CONTENTS
Volume 1:
Geography p5. Rivers p6. Lakes p8. Mountains p8. Scenery p10. Climate p15. Geology p20. Fauna p32. Flora p41. Aborigines p53. History of Queensland p60. Early land tenure p96. Birth of Queensland p105. Development of the south-west p114. Transportation p122. Beginnings of separation from New South Wales p132. Governors of Queensland: Sir George Ferguson Bowen (1859-1868) p135. Colonel Samuel Wensley Blackall (1869-71) p136. Marquis of Normanby [George Phipps] (1871-4) p136. William Wellington Cairns (1875-7) p137. Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy (1877-83) p137. Sir Anthony Musgrave (1883-8) p138. Sir Henry Wylie Norman (1899-95) p138. Lord Lamington [Charles Bailley] (1896-1901) p140. Sir Herbert Charles Chermside (1902-4) p140. Lord Chelmsford (1905-9) p141. Sir William MacGregor (1909-14) p142. Major Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams (1915-) p143.

PASTORAL p144. Cressbrook Station, Brisbane River; Mount Brisbane Station; McConnel family p150. Caboonbah, Somerset family p158. Cecil Plains Station, Darling Downs, James Taylor p161. Tindal and Son p161. Tabragalba, Beaudesert, B.A. De Burgh Persse family p168. Maroon, Boonah, Murray-Prior family p173. Macartney family p174. Wyalla, Toowoomba, Shannon family p182. Boombah, St George and Ross Roy, Indooroopilly, Munro family p186. Camlet Station, near Bollon, Dugald Cameron p190. Ranald MacPherson, Whyenbah p191. Bell family estates p192. Lyndhurst and Dulacca West Studs, C.E. McDougall p196. John Samuel Keen p201. Arcot, Silverspur, Charles Alexander Munro p205. Gore family p210. McIntyre family p211. Merriwa, Boggabilla, Fitzgerald – Evans family p212. Boobera Station via Goondiwindi, Ross family p216. Wagoo Station, St George, Arthur Pether p220. Strathalpine, Texas, John Barker Coventry family p221. Tralee, Texas, Patrick Flemming p222. Murragoran, Goondiwindi, N. de L.S. Marshall family p223. Umbercollie, Goondiwindi, Treweeke family p225. Moogoon Station, via Goondiwindi, Tomkins family p232. Oona Vale, Goondiwindi, Andrew Fitzherbert Evans family p236. Albert Edward Bracker, of Edgecumbe, Texas p238. William James Hooper, Tallwood Station near Goondiwindi p240. Willarie Pastoral Company [Webster, Wright, Scott, Newinga Homestead] p242. Barclay Thomson Wright p245. John Taylor and family, Russell Park, Surat [Frew] p246. Underwood family, Warroo Station, near St George p250. Alexander Gilmour and family, Tarilla, Surat p252. John William Marsh, Hillsborough, via Mitchell p254. Robert Copland Lethbridge family, Forest Vale, Mitchell p256. John Copland King Lethbridge, Warren Point, Mitchell p261. Scott family, Hornet Bank Station, Mount Dawson Station, Dawson River, near Taroom p264. William Penhallurick family p270. George Logan and Sons Ltd, Pine View, Kilcoy; Tarranalma, Brisbane; Richmond Downs p274. Alfred John Cotton, Hidden Vale, Grandchester, Mintoburn p278. Arthur Edward Lisle Mort, Franklin Vale, Grandchester p284. Charles John Croker, owner of ‘Point Pure’ Estate, Gatton p288. The Honourable Arthur Herbert Whittingham, MLC [‘Mayfield’, Ascot; ‘Alice Downs’ Station, Blackall] 292. John Collins and Sons [‘Westgrove’ Station; ‘Mundoolun’ ‘Tamrookum’] p298. Charles Wyndham Bundock [‘Kooralbyn’, Beaudesert; ‘Natal Downs’ via Charters Towers; ‘Wyangarie’, Richmond River] p306. Campbell Livingstone MacDonald p312. Colin John Campbell Philp [‘Wyaralong’, Beaudesert] p314. Joseph Henry Delpratt [‘Tambourine’, Bromfleet] p320. Arthur John McConnel [‘Dugandan’, Boonah] p322. E.O.W. Hill [‘Fassifern’, Engelsburg] p324. Edgar Joyce [‘The Overflow’, Beaudesert] p326. Captain Graham Ernest Mylne [‘Lota’, Moreton Bay] p326. James Thomas Turner [‘The Holmwood’, Neurum] p327. Arthur Youngman [‘Taabinga’, Kingaroy] p331. James Isaac Markwell [‘Archookoora’, Kingaroy] p333. William Butler [‘Kilcoy’] p334. Thomas Henry Moore [‘Colinton House’, Colinton; ‘Foyleview’] p338. Duncan Buchanan [‘Longton’ and ‘Koburra’, Kennedy district, North Qld; ‘Ashridge’] p342. Edward John O’Mara [‘Cleeve’, Longreach] p346. Reginald Edward Rowe Hillcoat [‘Boomarra’; ‘Myally’, Burke district; ‘Mobolon’] p350. George Coxon [‘Wakefield’, Longreach; ‘Gateshead’, Lindum; ‘The Oaks’, South Brisbane] p354. Basil Bergin [‘Toomoo’, Milton] p358. George Thomas East [‘Eastmont’, Warwick; ‘Kihee’, Gregory South district] p360. Charles Montague Curr [‘Ruwenzori’, Warwick] p362. Montgomery Steward Browne [‘The Palms’, Wellington Point; ‘Narada Downs’] p364. Frederick Archibald Blackman [‘Warro’, Port Curtis district] p366. Peter Fitzallan MacDonald [‘The Range’, Rockhampton] p367. Andrew Harper Stirrat [‘Euroa’, Mount Alma, via Gladstone] p369. William Valentine Worthington [‘Turkey’, Iveragh] p370. Patrick James Crichton McDouall [‘Calliope’, Port Curtis district] p372. Duncan Urquhart [‘Fairview’; ‘Harcourt’; ‘Denby’; ‘Black Downs’; ‘Salisbury’, Banana district] p374. William Scott [‘Glenmoral’, Dawson River] p377. Rawdon Bentley Briggs [‘Swindon’, Burnett district] p380. Richard Rawdon Briggs [‘Darfield’, Wetheron] p384. Harold Hubert Wilson [‘Gayndah’] p386. Thomas Province [‘Wonbah’, Bundaberg; ‘Roslyn’, Mount Perry] p390. Thomas Ralston Province [‘Roslyn’, Mount Perry] p394. Bryan William Palmes [‘Hainault’, Eidsvold] p398. F. Willoughby Charles Eliott [‘Yenda’, Ideraway] p402. Joseph Ball [‘Rosebank’, via Mount Perry] p406. Harry Pownall [ ‘Kolonga’, near Mount Perry] p408. William Thomas Pownall [‘Dackiel’, Mount Perry] p412. George Clement Outridge [‘Kerwee’, Mount Perry] p413. Thomas Piper Bailey [‘Old Cannindah’, Mount Perry] p414. Clive Elliot Caswell [‘New Cannindah’, Mount Perry] p416.

AGRICULTURE
A general survey of the growth of the industry p417. The scope of farming p420. The dairying industry p421. Cereals and minor crops p425. Wheat-growing p427. Maize; minor crops p428. Irrigation p430. Tropical industries p430. Horticulture p435. Ipswich and vicinity p440. Ipswich p440. George Thorn p444. Hugh Campbell p444. Joseph Walker p445.

To be completed.