Have you left your footprints?

Dec. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Media are welcome to the tea and damper morning from 10.00am for a 10.30am start. The Buderim Hall stands at the corner of Main and Church Streets, Buderim and anyone interested in attending is welcome but should contact the Heussler’s as he would appreciate prior advice for catering purposes. (Phone 5450 0192 or heussler@hotkey.net.au )

Footprints is a work crafted into an inspiring and moving story that captures our great land.

The dreams of the original German migrants, who arrived in the 1870s, are dashed time and again before their eventual realisation.

The narrative traces the life of Bill, the grandson of the migrants. He has no education and few resources so he struggles to survive the pressures exerted by two World Wars and the Great Depression. In desperation he humps his swag down the lonely roads. His promise to his dying father to pass on land to his children is unlikely to be achieved.

Bill is supported by the women in his life but even they create problems just as he seems to be achieving his goals. It is many years before he finds that his pledge has been fulfilled.
Bill is left behind as the rural industries mechanize and develop around him but his unique brand of earthy wisdom sustains him until the tale reaches an emotionally satisfying conclusion.

John H. S. Heussler AM and his wife Sue, owned an extensive sheep and cattle grazing property North West of Longreach. In 1977, they moved to Brisbane where John acted as President of the United Graziers Association representing the sheep and cattle industries of the state. He later became Junior Vice President of the National Farmers Federation.

John travelled widely in Queensland and elsewhere and took a leading role in research funding and training in the industries. He sat on the board of Queensland Country Life Newspaper for a few years and wrote a small weekly article on behalf of the United Graziers Association. He published a history of rural training in the state titled ‘In Search of Reality’ and co-authored some publications on research needs.

His great grandfather was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and was German and Dutch Consul in Queensland. He was responsible for the immigration and transport of many German migrants to the Moreton Bay region.

In later years, John owned and operated a small macadamia orchard and sat on the board of a nut processing company. He and Sue are now retired and living on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. John developed a love of the land and a great respect for the old men who inhabited the boundary riders’ huts and the drovers’ camps. This fictional story is inspired by one who worked on their property.

Footprints by John Heussler ISBN: 978-1-921731-23-5 RRP $27.95 Fiction Historical
The book can be purchased at: http://www.zeus-publications.com/footprints.htm

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