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Birth of Allan Cunningham
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Birth of Patrick Leslie
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Patrick Leslie arrived in Australia
Patrick Leslie arrived in Australia -
Discovered the Darling Downs.
Allan Cunningham discovered the Darling Downs. -
Allan Cunningham charted the Bremer River
- Allan Cunningham located Cunningham’s gap by climbing Mt Mitchell as he approached from the Moreton Bay District
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Patrick Leslie arrived at the junction of Sandy Creek
Patrick Leslie arrived at the junction of Sandy Creek (later named) and the Condamine River -
Leslie’s main party arrived at Leslie’s crossing on the Condamine River about 8km below what became Toolburra Station.
Leslie’s main party arrived at Leslie’s crossing on the Condamine River about 8km below what became Toolburra Station. -
government at Moreton Bay via a track through Cunningham’s Gap.
Arthur Hodgson and Gilbert Elliot made contact with the NSW government at Moreton Bay via a track through Cunningham’s Gap. They had ridden from their station, Etonvale (at Mt Rubieslaw) -
Joe Archer, the bullocky,
Joe Archer, the bullocky, and Gilbert Elliot, found that the Cunningham’s Gap road was far too steep for drays. -
Thomas Alford came to the Darling Downs .
Thomas Alford came to the Darling Downs and established a store on the Leyburn Road leading west. Arthur Hodgson later assisted his move to establish his store at “The Springs”. -
Thomas Alford came to the Darling Downs
Thomas Alford came to the Darling Downs and established a store on the Leyburn Road leading west. Arthur Hodgson later assisted his move to establish his store at “The Springs”. -
The original Bull’s Head Inn was built
The original Bull’s Head Inn was built -
John Campbell of Westbrook Station produced a magnificent crop of wheat.
.There were 26 stations on the downs. -
First horse races at Drayton.
First horse races at Drayton.
Patrick Leslie bought back Goomburra Station
First meeting re the school at Drayton held in the Bull’s Head Inn.
A bridle track along the Mt Lofty foothills came into use. -
The first head station was established by the Leslie brothers .
- The first head station was established by the Leslie brothers at Toolburra This was the first permanent pastoral settlement in present day QLD
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The first hotel was erected in the “Drayton Agricultural
The first hotel was erected in the “Drayton Agricultural Reserve”. The hotel, originally called “ The Seperation” ( reflecting the owner’s spelling limitations) was later named “The Royal” (Snell St) and was used in the1860’s as a meeting place of the first municipal council. -
The first oat crop for the area was grown
The first oat crop for the area was grown at the south-west corner of Perth and Ruthven Streets. -
The first group of German
The first group of German immigrants arrived on the Downs. -
- Joseph Booth’s first Road
- Joseph Booth’s first Road Passenger and Mail Transport was established between Drayton and Ipswich.
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A post office
A post office was opened in James St, a short distance from the north-east corner of the Neil St intersection. -
Joseph Booth’s
- Joseph Booth’s first Road Passenger and Mail Transport was established between Drayton and Ipswich.
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Separation Day
Queensland was named after Queen Victoria, Queen of England. Sir George Ferguson Bowen became the first Governor of Queensland. -
The proclamation
The proclamation making Toowoomba municipality and empowering its citizens to elect a mayor and aldermen was published. It was gazetted on 1 December, 1860. The municipality occupied all the land that had been surveyed at “The Swamp”, although much of it was surveyed as suburban to Drayton. -
Galton’s Public House
Galton’s Public House (Withcott) was built as a staging house for those travellers who did not want to tackle the Main Range in darkness. -
Freeman Cobb
Freeman Cobb ran coaches between Bigge’s Camp (Grandchester) and Toowoomba. -
Toowoomba’s population
Toowoomba’s population was 3541. -
The Margaret
The Margaret Street post office was opened. The building cost 5000 pounds ($10 000); the clock cost 250 pounds ($500) -
Cunningham’s Gap
Cunningham’s Gap road was opened -
First shearing at Etonvale Station
Westbrook Station was settled by John (Tinker) Campbell. -
Census of the Downs showed 564 men
Census of the Downs showed 564 men, 24 women. 55% of the Darling Downs’ population had been transported as convicts. This is easy to understand as all Pastoralists used convicts or “ticket of leave” labour. -
Clifford House
Clifford House was built as a Squatter’s Club