Magnus
Hindsberger on [email protected] or phone Pat on 3399 6135
SWEDES DOWN UNDER CELEBRATE MIDSUMMER
The winters in Scandinavia are long and dark and it’s no wonder that the arrival of summer is a big
deal throughout the Nordic countries. In Sweden, Midsummer’s Eve is one of the most important
days of the year.
Many countries celebrate the summer solstice with huge outdoor bonfires. Not so in Sweden.
Instead the focus of Midsummer celebrations is the maypole (or Midsummer pole) decorated with
greenery and flowers. As it turns out, the maypole is a comparatively new part of Swedish
Midsummer tradition. It came to Sweden in the late Middle Ages from Germany, where the pole
was decorated with leaves and raised on May 1. Since spring comes later to Sweden it was hard
to find the greenery to decorate the pole on May 1, so the tradition was moved to Midsummer.
The tradition of dancing around the Midsummer pole is an old one, though of course the dances
have changed over the centuries. Today organized Swedish Midsummer festivals typically include
exhibitions of folk dancing in traditional costumes, as well as ring dances and games for people of
all ages to join in. No Midsummer celebration is complete without Små grodorna, a dancing game
in which people of all ages hop around the pole while singing about little frogs. The goofiness is
part of the fun!
Midsummer was a time of magic, and anything to do with nature was thought to have a special
power. Gathering flowers to weave into wreaths and crowns was a way to harness nature’s magic
to ensure good health throughout the year. Even though most people these days probably are
unaware of the magical origins of the tradition, weaving crowns of flowers is still a major part of
any Midsummer observance.
The magic of Midsummer also extends to the realm of romance. A Swedish verse says,
“Midsummer night is not long but it sets many cradles to rock.” For unmarried girls, it’s said that if
you pick seven (or sometimes nine) types of flowers and place them under your pillow, you’ll
dream of your future husband.
Do you need Danish beer, snaps, chocolate or licorice? We can help :)
Price list
Beer
Tuborg ‘Julebryg’ 24x33cl (cans) $ 65
SKOVLYST 15x50cl (bottles) $ 75
SKOVLYST Gift pack 4x50cl $ 20
Snaps
Jubilæum 100 cl $ 75
Taffel (Rød Aalborg)100 cl $ 75
Brøndum 70 cl $ 55
Nordguld 70 cl $ 70
Krone akvavit 70 cl $ 55
Dild akvavit 70 cl $ 55
Skaaneakvavit 100 cl $ 70
Bitters
Gl Dansk 100 cl $ 70
Dr Nielsens Bitter 70 cl $ 50
1-Enkelt 100 cl $ 65
Other
Ga-Jol Granatæble 16.4% 100 cl $ 55
Ga-Jol Granatæble 30% 70 cl $ 55
Ga-Jol Gul salt 30% 70 cl $ 55
Faxe Kondi 24x33 cl (cans) $ 35
Faxe Non-alcoholic 24x33 cl (cans) $ 35
ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC
Herring, chocolate, licorice and other goodies – mainly from Denmark
100 g containers / $2.50:
Toms Ama’r bidder, Haribo Salminger,
Carletti Lakridspinde, Carletti Saltlinser
Bon-Bon Lossepladsen 350g $ 7
Haribo Matador Mix 500 g $ 10
Haribo Skipper Mix 500 g $ 10
Haribo Click Mix 425 g $ 10
Haribo Super Piratos 425 g $ 10
Malaco Lakridskonfekt 260 g $ 6
Pingvin Heksehyl 400 g $ 8
Pingvin Heksehyl 130 g $ 3.5
Pingvin Rustne Hyl 130 g $ 3.5
Pingvin Blue Jeans 120 g $ 3.5
Pingvin Lakrids 120 g $ 3.5
Pingvin Finsk Lakrids 120 g $ 3.5
Anthon Berg Ren Rå marcipan 500 g $ 20
Toms Orangegrene 75 g $ 4
Toms Kringler dark 75 g $ 4
Poletter 250 g $ 6
Toms Mimoser 125 g $ 6
Toms Guldkarameller 150 g $ 5
Bon-Bon Andemad 125 g $ 3.5
Marabou DAIM 2x28 g $ 2.5
Toms Pålægschokolade $ 2.5
Toms Kæmpeskildpadder $ 1.5
Toms Kæmpeskildpadderx4 $ 6
Anthon Berg marcipan bar,
marcipan w/cognac 40 g $ 2
Anthon Berg Apricot in Brandy 275g
$ 7.5
Fazer Tyrkisk Peber $ 4
Ga-Jol Blå, gul, grøn 2x23 g $ 3
Anthon Berg Opera Mints 150g $ 6
Herring – onion,
anchovy spiced, matjes $ 8
Scandinavian Festival 2016: Any
new stallholders out there, raffle ticket
sellers, volunteers? It’s happening
again on Sunday 11 September
2016. Get ready for another big day,
be it behind the scenes or out there
enjoying the event.
The Danish programme on SBS Radio takes a break – or as SBS puts it, ‘is in
recess’. Will it resume when Mik Aidt is back from his break? Watch this space.
House of Hygge Café at 245
Boundary Street, Westend, is getting
ready to extend opening hours. If you haven’t been yet, go visit; it really is a
‘hyggelig’ place.
SBS on Demand gives you access to many Danish series, old and new,
including Anna Piil, Follow the Money (Bedrag) and 1864.
Our membership is still hovering around the 300 mark. Very impressive. Now
the aim is to get everyone to renew. Don’t forget to pay your membership
fees by 19 July 2016 to participate in the prize draw on 22 July 2016.
Raffle tickets for the big festival raffle
with prizes already in excess of $18,000 have gone on sale – we need your
generous support again.
Our new hot dogs are very popular; the
frankfurters are from Adam’s at Carole Park.
If you’re travelling in Denmark and are
keen to take some cheese home, it’s
OK as long as it is labelled ‘Made in Denmark’ – and probably best to have
it vacuum-packed.
Steen Selmer is the local representative
for Danes Worldwide – contact him via [email protected]
Jørgen Nissen efterlyses af sin søn Lars Christian, som bor i Danmark.
Jørgen flyttede til Australien i 1956/57 og hans sidst kendte adresse var 56
Primrose Street i Grange (1960). Hvis du har nogen oplysninger, så send en
email til [email protected]
Contact details for the Royal Danish
Consulate General in Brisbane
Consul General Lars Kirk
07 3374 3062 [email protected]
Udlandsdanskere advarer om, at flere vil fravælge Danmark Nu er det bare for meget, siger forening for udlandsdanskere efter ny stramning af danske udlændingeregler.
Afskaffelsen af 26-års-reglen kommer til at betyde, at Danmark går glip af dansk arbejdskraft, der har dygtiggjort sig og hentet vigtige kompetencer og viden rundt om i verden.
Det siger Anne Marie Dalgaard, generalsekretær i Danes Worldwide, der er talerør for
udlandsdanskere.
»Nu er det bare for meget. Nu må vi sige stop«.
»Det her vil være yderst skadeligt for Danmark og udløse et ramaskrig hos
udlandsdanskere. Rigtig mange vil fravælge Danmark«, siger Anne Marie Dalgaard.
Ligesom foreningen Ægteskab uden Grænser mener Danes Worldwide nemlig også, at
især udlandsdanskere vil blive ramt af de nye stramninger, der gør det endnu sværere
for danske statsborgere at bringe en udenlandsk ægtefælle med til Danmark.
Fremover skal alle uanset alder leve op til tilknytningskravet for at kunne bosætte sig i
Danmark med en udenlandsk ægtefælle.
Anne Marie Dalgaard kalder beslutningen om at skrotte 26-års-reglen for
'uigennemtænkt' og 'ualmindelig uheldig'.
Hun vurderer, at omkring 250.000 danskere er bosat i udlandet. Heraf bor cirka hver
femte udlandsdansker i USA.
(source: www. politiken.dk)
GOLD COAST (‘GULDKYSTEN’)
Behind him the love of his life. Ahead an adventure into unknown territory that will
change his young life forever. A story of beauty and brutality, inspired by one of the
darkest chapters in the European colonial history.
SYNOPSIS
In 1836, the young and visionary botanist Wulff is sent to Africa by the King of Denmark
to establish coffee plantations. Behind him awaits the love of his life. Ahead an
adventure into unknown territory that will change his young life forever. The slave trade
no longer takes place at the Danish trading posts on the Gold Coast. But soon the locals
ravage the plantations he sows, and Wulff starts to unravel a conspiracy that penetrates
the very heart of the governorate.
ABOUT THE MOVIE AND THE DIRECTOR
Director Daniel Dencik has written the screenplay for Gold Coast, which is partly based
on personal letters and diaries from the Danish botanist Wulff Joseph Wulff. The feature
film is inspired by real people and events from the period around the end of the
transatlantic slave trade. Gold Coast was shoot in Ghana in the summer of 2014, and
tells a story that uncovers a piece of a forgotten history of Denmark.
Daniel Dencik is an award winning writer, editor and director. He has written 5 books
and published by Gyldendal. Since 2012, he has directed 3 documentaries. "Gold Coast"
is Daniel Dencik's debut as a feature film director.
Inderhavnsbroen Fra Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi
Inderhavnsbroen er en 180 m lang bro i Københavns havn mellem Havnegade ved Nyhavn og Nordatlantens Nordatlantens Brygge/Grønlandske Handels Plads (over Inderhavnen). Broen er en gave fra A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal.
Inderhavnsbroen, Trangravsbroen og Proviantbroen gør det f.eks. lettere for fodgængere og cyklister at komme fra Havnegade ved Nyhavn til Operaen på Holmen.
Historie
Inderhavnsbroens indvielse er blevet forsinket flere gange. Den seneste alvorlige fejl blev konstateret i november 2015, hvorefter Københavns Kommune meddelte, at den endelige åbning var udsat på ubestemt tid, indtil et nyt boogiesystem var blevet konstrueret, installeret og testet.
Der var mange ingeniørfejl under byggeriet og sammen med entreprenørfirmaet E. Pihl & Søns konkurs har dette hævet prisen fra forventede 202 millioner til estimerede (2014) 305 millioner. Broen blev åbnet den 7. juli 2016.
Øgenavne
Broen kaldes også Kyssebroen, fordi de to broklapper ligner tunger, når de mødes. De mange byggefejl og nærheden til Pusher Street har givet broen øgenavnet Den Skæve Bro.
Stadig problemer
Efter indvielsen har det vist sig, at den blå cykelsti på broen bliver meget glat i vådt føre og flere cyklister vælter. Problemet er ikke nyt og har tidligere voldt problemer andre steder.