The Kickbusch Family

A publication based on the Kickbusch family. They include well-known local identities, and are one of the few families still in possession of their Rosewood Scrub selection, in South-east Queensland, Australia.Many other family history books concentrate their efforts on the family's genealogy. This book will take a much broader focus, by documenting this family as a common thread through a broader socio-economic, political and inter-continental framework. The contents include:19th century language, education, and religious beliefs; The socio-geography aspects of their homeland;The socio-economic, religious and political issues that were the catalysts for 19th century emigration;The human trafficking from Northern Europe in the latter half of the 19th century;A brief history of the Aboriginal experience of European arrival in the region;A brief history of the British and European experience in the region;An overview of the land acquisition legislation;The Ipswich Immigration Depot and its environs;The land selection processes, identities involved and specific portions of land selected;A brief history of the clearing of the Rosewood Scrub;The wildlife that the early selectors encountered;The extremes of climatic conditions endured by the early selector;The location and origins of the towns in the greater Rosewood Scrub region;The realities of the home life of a scrub selector;The family's genealogy, c.1810 to the time of publication;A photographic history of relevant weddings up to four generations from the emigrants;The evolution of public education during the time of the immigrants and their children;More than 150 years of military service by members of the family;Explores the transportation options available to the early selector;The short-lived sugar industry in the region, and the family's involvement in the industry;The history of the Queensland Police Force and more than 100 years of Police service by members of the family;The evolution of religious affiliations and ensuing impacts on the family;Other photographs and documents, not previously utalised;Oral histories, anecdotes and recollections of a number of the descendants;A pictorial documentation and location of the ancestors grave sites; anda Bibliography.