Village Settlements (Queensland)
Village Settlements were agricultural towns established in Queensland during the 1880s as a means to attract settlers.[1] In a bid to create a sense of community, these settlements consisted of a centralised village centre surround by 40 or 80 acre allotments. Settlers would be assigned two allotments: a lot within the village where they could establish a home, and a larger allotment for farming. [2] The success of the scheme was largely influenced by the accessibility of the locations.[3] The scheme was reportedly drafted by Sir Samuel Griffith[4][citation needed]
List of village settlements
[edit]| Land agent district | Settlement name | Advertised farms[2] | Settled farms in 1891[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramae | Bimbah | 59 | 0 |
| Blackall | Foxhall | 61 | 0 |
| Bowen | Conway | 51* | 0 |
| Brisbane | Ninderry | 19 | 19 |
| Brisbane | Connondale | 28 | 8 |
| Brisbane | Gneering | 16 | 16 |
| Bundaburg | Cordalba | 28 | 23 |
| Bundaburg | Bodalla | 17 | 17 |
| Gympie | Tuchekoi | 14 | 14 |
| Gympie | Brooyar | 45 | 24 |
| Gympie | West Teebar | 18 | 11 |
| Gympie | East Teebar | 28 | 14 |
| Gympie | Pinbarren | 22 | 19 |
| Gympie | Woondum** | 10 | 2 |
| Herberton | Eacham | 28* | 3 |
| Inglewood | Koorongara | 38 | 1 |
| Inglewood | South Koorongara | 33 | 12 |
| Mackay | St Helens | 38 | 0 |
| Mackay | Hilsborough | 24 | 0 |
| Mackay | Dullawunna | 11 | 4 |
| Mackay | Murrinda | 27 | 0 |
| Nanango | Taalinga | 28 | 22 |
| Port Douglas | Euluma | 28 | 0 |
| Port Douglas | Murrin Murrin | 24 | 0 |
| Roma | Cogurra | 60 | 9 |
| Roma | North Hodgson | 36 | 11 |
| Roma | Yingerbay | 60 | 0 |
| Roma | Wallumbilla | 78 | 21 |
| Toowoomba | Ravensbourne | 80 | 80 |
Notes: *The number of properties advertised and made available differed[2][3] **This place was not listed in the government advertisement.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Thom Blake. "Wallumbilla – a village settlement". Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Queensland.; Queensland. Agent-General, issuing body. (1880), "1 broadside : colour maps ; 43 x 28 cm", Village settlements in Queensland : important to farmers, their sons, working farm men, gardeners, fruit growers, and others wishing to acquire freehold homes and cultivate their own land, London: Agent-General for Queensland, nla.obj-138192194, retrieved 28 December 2020 – via Trove
- ^ a b c "The Village Settlement Schema". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 14 February 1891. p. 321. Retrieved 28 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RAVENSBOURNE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLVII, no. 10, 304. Queensland, Australia. 23 January 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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