German Australia

I know people will say this map is ASB--and obviously it is, especially some of the place names (Kaisermania is my favorite...)--but still, is there any way you could see Australia as a New Germany, with any POD at any date you want?..

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Post 1900 POD? Just totally ASB. Germans haven't resources nor willing occupy and try turn Australia as German colony. You would need very very early POD before you can achieve this. Probably you need centralised HRE so then Germans can do that and even then you have avert rise of British Empire.
 
Germany wasn't even a united country or a colonial empire until the late 19th century. This isn't going to happen unless you create a powerful German state with an overseas empire in the 18th century, around the same time that Britain started expanding into Australia.
 
One possibilty could be if the Netherlands remained in the Holy Roman Empire, try to colonize it after they discovered it and attract settlers from other german states.
It would only be "german" in the broadest sense. Depending on how many settlers come from german speaking countries - compared to dutch - it might gain a german majority though.
 
Nietzscheburg and Zeppelinburg are oddly appropriate. Bernhardisburg? von Bülow? HindenburgBURG? Missed an opportunity there. Kaisermania is brilliant. It is interesting to see who the propagandist (and I assume the population) cared about.


Clearly the answer to this is Beer. The nation was already trending towards lager away from ales after the introduction of refrigeration in 1887. This is reinforced through contact with the German Empire in northern Papua after 1884. The massive amount of drinking involved spurs lager production in the southern states of Australia to feed the Papuan requirements. Lager clearly shows the superiority of German methods over English leading to a mass influx of German influence. In 1909 the above map is published in the Bulletin. Everyone is so drunk it gains rapid approval for being, "fook'n awesome mate". By 1910 the name changes have passed through all the required houses of government. Canberra is not founded in 1913 because no one can agree who has the best brewery. This cascades into a civil war in 1914 with remarkably few casualties but a lot of hang overs. In 1916 the Emus get sick of it all and assume control. The capital is established in Perth. At the Mt Eliza site of the Emu brewery.

Western New Germany then secedes from itself.
 
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