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THE OPERATION OF THE LAND ACT ON THE DOWNS.
The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) Monday 8 April 1867, page 4
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) Monday 8 April 1867, page 4
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| 2009-09-05 16:46:01.0 | user:public:teebee49 | TEE OPERATION OF TEE LAND ACT THF D. D. Gazette gives a hat of the lots of land leased at the Toowoomba offico since the Act carno into operation : It will be observed (says tho Gazette) that moro thau two-thirds of tho total quantity 1ms been taken up sinco the first of this month, pre- vious to which thoro was scarcely any land of any good, available under its provisions, and tho might require to take up a farm of oven two or throo hundred acres. A solo of Crown Lands was held at the Land which, however, was passed without a singlo bid, affording another instanco of the gross ship, without making a singlo reservation of the surrounding lands, nearly the wholo of which emptive right, and fenced in with wiro fencing. There wore next sold 16 country lots, forming a sort of semi-circlo round the town of Jon- daryan, the wholo of which, comprising some been foolhardy enough to have purchased in tho so-called township, they would havo been quito unable to have got to it all, excopt by one nar ' row road leading from the main Dolby road, or ou Cooby Creek was also passed. Inconsequence that land, seeing Buch was the case, and prosperity of this district that BO small a quantity ÍB available. The following lots were Bold on the Geham road, and situated just be- Q B.ereBt'W. H. Byers; lot 114, 9 acres, F. Springer ; lot 115, 9 acres, F. Springer j lot all at the npBCt price. The total sale realized ON TEE DOWNS. | THE OPERATION OF THE LAND ACT THE D. D. Gazette gives a list of the lots of land leased at the Toowoomba office since the Act came into operation : It will be observed (says the Gazette) that more than two-thirds of the total quantity has been taken up since the first of this month, pre- vious to which there was scarcely any land of any good, available under its provisions, and the might require to take up a farm of over two or three hundred acres. A sale of Crown Lands was held at the Land which, however, was passed without a single bid, affording another instancoeof the gross ship, without making a single reservation of the surrounding lands, nearly the whole of which emptive right, and fenced in with wire fencing. There were next sold 16 country lots, forming a sort of semi-circle round the town of Jon- daryan, the whole of which, comprising some been foolhardy enough to have purchased in the so-called township, they would have been quite unable to have got to it all, except by one narrow road leading from the main Dalby road, or on Cooby Creek was also passed. Inconsequence that land, seeing such was the case, and prosperity of this district that so small a quantity is available. The following lots were sold on the Geham road, and situated just be- 9 acres W. H. Byers; lot 114, 9 acres, F. Springer ; lot 115, 9 acres, F. Springer lot all at the upset price. The total sale realized ON THE DOWNS. |
| 2009-09-05 16:38:14.0 | user:public:teebee49 | ing on the same subject :-Tho following selec- tion!) of land have been mado under the Leasing Act Eince tho public sale which took place hero on tho 28th February last :-Geo. Clark, 1520 acres; "W. B. Tooth, 2306a. 3r. 8p., J. W. the land offered for sale on the 28th of Feb- left for the selector. We hope to see moro land It would be moro desirable, however, that somo conditions bo placed on the purchase of the | ing on the same subject :-The following selection of land have been made under the Leasing Act since the public sale which took place here on the 28th February last :-Geo. Clark, 1520 acres; W. B. Tooth, 2306a. 3r. 8p., J. W. the land offered for sale on the 28th of Feb left for the selector. We hope to see more land It would be more desirable, however, that some conditions be placed on the purchase of the |
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