Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing Workers
Exploring Queensland's Economic Potential and Natural BeautyBy Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau
Length2h 8m
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In "Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing Workers," the Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau paints a vivid portrait of Queensland in the early 20th century, focusing on its rich natural resources and opportunities for labor. Through a blend of persuasive prose and compelling statistics, the book illustrates the allure of this underpopulated region as a land of economic promise. The literary style, imbued with both optimism and practicality, serves as a promotional piece aimed not only at potential settlers but also at investors, highlighting its vast agricultural potential and captivating landscapes. The Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau was established to promote the state'Äôs development during a period of rapid expansion and immigration. The book reflects broader themes of nation-building and economic growth characteristic of the time. The Bureau's emphasis on the appeal of Queensland'Äôs untapped resources speaks to a growing desire to attract migrant labor and capital, offering insights into the sociopolitical climate that shaped early 20th-century Australia. This book is highly recommended for readers interested in Australian history, immigration studies, and economic geography. It serves as a time capsule that captures the aspirations of a region seeking to define itself in the context of nationhood, and it remains a crucial text for understanding the historical narrative of Queensland.
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GenreBusiness and Economics
Length2 hrs 8 mins
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Publish dateDec 19, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1— Queensland — The Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country
134What Security is Required?
2RATES OF WAGES IN QUEENSLAND.
135When is it Repayable?
3Ordinary Farm Labourers.
136Can the Settler Borrow Money to Buy Stock?
4Ploughmen.
137Can an Alien Obtain an Advance?
5Harvest Hands (Wheat).
138Workers’ Dwellings Act.
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6Ordinary General Labourers.
139Freeholds Farm.
7Navvies.
140What is the Nature of the Soil?
8Dairy Hands—Men.
141Who are the most Successful Farmers?
9Dairy Hands—Boys.
142Do many of the Farmers Keep Sheep?
10Cane-cutters.
143Is Dairying Increasing in Queensland?
11Cane Farm Chippers.
144How much Milk was Obtained in 1913?
12Boiler Attendants and Engine-drivers.
145How did these Dairymen Begin?
13Fitters and Engineers.
146Were they all Small Farmers?
14Carpenters and Joiners.
147What was the Butter Production in Queensland in 1913?
15Cabinet-makers.
148Cheese, 1913?
16Bricklayers.
149Condensed Milk made in 1913?
17Wheelwrights.
150What will a Good Average Cow Earn?
18Blacksmiths (General).
151What is the Price of a Good Cow?
19Blacksmiths (Engineering).
152What is the Class of Dairy Herd in Queensland?
20Plumbers.
153How many Cows does the Average Farm Carry?
21Tinsmiths.
154How many Cows could you Carry on 160 Acres?
22Axemen.
155Monthly Cheques.
23Sawmill Hands.
156Pigs.
24Married Couples.
157Pig Farms.
25Stockmen and Boundary Riders.
158Market for Pigs.
26Useful Lads.
159Wheat.
27Grooms.
160Where Wheat is Principally Grown.
28Female Domestics.
161Wheat Yield.
29Cooks (Male and Female).
162Maize.
30Gardeners.
163Maize Yield.
31FACTS WORTH KNOWING.
164Barley.
32Where is Queensland?
165Sugarcane.
33What is Queensland?
166Price Paid for Cane.
34How to get to Queensland.
167Hay.
35Where to get Particulars re Passages.
168Potatoes.
36Free Passages.
169A few of Queensland’s Products for 1913.
37Conditions of Free Passages.
170Lucerne or Alfalfa.
38Approved Immigrants.
171Lucerne Crops.
39On What Conditions?
172Can a Man get any Crop with his First Ploughing?
40Nominated Immigrants.
173What First Crop can be got off Scrub Land?
41Assisted Passages.
174State Agricultural College.
42What Queensland Offers.
175Are there any other State Experimental Farms?
43What Queensland Wants.
176House and Buildings.
44Employment.
177Where can Building Materials be Obtained?
45Where to get Information in England.
178Do Droughts Often Occur?
46What Population could Queensland Carry?
179Recuperative Power of the Land.
47Where to get Advice about Work on Arrival.
180Local Markets.
48Where to get Information of Lands Available.
181Southern Markets.
49Where to get Information re Crops, Soils, etc.
182Oversea Markets.
50Where to get Information about any Part of the Country, Travelling, and Rate of Living.
183What is the Nature of the Trade with Asia?
51Tourist Trips.
184Horses.
52What can Queensland Produce?
185What Parts of Queensland are the Best for Cattle?
53Crops.
186What Number of Cattle are there in Queensland?
54Fruits.
187Where do Sheep Thrive Best?
55Vegetables.
188Increase of Sheep for Ten Years.
56Products.
189What was the Value of the Wool in 1913?
57Minerals.
190What was the Value of the Imports and Exports in 1913?
58Gems.
191On what Area could a Man Profitably Grow Wool?
59What is the Area of Queensland?
192Are there Larger Areas than this?
60What Area is under Cultivation?
193Mining Employees.
61Under Crop, 1913.
194What is the Ordinary Rate for Unskilled Labour in Mines?
62Fruit.
195At what Age should a Miner Come to Queensland?
63Pineapples.
196What could a Practical Miner do in Queensland?
64Where are Fruits Principally Grown?
197What is the Aggregate Area of the Mining Fields Proclaimed Open?
65Where are the Crops and Products Raised?
198What was the Total Output of Gold from Queensland Mines to the end of 1913?
66What is the Mean Annual Rainfall?
199What was the Total Value of this Output?
67What is the Climate Like?
200What was the Total Value of Minerals other than Gold won from Queensland Mines to the end of 1913?
68But is not the Heat Great in Summer?
201Miner’s Right.
69Is it Healthy?
202Rewards for Discovery of New Goldfields.
70But does the Climate Suit English and European People?
203Prospecting.
71What Sort of People are already Settled in Queensland?
204Claims.
72Do People Often Return after Leaving Queensland?
205Seasons.
73What Openings are there in Queensland for the Investor?
206Religious Freedom.
74For the Man with Small Capital on Government Land?
207Education.
75Suppose he had £250 or £300?
208Expenditure on Education.
76Suppose he tried Fruit Growing?
209State Schools.
77What could a Man do without Capital?
210Total Schools, including State Schools, 1913.
78Experienced Agricultural Labourers.
211Country Schools.
79Inexperienced Men.
212Provisional Schools.
80Domestic Servants.
213Higher Educational Institutions.
81Where Can Government Land be Obtained?
214Education in Sparsely-populated Districts.
82Agricultural Farms.
215Adult Vote.
83At what Age can a Person Select Land?
216A Law-abiding Community.
84Can a Man with Little Capital acquire Land?
217Orderliness of Crowds.
85When is this Payable?
218A Notable Fact.
86Can a Single Woman hold Government Land?
219Election Crowds.
87Can She hold a Homestead Area?
220Queensland Railways.
88What Land may Married Women hold from the Crown?
221How many Miles of State Railway are Open?
89What Land a Married Woman cannot select from the Crown.
222Railway Receipts and Expenditure, 1913.
90Married Women’s Property Act.
223Private Railways, to 31st December, 1914.
91What are the Modes of Tenure?
224What was the Value of the Gold produced in Queensland for 1913?
92Twenty Years’ Purchase without Interest.
225Other Minerals.
93Annual Instalment.
226Total Value of Production of other Minerals, 1913.
94Completing the Purchase.
227Public Revenue, 1913–14.
95Deposit Money.
228Public Expenditure, 1913–14.
96What is the Deposit on an Agricultural Farm of 160 Acres?
229Government Savings Bank, 1913–14.
97When can such a Farm be made Freehold?
230Banks.
98Freehold Title.
231Factories.
99Discount.
232Hospitals.
100Conditions for Agricultural Farms.
233Shipping of the State, 1913.
101Negotiable Leases.
234Timber Sawn for 1913.
102Exceptions.
235The Meat Industry.
103Agricultural Homesteads.
236Steamer Fares to Brisbane
104Agricultural Homestead Conditions.
237Some Successful Queensland Farmers.
105Grazing Farms—Area.
238A Successful Mixed Farmer.
106Grazing Farms—Rental, Term, Conditions, &c.
239What the Daniels Family are Doing.
107Grazing Farms—Lease.
240Started with £100.
108Group Residence.
241New Settlers’ Experiences.
109Grazing Homesteads—
242Had a Stout Heart, Strong Pair of Hands, and Plenty of Pluck and Determination.
110Unconditional Selections—
243Successful Efforts from Small Beginnings.
111Purchase of an Unconditional Selection.
244Started as a Farm Labourer.
112Prickly Pear Selection.
245Had a Horse and Saddle and 3s. 6d.
113Conditions.
246Fruit-grower Starts with £5.
114Freehold of Prickly Pear Selections.
247Had only a Few Shillings left after Paying the First Year’s Rent.
115Price of Prickly Pear Selections.
248Mining Engineer—Now a Successful Fruit-grower, &c.
116Pastoral Holdings.
249Inexperience no Obstacle to Success.
117Occupation Licenses.
250Had no Previous Agricultural Experience.
118Group Settlement.
251Made a Start with £150.
119Size of Groups.
252On the High Road to Success.
120Inspection.
253Landed in the District with £200.
121Miners’ Homestead Leases.
254Tasmanian takes up a Farm with £600.
122Can an Alien select Land in Queensland?
255Miner Starts Farming with £50.
123What is an Alien?
256Queensland—The Finest Agricultural Country in Australia.
124When can an Alien become Naturalised?
257A Well-known Grazier’s Opinion.
125Where must Applications for Land be Lodged?
258Started Cane-growing with £147.
126How far from the Railway is the Available Land?
259Another Successful Sugar-cane Grower.
127Light Railway Lines Opening Large Areas.
260Arrived with an Empty Pocket.
128Crown Lands at Auction.
261Arrived in Queensland with Sixpence—Now a Well-to-do Farmer.
129Price.
262Happy and Contented Russian Settlers.
130What Assistance does the Government Give the Intending Settler?
263Started with only 100 Roubles (£10.)
131What Other Assistance?
264Russian Naval Gunner’s Success as a Farmer.
132Assistance to Obtain Water.
265We Do Not Repent having Left our Native Land.
133What is the Agricultural Bank?
266Mr. A. Mendrin’s Experiences.
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