Historical Texts
As part of my interest in history, I have digitally then
manually translated the following articles from old newspapers, and
reproduced them here in the Historical Texts section of the site.
They are listed in ascending date order. I hope that you find
these texts valuable for research projects.
| Date | Newspaper | Article Title | Subject |
| 10 Sep 1853 | The Moreton Bay Courier | Domestic Intelligence | Call for CQ expansion & port |
| 21 Jul 1857 | Sydney Morning Herald | Port Curtis | Rockhampton settlement |
| 14 Nov 1857 | The Empire | Leichhardt | Ludwig Leichhardt |
| 1 Nov 1858 | Melbourne Argus | The Fitzroy Diggings | Gold, Aboriginal massacres |
| 15 Oct 1867 | The Morning Bulletin | Emu Park protests Sugar Lease | Emu Park settlement |
| 29 Jul 1881 | The Brisbane Courier | Rockhampton Correspondence | Children shot and drowned |
| 4 Aug 1883 | The Queenslander | Sugar Around Rockhampton | Sugar Farming |
| 15 Mar 1886 | The Morning Bulletin | Coast Notes | Emu Park drought |
| 1 Jul 1886 | The Morning Bulletin | Geology at Coorooman Creek | Geology & Ecology |
| 17 Aug 1886 | The Brisbane Courier | Recent Gold Discoveries | Taranganbah Gold - early |
| 22 Jan 1887 | The Capricornian | Taranganba Gold Mine | Taranganbah Gold - during |
| 29 Jan 1887 | The Queenslander | The Taranganba Gold Mine | Taranganbah Gold - during |
| 7 Feb 1889 | Sydney Daily Telegraph | The Taranganba Mine | Taranganbah Gold - after |
| 16 Mar 1889 | The Morning Bulletin | Merton vs. Taranganba Gold Coy | Court hearing |
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