Village Settlements were agricultural towns established in Queensland during the 1880s as a means to attract settlers. 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. The success of the scheme was largely influenced by the accessibility of the locations. The scheme was reportedly drafted by Sir Samuel Griffith.
List of village settlements
Land agent district Settlement name Advertised farms Settled farms in 1891 Aramae Bimbah 59 0 Blackall Foxhall 61 0 Bowen Conway 51* 0 Brisbane Ninderry 19 19 Brisbane Connondale 28 8 Brisbane Gneering 16 16 Bundaberg Cordalba 28 23 Bundaberg Bodalla 17 17 Gympie Tuchekoi 14 14 Gympie Brooyar 45 24 Gympie West Teebar 18 11 Gympie East Teebar 28 14 Gympie Pinbarren 22 19 Gympie Woondum** 10 2 Herberton Eacham 28* 3 Inglewood Koorongara 38 1 Inglewood South Koorongara 33 12 Mackay St Helens 38 0 Mackay Hilsborough 24 0 Mackay Dullawunna 11 4 Mackay Murrinda 27 0 Nanango Taalinga 28 22 Port Douglas Euluma 28 0 Port Douglas Murrin Murrin 24 0 Roma Cogurra 60 9 Roma North Hodgson 36 11 Roma Yingerbay 60 0 Roma Wallumbilla 78 21 Toowoomba Ravensbourne 80 80
Notes: *The number of properties advertised and made available differed **This place was not listed in the government advertisement.
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