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Title: The black police of Queensland : reminiscences of official work and personal adventures in the early days of the colony
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Kennedy, Edward B
Subjects: Queensland -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Murray
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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e. Like tobacco, the growing of coffee inQueensland is likely to become an importantindustry, and, as the British Australasianstated in a recent issue, * Young men thinkingof migrating to Australia, to seek their fortunesin the Commonwealth, would do well atpresent to turn their attention to coffeegrowing in Northern Queensland. There arenow about two hundred coffee growers in theState, and land, in every way suitable, maybe secured at almost nominal prices. Whenthe uniform tariff comes into existence, andall the markets of Australia are open to theQueensland planter, the business should beincreasingly profitable. It is one of the pleasantest of open-airoccupations, but requires a moderate capitalto carry on with until the plants come intobearing. Much useful information respectingcoffee planting in Queensland is to be foundin a report by the Government Instructorin Coffee Culture, which may be obtainedat the Agent-Generals offices in London. To conclude with a reference to squatting,
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^f? XX) THREE GOOD WORKS 271 I would advise those who think of enteringupon pastoral pursuits to procure the work,quite lately published and written by thatgrand old pastoral pioneer, Oscar de Satge.The book is entitled : Pages from the Journalof a Queensland Siptatter. Think of a book written up to date byone who went out to the Colonies nearly fiftyyears ago. Note the sound advice offeredin chapter xxx. to those who would followin the authors footsteps. The book teemsalso with anecdotes characteristic of the freeand open-air life of the pastoral squatter, andis likewise beautifully illustrated. Another book of a very different natureshows what a rolling stone, a stone, however,of adamantine rock, can and can not do inthe Colonies. The author, a man of almostfiendish pluck and determination, tells his ownstory truthfully and simply. The title of thebook I cannot exactly call to mind, but itrepresents the pros and cons extending overmany years of colonial life. It is writtenby Jack Ba

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