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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.
Mill Point Settlement Site is a heritage-listed former settlement at Elanda Point at Lake Cootharaba in Como, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1869 to the 1940s. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 April 2005.
A specific act, Prickly Pear Selection Act 1901 was introduced to deal with this form of selection. [7] Mortgages and transfers were restricted. [7] Leases were to be for 14, 21 or 28 years. [7] A ballot system was introduced to manage competition for land and land available for selection was to be published by a schedule. [7]
State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. "Shear power: Shearer's strike of 1891 - Stories from the Archives". Blogs. Queensland State Archives. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Striking shearers burn boat, Green Left Weekly, August 24, 2005
In the post-Barambah phase of direct government operation of settlements on reserves, the Taroom Aboriginal Settlement was the first to be established in Queensland. It was followed in the 1910s by the Hull River Aboriginal Settlement in north Queensland (1914-1918, destroyed by cyclone) and Palm Island in 1918. The site of the Taroom ...
The Parliament was founded 22 May 1860, less than a year after the Colony of Queensland was created in June 1859. [3] It was convened at military and convict barracks converted for the purpose located on Queen Street, Brisbane. [4]
The attorney-general of Queensland is a ministerial position of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system. As of 1 November 2024 [update] , the Attorney-General of Queensland is Deb Frecklington .
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (commonly known as the Mabo case or simply Mabo) is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence of Native Title in Australia. [1] It was brought by Eddie Mabo and others against the State of Queensland , and decided on 3 June 1992.