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Allan Cunningham discovered the Darling Downs.
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Patrick Leslie arrived at the junction of Sandy Creek (later named) and the Condamine River.
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- Leslie’s main party arrived at Leslie’s crossing on the Condamine River about 8km below what became Toolburra Station.
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John Campbell of Westbrook Station produced a magnificent crop of wheat.
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William Horton became the licensee of the Bull Head’s Inn.
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J.C. Burnett’s surveyed twelve 27 to 40 acre (11-16 hectare) farmlets to be known as the Drayton Agricultural reserve.
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The first land sales were held at Drayton and Warwick.
An acute water shortage in the Drayton area caused further settlement at the “ Swamp” -
The first land sales were held at Drayton and Warwick.
An acute water shortage in the Drayton area caused further settlement at the “ Swamp” -
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.
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The naming of “Toowoomba” was celebrated by the people of Drayton and Toowoomba.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Freeman Cobb ran coaches between Bigge’s Camp (Grandchester) and Toowoomba.
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12 April- The first train reached Toowoomba from Ipswich, taking 6 hours to complete the journey.
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6 September- The North State School was opened.
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The Margaret Street post office was opened. The building cost 5000 pounds ($10 000); the clock cost 250 pounds ($500)
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Cunningham’s Gap road was opened.
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The Royal Bull’s Head Inn was acquired by the National Trust of QLD.
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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.