Ipswich And Bundamba . distance of 35 principal townships along this branch are PeakxCrossing, Harrisville,Roadvale, Teviotville, and Boonah. Engelsburg is situate ft few miles to thenorth of this line, and is also the centre of a rich agricultural and dairyingdistrict. Brisbane Valley and Fassifern are likewise rich agricultural anddairying districts, and, in addition, derive a large revenue from their timberresources. Both localities support a prosperous and thickly-settled population. The building of further lines, says a well-informed local writer, islooked forward to as a* facto
Ipswich And Bundamba . distance of 35 principal townships along this branch are PeakxCrossing, Harrisville,Roadvale, Teviotville, and Boonah. Engelsburg is situate ft few miles to thenorth of this line, and is also the centre of a rich agricultural and dairyingdistrict. Brisbane Valley and Fassifern are likewise rich agricultural anddairying districts, and, in addition, derive a large revenue from their timberresources. Both localities support a prosperous and thickly-settled population. The building of further lines, says a well-informed local writer, islooked forward to as a* factor in developing the resources of the the chief of the proposed extensions is that from Kannangur, thepresent terminus of the Brisbane Valley line, to the Lower Burnett (Nanango).This extension would tap the famous Blackbutt and Yarraman Creek settle-ments. These are two of the finest timber and agricultural districts in theState. It is safe to say that there is no finer timber in Australia than that to. BRISBANE STREET, LOOKING TOWARDS THE ONE-MILE. be found about the Blackbutt. The scrubs there abound in magnificent hoopand bunya pine, yellow-wood, crows ash, beech, cedar, and other timbers,while in the forest and the scrub edges there is splendid ironbark, blackbutt,mahogany, tallow-wood, gum, and other hardwoods. There is one reserve of50,000 acres, the timber of which forms a valuable State asset. The land onwhich these fine timbers grow is a rich chocolate loam, adapted for agriculturaland dairying purposes. The development of this fine country by means ofrailway communication should add materially to the national wealth of theState. 12 IPSWICH AND BUNDANBA In several other directions railway extensions are mooted. From severalpoints along the railway line, such as from Rosewood up the Bremer Valley,from Laidley up the rich Laidley Valley, and from Forest Hill, throughTarampa towards Lowood, branch lines, as feeders, would be a mutual benefitto the settler
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