Herbert Rahmann

Rahmann attended a School of Arts in Maryborough and in 1899 he won a certificate for academic merit in physics.[2] In 1900 he graduated primary school and received a scholarship to study at any Grammar School in Queensland free of charge,[3] and he enrolled in Maryborough Boys Grammar School,[4] receiving a medal for arithmetic in 1902.[5]

As of 1907 he had had graduated and become an assistant teacher working on probation at Irvinebank State School,[6] and in 1911 he was admitted to the Department of Public Instruction as a full teacher.[7] In January 1912 he moved from Irvinebank to Manly State School as an assistant teacher,[8] and in August he moved to Warwick High School as assistant teacher.[9] In 1915 he was promoted from a Class III division 1 teacher to a Class II division 3 teacher,[10] and transferred to Gympie High.[11] In January 1916 Rahmann married Effie Winifred Marquis in Christ Church in Bundaberg and they took the evening train to Gympie after the service.[12]

At some point the Rahmann's moved to Brisbane where they had a daughter, Marjorie, in 1920,[13] and Rahmann became officer-in-charge of evening classes at the teachers' training college by 1926.[14]

Rahmann had played cricket in Maryborough in his youth and earnt a reputation as a good batsman and after moving to Brisbane he joined the club University in Brisbane Grade Cricket in September 1921.[15] In February 1924 he was described as one of University's "destroying angels" with the ball in a match report,[16] and in the 1923-24 season he took 18 wickets at an average of 21.88 which was the most for University.[17]

In December 1924 Rahmann was selected in the Queensland First-class side to travel to the southern states over the New Year holidays and a report on his selection noted he had bowled very long spells for University in the grade season so he was unlikely to break down during a First-class game, and he was noted as having potential to succeed at state level.[18] He played in one First-class game against New South Wales on the tour and while he did not take a wicket he achieved some notice the bat, despite batting at number 11, with a short partnership with Norman Beeston scoring 19 not out. His University team mate and Queensland state player Cecil Thompson noted in a report that Rahmann was a good batsman as well as a bowler and should have played for Queensland earlier.[19]

Rahmann continued playing for University until the end of the 1925-26 season,[20] however it was reported in September 1926 that his future in cricket was uncertain and he did not play in grade cricket again.[21]

Rahmann resigned from his position with the Teachers' Training College in Brisbane in 1928 and he was given a warm farewell,[22] and as of March 1929 he was working as a teacher again at Newmarket State School.[23] In 1930 he had a son, William,[24] and returned to the Teachers' Training College in Brisbane to serve on an Institute for Educational Research,[25] and his old position as officer-in-charge of evening classes.[26]

In December 1933 Rahmann was appointed as an acting District Inspector of State Schools for Queensland starting from 1 January 1934.[27] He travelled extensively in the role inspecting Irvinebank, where he had taught twenty years earlier, in March 1934,[28] Aloomba State School in May,[29] and all schools in the Tully District in September.[30] He continued traveling extensively in the role until at least 1937,[31] and served as Inspector of Schools for Queensland until retiring in 1953.[32]