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The Roads of Queensland, 1913 The Roads of Queensland, 1913, on CD-ROM 196 pages/searchable Just $35.00 (incl. GST and certified Australia Post postage and handling to anywhere in Australia). THE Roads of Queensland was published by Yates and Jones in 1913 as a guide for travellers, tourists, motorists, drovers and land-seekers in the Sunshine State. In the introduction, the publishers boast: The Roads of Queensland is the only work of its kind of so comprehensive a character in Australia embracing as it does detailed information concerning the Pastoral, Agricultural, Dairying, Mining, Sawmilling and other Industries, and the various Products of each District, the Populations of all Localities, the different classes of Tenure under which the land is held in each District and the conditions of Land Selection, the nature of the road-beds, whether the river and creek crossings are good or bad, where water is procurable, the accommodation and other conveniences available in each town, Telegraphic and Telephonic Stations, Coach Routes, Tourist Trips, the Sheep, Cattle and Pig Trucking Stations on the Railways, Sheep and Cattle Stations, etc. The information contained herein has been obtained from the most reliable sources, viz.: From Official Records, Surveyors, Drovers, Mail Contractors, Station Owners, Selectors, Motorists and others, and the Publishers tender thanks to all who kindly contributed. The Compilers have devoted five years to the production of this Guide in order to make the details as accurate as possible up to date of publication. It contains a large amount of fascinating information giving insight into the period. This guide includes the following important features: • 44 detailed road maps (all of which denote freehold or leasehold land) covering the State • information for land-seekers, settlers, drovers, pastoralists and tourists • motor vehicle guide • railway fares • Brisbane cab and tram fares • postal telegraphic and phone information • many relevant advertisements • and much more Each map includes information on the tenure of land as well as the location of hotels, stores, hospitals, doctors, chemists, telephones, blacksmiths and more. This book is useful to social historians, motor historians and those with Queensland ancestors and the various advertisements throughout this resource are themselves well worth exploring. This CD can be viewed by any computer using Adobe® Acrobat Reader™ (version 6 or later recommended). The data on this CD is completely self-contained, and requires no installation. System Requirements: Windows 95™ operating system or later with a CD-ROM drive. Also suitable for Macintosh™ or Unix™ operating systems.