local ▁municipal ities " ): ▁ ▁Altri p ▁Neu hof en ▁Ot ter stadt ▁Wald see ▁ ▁Category : Ver b ands gemeinde ▁in ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate <0x0A> </s> ▁Kurt ▁Ger hardt ▁Johann sen ▁( 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁bush ▁mechan ic ▁who ▁developed ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁commercial ▁road ▁train . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁av i ator , ▁f encing ▁contract or , ▁invent or , ▁labour er , ▁mail man ▁and ▁min er ▁and ▁known ▁a ▁" true ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Centre ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁desert ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Johann sen ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Deep ▁Well ▁Station , ▁ 8 0 k ms ▁south ▁of ▁Alice ▁Spr ings , ▁to ▁Ger hardt ▁and ▁Ott il ie ▁Johann sen . ▁Ger hardt ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Den mark ▁and ▁Ott il ie ▁was ▁of ▁German ▁descent ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁often ▁experienced ▁disc rim ination ▁throughout ▁Kurt ' s ▁child hood , ▁the ▁period ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁World ▁Wars , ▁and ▁Ger hardt ▁was ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" The ▁German " ▁or ▁" The ▁Hun ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁when ▁Johann sen ▁was ▁ 7 , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Hermann s burg ▁Mission ▁Station ▁where ▁Ger hardt ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁station ▁manager ; ▁this ▁was ▁following ▁the