About Queensland

About this eBook

Author

Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau

Title

Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing Workers

Credits

Produced by ellinora, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

HC: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Special topics

Subject

Queensland -- Economic conditions

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57563

Release Date

July 21, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.— Queensland — The Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country
2. 2.RATES OF WAGES IN QUEENSLAND. — Ordinary Farm Labourers. — Ploughmen. — Harvest Hands (Wheat). — Ordinary General Labourers. — Navvies. — Dairy Hands—Men. — Dairy Hands—Boys. — Cane-cutters. — Cane Farm Chippers. — Boiler Attendants and Engine-drivers. — Fitters and Engineers. — Carpenters and Joiners. — Cabinet-makers. — Bricklayers. — Wheelwrights. — Blacksmiths (General). — Blacksmiths (Engineering). — Plumbers. — Tinsmiths. — Axemen. — Sawmill Hands. — Married Couples. — Stockmen and Boundary Riders. — Useful Lads. — Grooms. — Female Domestics. — Cooks (Male and Female). — Gardeners.
3. 3.FACTS WORTH KNOWING. — Where is Queensland? — What is Queensland? — How to get to Queensland. — Where to get Particulars re Passages. — Free Passages. — Conditions of Free Passages. — Approved Immigrants. — On What Conditions? — Nominated Immigrants. — Assisted Passages. — What Queensland Offers. — What Queensland Wants. — Employment. — Where to get Information in England. — What Population could Queensland Carry? — Where to get Advice about Work on Arrival. — Where to get Information of Lands Available. — Where to get Information re Crops, Soils, etc. — Where to get Information about any Part of the Country, Travelling, and Rate of Living. — Tourist Trips. — What can Queensland Produce? — Crops. — Fruits. — Vegetables. — Products. — Minerals. — Gems. — What is the Area of Queensland? — What Area is under Cultivation? — Under Crop, 1913. — Fruit. — Pineapples. — Where are Fruits Principally Grown? — Where are the Crops and Products Raised? — What is the Mean Annual Rainfall? — What is the Climate Like? — But is not the Heat Great in Summer? — Is it Healthy? — But does the Climate Suit English and European People? — What Sort of People are already Settled in Queensland? — Do People Often Return after Leaving Queensland? — What Openings are there in Queensland for the Investor? — For the Man with Small Capital on Government Land? — Suppose he had £250 or £300? — Suppose he tried Fruit Growing? — What could a Man do without Capital? — Experienced Agricultural Labourers. — Inexperienced Men. — Domestic Servants. — Where Can Government Land be Obtained? — Agricultural Farms. — At what Age can a Person Select Land? — Can a Man with Little Capital acquire Land? — When is this Payable? — Can a Single Woman hold Government Land? — Can She hold a Homestead Area? — What Land may Married Women hold from the Crown? — What Land a Married Woman cannot select from the Crown. — Married Women’s Property Act. — What are the Modes of Tenure? — Twenty Years’ Purchase without Interest. — Annual Instalment. — Completing the Purchase. — Deposit Money. — What is the Deposit on an Agricultural Farm of 160 Acres? — When can such a Farm be made Freehold? — Freehold Title. — Discount. — Conditions for Agricultural Farms. — Negotiable Leases. — Exceptions. — Agricultural Homesteads. — Agricultural Homestead Conditions. — Grazing Farms—Area. — Grazing Farms—Rental, Term, Conditions, &c. — Grazing Farms—Lease. — Group Residence. — Grazing Homesteads— — Unconditional Selections— — Purchase of an Unconditional Selection. — Prickly Pear Selection. — Conditions. — Freehold of Prickly Pear Selections. — Price of Prickly Pear Selections. — Pastoral Holdings. — Occupation Licenses. — Group Settlement. — Size of Groups. — Inspection. — Miners’ Homestead Leases. — Can an Alien select Land in Queensland? — What is an Alien? — When can an Alien become Naturalised? — Where must Applications for Land be Lodged? — How far from the Railway is the Available Land? — Light Railway Lines Opening Large Areas. — Crown Lands at Auction. — Price. — — What Assistance does the Government Give the Intending Settler? — What Other Assistance? — Assistance to Obtain Water. — What is the Agricultural Bank? — What Security is Required? — When is it Repayable? — Can the Settler Borrow Money to Buy Stock? — Can an Alien Obtain an Advance? — Workers’ Dwellings Act. — Freeholds Farm. — What is the Nature of the Soil? — Who are the most Successful Farmers? — Do many of the Farmers Keep Sheep? — Is Dairying Increasing in Queensland? — How much Milk was Obtained in 1913? — How did these Dairymen Begin? — Were they all Small Farmers? — What was the Butter Production in Queensland in 1913? — Cheese, 1913? — Condensed Milk made in 1913? — What will a Good Average Cow Earn? — What is the Price of a Good Cow? — What is the Class of Dairy Herd in Queensland? — How many Cows does the Average Farm Carry? — How many Cows could you Carry on 160 Acres? — Monthly Cheques. — Pigs. — Pig Farms. — Market for Pigs. — Wheat. — Where Wheat is Principally Grown. — Wheat Yield. — Maize. — Maize Yield. — Barley. — Sugarcane. — Price Paid for Cane. — Hay. — Potatoes. — A few of Queensland’s Products for 1913. — Lucerne or Alfalfa. — Lucerne Crops. — Can a Man get any Crop with his First Ploughing? — What First Crop can be got off Scrub Land? — State Agricultural College. — Are there any other State Experimental Farms? — House and Buildings. — Where can Building Materials be Obtained? — Do Droughts Often Occur? — Recuperative Power of the Land. — Local Markets. — Southern Markets. — Oversea Markets. — What is the Nature of the Trade with Asia? — Horses. — What Parts of Queensland are the Best for Cattle? — What Number of Cattle are there in Queensland? — Where do Sheep Thrive Best? — — Increase of Sheep for Ten Years. — What was the Value of the Wool in 1913? — What was the Value of the Imports and Exports in 1913? — On what Area could a Man Profitably Grow Wool? — Are there Larger Areas than this? — Mining Employees. — What is the Ordinary Rate for Unskilled Labour in Mines? — At what Age should a Miner Come to Queensland? — What could a Practical Miner do in Queensland? — What is the Aggregate Area of the Mining Fields Proclaimed Open? — What was the Total Output of Gold from Queensland Mines to the end of 1913? — What was the Total Value of this Output? — What was the Total Value of Minerals other than Gold won from Queensland Mines to the end of 1913? — Miner’s Right. — Rewards for Discovery of New Goldfields. — Prospecting. — Claims. — Seasons. — Religious Freedom. — Education. — Expenditure on Education. — State Schools. — Total Schools, including State Schools, 1913. — Country Schools. — Provisional Schools. — Higher Educational Institutions. — Education in Sparsely-populated Districts. — Adult Vote. — A Law-abiding Community. — Orderliness of Crowds. — A Notable Fact. — Election Crowds. — Queensland Railways. — How many Miles of State Railway are Open? — Railway Receipts and Expenditure, 1913. — Private Railways, to 31st December, 1914. — What was the Value of the Gold produced in Queensland for 1913? — Other Minerals. — Total Value of Production of other Minerals, 1913. — Public Revenue, 1913–14. — Public Expenditure, 1913–14. — Government Savings Bank, 1913–14. — Banks. — Factories. — Hospitals. — Shipping of the State, 1913. — Timber Sawn for 1913. — The Meat Industry. — Steamer Fares to Brisbane
4. 4.Some Successful Queensland Farmers. — A Successful Mixed Farmer. — What the Daniels Family are Doing. — Started with £100. — New Settlers’ Experiences. — Had a Stout Heart, Strong Pair of Hands, and Plenty of Pluck and Determination. — Successful Efforts from Small Beginnings. — Started as a Farm Labourer. — Had a Horse and Saddle and 3s. 6d. — Fruit-grower Starts with £5. — Had only a Few Shillings left after Paying the First Year’s Rent. — Mining Engineer—Now a Successful Fruit-grower, &c. — Inexperience no Obstacle to Success. — Had no Previous Agricultural Experience. — Made a Start with £150. — On the High Road to Success. — Landed in the District with £200. — Tasmanian takes up a Farm with £600. — Miner Starts Farming with £50. — Queensland—The Finest Agricultural Country in Australia. — A Well-known Grazier’s Opinion. — Started Cane-growing with £147. — Another Successful Sugar-cane Grower. — Arrived with an Empty Pocket. — Arrived in Queensland with Sixpence—Now a Well-to-do Farmer. — Happy and Contented Russian Settlers. — Started with only 100 Roubles (£10.) — Russian Naval Gunner’s Success as a Farmer. — We Do Not Repent having Left our Native Land. — Mr. A. Mendrin’s Experiences.

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