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Böttger maintained connections with other members of the German community on Adelaide and was a member of the committee of the German Club in Pirie Street, along with other city businessmen such as [[Johann Friedrich Martin Armbruster (1826-1897)|Friedrich Armbruster]], Rudolph Büring, and Carl Wittig.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47281503 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |volume=LV, |issue=13,689 |location=South Australia |date=27 September 1890 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231305935 |title=Die Bismarck-Stiftung. |newspaper=[[Australische Zeitung]] |volume=LI, |issue=46 |location=South Australia |date=15 November 1899 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231307871 |title=No title |newspaper=[[Australische Zeitung]] |volume=LI, |issue=10 |location=South Australia |date=8 March 1899 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | Böttger maintained connections with other members of the German community on Adelaide and was a member of the committee of the German Club in Pirie Street, along with other city businessmen such as [[Johann Friedrich Martin Armbruster (1826-1897)|Friedrich Armbruster]], Rudolph Büring, and Carl Wittig.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47281503 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |volume=LV, |issue=13,689 |location=South Australia |date=27 September 1890 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231305935 |title=Die Bismarck-Stiftung. |newspaper=[[Australische Zeitung]] |volume=LI, |issue=46 |location=South Australia |date=15 November 1899 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231307871 |title=No title |newspaper=[[Australische Zeitung]] |volume=LI, |issue=10 |location=South Australia |date=8 March 1899 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | ||
In 1894, Otto made a trip back to Germany.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article92858409 |title=Shipping News. |newspaper=[[South Australian Chronicle]] |volume=XXXVI, |issue=1,859 |location=South Australia |date=7 April 1894 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | In 1894, Otto made a trip back to Germany for health reasons, staying in Europe for 6 months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article92858409 |title=Shipping News. |newspaper=[[South Australian Chronicle]] |volume=XXXVI, |issue=1,859 |location=South Australia |date=7 April 1894 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229182555 |title=Queensland. |newspaper=[[Australische Zeitung]] |volume=XLVI, |issue=51 |location=South Australia |date=19 December 1894 |accessdate=29 September 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It was this illness that led to the sale of his successful business to his employee Georg Kohler and Otto's eventual permanent return to Germany. | ||
=== Return to Germany and death === | === Return to Germany and death === | ||