Major settlements of Scandinavians in 19th century Queensland

2 March 2015
2 March 2015
2 March 2015
Too remote, too primitive and too expensive: Scandinavian settlers in colonial Queensland

Major settlements of Scandinavians in 19th century Queensland. From Jens Lyng, ‘Scandinavian Settlement in Queensland: IV, A Troubled Beginning’, Norden, 27 June 1931, p 5

Scandinavian masquerade ball, South Brisbane Town Hall, c1906

Scandinavian masquerade ball, South Brisbane Town Hall, c1906.

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Too remote, too primitive and too expensive: Scandinavian settlers in colonial Queensland

The defining feature of colonial Queensland was its high immigrant population.

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