Early Settlers & Explorers – Port Germein https://portgermeinheritage.com.au Heritage Arts and Tourism Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:18:38 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://portgermeinheritage.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-Screenshot-2025-02-21-at-9.57.47 am-32x32.png Early Settlers & Explorers – Port Germein https://portgermeinheritage.com.au 32 32 John Germein https://portgermeinheritage.com.au/john-germein/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:18:00 +0000 https://portgermeinheritage.com.au/?p=1319 Captain John Germein is the possible discoverer of Port Germein.

A master of an active trading steamer Ceres that ran between Port Adelaide and Stansbury, he is reputed to have discovered the inlet whilst exploring the coast in 1840.

Though there is some dispute as to whether it was John or his brother Samuel Germein who made the discovery. Samuel is said to have discovered the inlet whilst transporting supplies to the explorer Edward Eyre in 1840.

Whether it was John or Samuel it was the discovery of one member of the Germein family which resulted in the name of Port Germein.

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