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The first ship from Prussia to South Australia arrived at Kangaroo Island on 16 October 1837. (This ship, the 'Solway', also happened to carry the first person to die and be buried on South Australian soil.) The Prussians were escaping religious persecution in their homeland, and later ships had the sponsorship of wealthy Scottish businessman George Fife Angus. The first of the Angus-sponsored ships carrying Prussians arrived in South Australia on 18 November 1838, on the ship 'Bangalee', while a much larger group arrived on 'Prince George' two days later. This started the wave of Prussian immigrants to South Australia.

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