1905
1905 Selling smallgoods on the streets of Adelaide In 1905 after finding accommodation in Whitmore Square, with the help of some borrowed equipment, he began making smallgoods, which he ‘hawked’ around the city streets.
1896
1896 Smallgoods apprenticeship In 1891 Jakob completes his smallgoods apprenticeship, then commences 2 years national service in the army. After which he completes 2 years of medical school under the direction of his uncle. In…
1898
1898 Jakob flees an arranged marriage In 1898 Jakob suffers an extensive arm injury, thus returns to his uncle who saves his arm from amputation. Jakob’s uncle arranges for Jakob to marry a ‘redheaded socialite’.…
1909
1909 Heading to Tanunda Jakob soon had enough money to buy a bicycle on which he headed to the German settlement town, Tanunda. He made a sudden unscheduled stop in Gawler, when his front wheel…
1902
1902 Stowing away on a boat In 1900 after extensive European travels Jakob stows himself away on a sailing ship.The need for food caused his discovery, at which he was given the option to work…
1875
1875 In the beginning In 1875 Jakob is born in Austria. Sadly at a young age in 1883 Jakob’s parents both die and he goes to live with his uncle in Vienna, a professor of…
