Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing Workers
by Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau
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Chapters (319)
- — Queensland — The Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country
- 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.
- 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
- 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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