Nanambinia Station - Ep 4

The Dimer Family of Nanambinia tells the fascinating story of Heinrich Dimer, who began his life in Weisloch, Germany, then came to Australia by way of an American whaling ship. Heinrich jumped ship, briefly becoming a fugitive, before moving to the Cape Arid region east of Esperance. From humble beginnings, he worked his way up to becoming one of the largest pastoralists in the region, establishing Nanambinia Station, and building the beautiful homestead there. Henry married Nyungar woman Topsy Whitehand, and together, they had a large family that made a beautiful, welcoming home in the middle of an isolated and unforgiving region. The legacy of Henry and his family remains in the region to today, with many of his descendants still here. This is a remarkable story of people who survived and achieved far beyond the odds.
We are extremely grateful to our project partners The Mt Burdett Foundation, without whom this episode would not be possible, and the wonderful people who helped us bring this episode to life!
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[@transitdeathpit2968]

I'm the great-great-great grandson of heinrich dimer and a descendant of jacob dimer, my great grandmother edna was 1 of 3 daughters of jacob dimer and elizabeth lynch born on april 4th, 1929, elizabeth lynch soon remarried after the loss of jacob and later had children to william "billy" trott, my great grandmother would often tell me stories about her life growing up as a young girl and the struggle of living life as an aboriginal, she used to always tell me about the the origin of our family and tell me that her grandfather originated from Germany but it's honestly just great to see that it's all been documented and to know that the bloodline of our family is still going strong

[@riggsaustralia]

Wow! What a fascinating lineage you come from and so great to hear you like the film! Thanks for reaching out 🙂

[@benrose2695]

Thankyou Karli and all for a wonderful documentary and to Roger and his team for the restoration.
Brings back memories of the country from my youth in Esperance and district from 1961 - 1975. This awesome historical window into the harmonious aspects of Aboriginal - early European settler co-habitation in the area is priceless.

[@heatherhamilton8658]

Great, thanks Jennine and Karlie. Once again you have produced an amazing insight to our neighbourhood.I love your series.

[@Colin56ish]

Great production.

[@riggsaustralia]

Thankyou!

[@carmelmcewan5071]

The ambulance mentioned was bought by my husband Edward McEwan (before we were married ). He sold it to his father Sandy McEwan who was great friends of Bertha, Karl and Iris and he sold it to Bertha on one of her trips to Norsemen. We went put to the station a few times.

[@Sarah-JayneEeles-pp2br]

So interesting. A real insight into stories and history from this time.

[@happyfishing3349]

What an amazing story, I loved it! Thoroughly well researched and brought everything to life. I grew up on farm in WA and now live in Qld, so much admiration for the character and hard work of these early pioneers. Jennene and Karli, I am very impressed with how sensitively you explain the relationships between white Europeans and aboriginals in the area. They relied on each other and both benefited from those relationships, socially, financially, and culturally. Well done and very inspiring to see someone put so much passion and dedication into such a project.

[@riggsaustralia]

Thankyou so much! We certainly do put our all into these episodes so it’s nice that you recognised our efforts 🫶🏻

[@mattmcewan5806]

Another very interesting video amazing what these people went through how tough their lives must have been

[@timothydunn5889]

Thank you both for your efforts. Rivetting to the very end.👍

[@riggsaustralia]

Thankyou so much! Glad you liked it 😊

[@melissadimer5722]

Was very nice to know of my family history and see my Mum's brother talk much respect to my Family ❤

[@jamovideos]

More amazing history recorded in an amazing video. Beautifully crafted once again.

[@linleyprocopio7136]

Another great story in this collection. The closed captions need a lot work though.

[@riggsaustralia]

Thanks for the feedback, we’ll work on those!

[@jackamarra85]

I'm a descendant of Henry Dimer, Catherine Taylor nee Dimer is my 2x great grand mother, I have shared this with the family and they love it. Catherine was sent to New Norcia mission as a child where she was educated and worked on surrounding farms, she married Thomas Taylor and had a family of 13. Unfortunately Catherine never returned home to her family, instead became well known in the New Norcia area, Catherine has a block at Yarrawindah, along the great Northern highway with a sign Granny Taylors Block.