Queensland
Queensland Australia facts and information
The Capital of Qld is Brisbane.
Qld was settled in 1824 as a penal colony under the authority of New South Wales, it served as a penal colony until 1843. In 1842 free settlement was permitted to begin. Qld was separated from NSW and made a British colony in 1859.
Queensland is the 3rd most populated of the Australian states with about 4,180,000 people living there, almost half of these live in the Brisbane metropolitan area.
Qld is the fastest growing Australian state, with about 1500 people moving there every week.
The population of Qld is concentrated in the southeast corner of the State, which includes the capital city of Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
Qld has quite a few other major regional centres, the majority of which are situated along the coast, including Cairns, Townsville and Mackay.
Our brother, Rodney lives in Central Qld in a town called Bedourie, which is between Boulia and Birdsville (famous for the Birdsville races), he works for the Bedourie council and has done so for years, we don't see him very often, though he does go to Brisbane at Christmas most years to stay with another brother, Mark who lives there with his family.
Qld has the fastest growing economy in Australia and has enjoyed a boom in the mining and tourism industries over the last twenty years.
The chief crop of Qld is sugarcane, it also produces cotton, wheat and tropical fruits. Qld is also Australia's leading producer of beef.
Brisbane is the Capital of Qld and the 3rd largest city in Australia after Sydney and Melbourne. It is situated on the Brisbane River, close to the Pacific Ocean, in south eastern Qld.
Qld has wonderful scenery and much to offer with the beautiful sandy beaches, the gorgeous tropical rainforests of the far north, the vast open plains of the outback, the extensive wilderness areas and mountains, the beautiful relaxed and unspoilt Sunshine Coast and, of course, the wonderful Great Barrier Reef, all of this combined with the excitement and fun of the adventure parks on the Gold Coast and the exciting nightlife of the Gold Coast and Brisbane make the Sunshine State Australia's No 1 tourist destination.
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A person from Qld is called a Queenslander.
The colloquial term for a Queenslander is a banana bender.
The State Flag of Qld has been in use since 1876. It shows the Union Jack and the Qld State badge.
Qld was the first State to be granted a Coat of Arms in 1893 by Queen Victoria.
The Qld motto is "Bold, Aye, and Faithful Too".
Slogan for Qld: Sunshine State, Smart State or Beautiful one day, perfect the next.
Floral Emblem of Qld: Cooktown Orchid
Animal Emblem of Qld: Koala
Bird Emblem of Qld: Brolga
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"The Legend of Bimi"
Introduction
There's a tale that begins in the sand hills
That I would like to tell,
Built from myth and many legends,
And my pen it does compel.
The desert's a hot, a hostile place,
Nothing's changed since time began,
There's a hazy unreality there
As if it, in the dreamtime was planned.
The noon of the day is so hot and still,
And over all an expectant hush,
Like a canvas that's waiting impatiently
For the touch of the artists brush.
The fire of the day can change swifly
To the night of startlingly cold,
Many legends are told of the people
Who live in this land so old.
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