From the Edge of Oblivion
Author | : Ian R. Stehbens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2016-07-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 0994331827 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780994331823 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book From the Edge of Oblivion written by Ian R. Stehbens and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative history of a family (Stehbens) commencing in Thirty Years War in Mecklenburg, following its migration to Schleswig-Holstein thence to Queensland. The migration voyage on Sophie from Germany to Australia is reconstructed in detail from oral history and objective research. Social history of early settlement in Maryborough and Bundaberg interacts with the family and the German/Danish migrants before they disperse to goldfields, to NZ, Edithburgh, Hunter Valley and the pastoral inland.