Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Sat 15 Dec 190648967

OBITUARY;
Mr. Christian Johann. Siegele, whose
death was announced last week, was a
native of Lowenstein, Wurtemberg,
Germany. He learnt his trade as
a miller in his father's mill, and
was known as one of the best stone millers
in the State. He left Germany in 1863.
and went to Queensland, where he stayed
only a year. Then he went to Stockwell,
where he resided till his death. He first
worked at Both's water-wheel mill at Lyn-
doch, which was afterwards turned into a
flax mill, but as such it was a failure, Flax
cultivation was carried on at Lyndoch at
the time, but was. abandoned. Then for
a short while he worked at the Tanunda
mill. Next he milled in the local mill for
Mr. Harrison, the father of the present firm
of Messrs. Harrison & Co., of Port Ade-
laide. That was in the noted red rust year
of 1867, when so many crops were damaged
by red rust. Then in turn he worked at
Duffield's mill, Gawler; Gold's, at Allan-
dale; and the mill at Greenock. For 14
years he was employed by Mr: E. Davey
as miller at Penrice, near Angaston. In
1885 he. operated at the local mill for Mr.
Clement. He purchased the Lyndoch mill
and was succeeded there by his son Charles,
who still runs it. He left, beside his
widows three sons, John (Stockwell), Carl
(Lyndoch), and William (Adelaide), one
daughter, Mrs. Paul Warnecke, and seven
grandchildren.