Born to German parents in Tomaszów in the Russian Protectorate of Poland in April 1835, Blackmann was educated in Berlin, after which trained under  the Continental builder/architect method, articled to an architect with practical experience as a carpenter.
He was a ship's carpenter for four years.
leaving the ship in Australia to join the gold rush of 1856.
He mined in Maryborough and was naturalized in Victoria in 1861.
Blackmann claimed to have saved sufficient funds to return to Berlin afor two years to complete his architectural training at the Royal Architectural Academy (1864-1866).
He brought his new wife Bertha Wilhelmina Mueller back to Victoria in 1866.
Born to German parents in Tomaszów in the Russian Protectorate of Poland in April 1835, Blackmann was educated in Berlin, after which trained under  the Continental builder/architect method, articled to an architect with practical experience as a carpenter. He was a ship's carpenter for four years. leaving the ship in Australia to join the gold rush of 1856. He mined in Maryborough and was naturalized in Victoria in 1861. Blackmann claimed to have saved sufficient funds to return to Berlin afor two years to complete his architectural training at the Royal Architectural Academy (1864-1866). He brought his new wife Bertha Wilhelmina Mueller back to Victoria in 1866.
C. H. E. Blackmann