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type: PRODUCT
entity:
  | | | | | COMPANIES-- | | | | | | | | | | Assets £| 574,661 | 2,200,346 | 11,155,423 | 18,850,945 | 19,122,646 | | | | | Advances £| 490,861


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type: PRODUCT
entity:
  | | | | | Sheep | 3,449,350 | 6,687,907 | 9,308,911 | 19,593,696 | 18,348,851 | | | | | Pigs | 7,147


id: 39495
type: PRODUCT
entity:
  | | | | | Imported Lb.| 10,400 | 454,698 | 1,271,964 | 1,003,680 | 201,924 | | | | | Exported Lb.| 450


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type: PRODUCT
entity:
  | | | | | | | Perth | 197 | 73·9 | 55·6 | 112·0 | 33·6 | 75·1 | 54·6 Adelaide | 141 | 72·3 | 52·0 | 116·3 | 32·2 | 73·3 | 52·5


# bib

id: 27169
title: Fern Vale; or, the Queensland Squatter. Volume 1
author: Munro, Colin
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  high-spirited nature, such as John Ferguson''s, the very absence of any arrest the notice of a young man of the temperament of John Ferguson is hospitable host; and there for the first time John Ferguson discovered We left John Ferguson on the bank of the river, gazing on the dray water; and John Ferguson, walking along the course with his companion, you think, Miss Rainsfield," said he, turning to the young lady; "is the course of their walk John Ferguson remarked, that he thought the been the mind of John Ferguson, who retaining nature''s freshness itself, routine of business, John Ferguson had little time to think of matters station or the other; while John''s visits to his neighbouring friends John Ferguson, who had rarely, and Eleanor Rainsfield, who had never John and Eleanor, followed by Mrs. Rainsfield and Tom, commenced their In a short time Mrs. Rainsfield and her companions made their appearance


id: 27099
title: Reminiscences of Queensland, 1862-1869
author: Corfield, W. H. (William Henry)
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  station bullock teams going to Maryborough for stores, and to bring up In those days the sheep were hand-washed in a water hole, in which we When passing Apis Creek, near the Mackenzie River, I met a man named We passed Hughenden Station, which had just been taken over by Mr. Robert Gray from Mr. Ernest Henry, and camped the sheep where the town I heard that a Mr. Mytton, of Oak Park Station, had a team of bullocks We camped the first night at the Broken River, a weird looking place. as there was good grass and water, there he decided to camp. packing goods eleven miles, and on that day''s trip the horse took one-time station managers, ex-inspectors of police, old naval men, and Here I was told I would get water for myself and horses 25 miles meet them at the police water-hole (six miles from Winton) after dark.


id: 26552
title: Fruits of Queensland
author: Benson, Albert H.
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summary:
  fruit in Queensland is to secure suitable land, plant the trees, let fruit-producing countries--viz., to grow in your district only those the right kinds of fruit being grown in the right soil and climate. good for fruit-tree growth, but is better adapted for that of planting of such crops as bananas or even citrus fruit trees. rich, they, on account of their depth, grow good crops of fruit by means burnt off scrub land is the best for this fruit, it can be grown 25 to 30 dozen fine fruit grown on strong young plants on rich new land. Any good fruit soil will grow them, whereas worked trees produce fruit even in size and quality. most of the best varieties of citrus fruit, the original trees from The culture of all kinds of citrus fruits, when grown in suitable soil, There is a good opening for the growth of citrus fruits in this State,


id: 4521
author: Jardine, Frank Lascelles
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  crossed, and the party camped at the end of 18 miles on a similar distance a large creek of running water was crossed, and the camp the river running north-west, and depending on its correctness, Mr. Jardine bore to the north-west for 15 miles, travelling over sandy little party having travelled over nearly 360 miles of ground in 18 with broad tea-tree gullies, to two sandy water courses half-a-mile camp at about nine miles, then crossed over to the river to look for Country improves--Good Camp--Eulah Creek--The Brothers attacked the line, and the party had to camp without water at about 13 miles: party to a well-watered creek, with vine scrub banks running N. miles the party reached and camped on a fine, well-watered, rocky At two miles from camp a large creek was crossed creek half-a-mile from the camp, on crossing which the party had to

title:
  Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland


id: 5113
title: The Confessions of a Beachcomber
author: Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
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  oysters; teeming with bird life, and but little more than half an hour''s places the jungle comes down to the water''s edge, the long antennae of a great tree, and blacks found in the fruit a refreshing, nutritious On another island within the Barrier Reef several species of sea-birds mother-of-pearl shell on an island some little distance away. fish, oysters "growing" on living trees, birds hatching eggs without on the water from the direction of Dunk Island, 2 1/2 miles away. The "fish" are collected by black boys on the coral reefs--dived for, There, 4 miles away, lay the island, and close at hand the turtle were Mickie said--"We catch ''em plenty little fella fish Black boys bin fishing alonga reef close up alonga where red mark, fella boy swim about long time by that reef; no catch ''em that canoe. blacks about the place--a great, good-natured, giggling creature who


id: 9943
author: Mitchell, T. L. (Thomas Livingstone)
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  trees.--A native scamp.--Fine country.--Splendid reaches of the river its banks.--There await Mr. Kennedy''s arrival.--Explore to the northwest.--Ascend a hill and tree to take angles from.--Interior country north-west.--Banks of the little river.--Mount Owen seen.--Travel towards water-course.--One cause of open spaces in the woods.--New plants.-Morning view from a rock.--A new river followed down-over extensive open channel of the water-course near our camping ground, we travelled over river like the Narran, watering a nearly level country, and terminating WATER.--THE CHANNEL DISAPPEARS ON OPEN FLATS.--DISCOVER THE RIVER In order to leave a more direct track for Mr. Kennedy to follow with the drays, I made the carts return about two miles became a well-formed river, with abundance of water in it, a few miles river, and near it, found some good ponds of water. WEST OF THE RIVER.--WATER MORE PLENTIFUL.--NEW PLANTS DISCOVERED.--DRY plain, near a fine reach of water in the river.

title:
  Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia, in Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848)


id: 37559
title: Fern Vale; or, the Queensland Squatter. Volume 3
author: Munro, Colin
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  friend Tom was right when he said that Eleanor Rainsfield could never be They started, William and Eleanor leading the way, Mrs. Rainsfield following, and Tom and Kate bringing up the rear, and turned into the house with Eleanor, while William took the horses to the shortly re-entered the sitting-room and informed William that Mrs. Billing was that moment engaged with the children, but if he would When William made his appearance at the house he found Eleanor, Mrs. Rainsfield, and his sister together in the sitting-room; and, after house; do you intend to obey me?" Then, turning to her husband, Mrs. Rainsfield said in a voice almost choking with passion: "John, will you As Smithers left the room Rainsfield took a seat beside his wife and sitting-room, while she said to John: "I expect the object of Mr. Smithers'' visit is an interview with me, and if he desires it I will see


id: 39495
title: Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information
author: Queensland
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  Work of the First Session.--Four Land Acts Passed. Work of the First Session.--Four Land Acts Passed.--Summary Lands Act, authorising the issue of 14 years'' leases to lessees of old-time New South Wales land office official, and then a Peak Downs Crown lands, but in that year provision was made by a special Act to In the following year the Pastoral Holdings New Leases Act In the following year (1880) the Local Works Loans Act was passed, Act of that year, the Philp Government made no provision for In 1869 an Act was passed granting 21-year leases to applicants same year a Loan Act was passed, but it made no provision for railway Assembly Act of the same year laid the foundation of the Queensland that the Government of Queensland should have allowed so many years to important measure was the University of Queensland Act, which was


id: 38649
title: Early Days in North Queensland
author: Palmer, Edward
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  Our Queensland land policy is a legacy of the old days of New South Gulf, where the finding of salt water in the rivers gave them great country, crossing many rivers and creeks, and enduring a thousand Alligator River over some extensive plain country in which large numbers River, where the country consisted of open plains, the party travelled Gregory to the Nicholson River is all good cattle country, but the grass opening up country and forming new stations. twenty-eight horses, to explore the north country for runs for stocking well-grassed cattle country, watered by the finest perennial river in The Bowen River country was soon occupied with runs and stock from the The main stock route northward followed the Bowen River settlements held country far away to the south on the Herbert River, called now the Palmer River through some of the roughest country in North Queensland.


id: 36340
title: From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor''s 7 Years in the Queensland Bush
author: Bryde, C. W.
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  cold--blowing a gale pretty well all the time--and your ship''s like a A half-hour passes, and South Head is close aboard, the surf breaking had been my home for four years, and I had enjoyed many a good time The weather was clear, blowing a bit, and a good lop of following sea. Good-day," and away I went. Wandered round a bit, Terry calling my attention to the good water feel like it, run down to the little flat on the creek, where Braun made round in day-time in the scrub; yet in three weeks or so behold your Len was a good mate, and time passed on winged feet. Terry O''Gorman had come back to his place by this time, doing a bit more falling, and it was quite like old times again, for, of course, the We got the water, then went up to the scrub, running along the edge of


id: 36399
title: Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880)
author: Weitemeyer, Thorvald Peter Ludwig
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  not think ever a day went over my head during those fourteen years in waiting for the ship, so I took a holiday and went about town every day, like dying of thirst sometimes before the time came to serve out the looked viciously at me and said, "That fellow no good bottle." Mrs.----, I said with great desperation, "Good day, missis." The next day I began more carefully to look out for a boarding-house, dinner-time that same day two travellers came in a boat from one of the In this way the day passed and evening came again. I was soon boring away making holes for a long time right and left, when I soon got tired of that, and one day I went and asked men, and as time went on I was looked upon as a rising man in that town


id: 51704
title: Fern Vale; or, the Queensland Squatter. Volume 2
author: Munro, Colin
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  "I am flattered, sir, by your good opinion," said Mr. Billing, "and I John having expressed himself desirous of hearing the explanation, Mr. Billing proceeded. "That I am convinced of," replied Mr. Rainsfield; "but I fear, Mr. Billing, I shall have to defer the pleasure of witnessing your skill in "Mr. Rainsfield is the proprietor of the station, sir," replied Billing, "I think, my dear," said Mrs. Rainsfield, "we really had better return, "Well, sir," replied the black, "suppose we were talking about Mr. Rainsfield we would not hurt you." "You see, sir," replied Jemmy, "we all like you, because you are good to "Do you not think, my dear sir," said Rainsfield, "some good might be And the white fellow Tom Rainsfield says he is friends with us. "Then, my dear sir," replied Tom Rainsfield, "to effect it you would "Of course not," said Tom; "I should like to know what fellow would not


