Nostalgia For Naremburn

<p>They evolved out of the post-Federation years overcoming four of the greatest challenges</p><p>of human history which were the Spanish In uenza of 1919 the Great Depression and the</p><p>two World Wars. Against these greatest of dif culties these Australians accomplished the tasks</p><p>necessary for survival and succeeded in rearing six children. This genealogy is dedicated to</p><p>the memory of Robert Archibald Rockwell and his wife Octavia Corelli O'Sullivan but the</p><p>material also honours the ancestors that came before them. The research was undertaken</p><p>to preserve family memories and old stories verses photographs traditions pedigrees and</p><p>such  otsam and jetsam that might be otherwise hopelessly lost. The aim in recording and</p><p>publishing these details is to have done some justice to the memory labours and hardships of</p><p>the ancestors from whom we descend. The lineage of Rockwell Bantin O'Sullivan Shoveller</p><p>and their associated families continues today with the blood of these forebears  owing at this</p><p>very moment through the bodies of their descendants all immensely proud and thankful for</p><p>the foresight and courage they have inherited.</p><p>While much of the detailed history of the ancestors in these pages shall remain buried in</p><p>the sands of time I hope in this publication to have shone a light upon the fascinating lives of</p><p>a few for its the past that tells us who we are. In this work I hope to have rescued from the</p><p>waters of oblivion the lovingly collected material contained in these pages and desire it to be</p><p>of benefit to those who are passionate about these families the people the historic events they experienced and their many captivating stories and anecdotes.</p>