Village Settlements (Queensland)

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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. 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] [ citation needed ]

List of village settlements

Land agent districtSettlement nameAdvertised farms [2] Settled farms in 1891 [3]
AramaeBimbah590
BlackallFoxhall610
BowenConway51*0
Brisbane Ninderry 1919
BrisbaneConnondale288
BrisbaneGneering1616
Bundaburg Cordalba 2823
BundaburgBodalla1717
GympieTuchekoi1414
GympieBrooyar4524
GympieWest Teebar1811
GympieEast Teebar2814
Gympie Pinbarren 2219
Gympie Woondum**102
HerbertonEacham28*3
InglewoodKoorongara381
Inglewood South Koorongara 3312
MackaySt Helens380
MackayHilsborough240
MackayDullawunna114
MackayMurrinda270
NanangoTaalinga2822
Port DouglasEuluma280
Port DouglasMurrin Murrin240
RomaCogurra609
RomaNorth Hodgson3611
Roma Yingerbay 600
Roma Wallumbilla 7821
Toowoomba Ravensbourne 8080

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

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References

  1. Thom Blake. "Wallumbilla – a village settlement" . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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.