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]

List of village settlements

Land agent district Settlement name Advertised farms[2] Settled farms in 1891[3]
AramaeBimbah590
BlackallFoxhall610
BowenConway51*0
BrisbaneNinderry1919
BrisbaneConnondale288
BrisbaneGneering1616
BundaburgCordalba2823
BundaburgBodalla1717
GympieTuchekoi1414
GympieBrooyar4524
GympieWest Teebar1811
GympieEast Teebar2814
GympiePinbarren2219
GympieWoondum**102
HerbertonEacham28*3
InglewoodKoorongara381
Inglewood South Koorongara3312
MackaySt Helens380
MackayHilsborough240
MackayDullawunna114
MackayMurrinda270
NanangoTaalinga2822
Port DouglasEuluma280
Port DouglasMurrin Murrin240
RomaCogurra609
RomaNorth Hodgson3611
Roma Yingerbay600
RomaWallumbilla7821
Toowoomba Ravensbourne8080

Notes: *The number of properties advertised and made available differed[2][3] **This place was not listed in the government advertisement.[2]

References

  1. Thom Blake. "Wallumbilla – a village settlement". Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. 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
  3. "The Village Settlement Schema". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 14 February 1891. p. 321. Retrieved 28 December 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "RAVENSBOURNE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT". The Brisbane Courier. XLVII, (10, 304). Queensland, Australia. 23 January 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2020 via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)


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