Produced by ellinora, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Sixth Edition 1915 Terse Information About QUEENSLAND [Illustration] Queries and Replies [Illustration] The Queen State of the Australian Commonwealth Area, 429,120,000 acres Intelligence and Tourist Bureau Corner of Queen and George streets, Brisbane QUEENSLAND The Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country [Illustration] A Paradise for Willing Workers CLASSES WHO SHOULD COME TO QUEENSLAND Farmers Agricultural Labourers Men accustomed to Live Stock Miners Domestic Servants Men, with small capital, accustomed to outdoor life Men, without capital, not afraid of hard work Young men, without experience, who are willing to take employment whilst they learn the methods of work in Queensland [Illustration] Any steady energetic individual from the above classes should have no difficulty in earning a good livelihood and in making a comfortable home in Queensland Intelligence and Tourist Bureau Corner of Queen and George Streets, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — _Queensland_ — _The Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country_ RATES OF WAGES IN QUEENSLAND. Ordinary Farm Labourers. 20s. to 27s. 6d. per week with board and lodging. Ploughmen. 20s. to 30s. per week with board and lodging. Harvest Hands (Wheat). 5s. to 7s. per day with board and lodging. Ordinary General Labourers. 7s. to 8s. 6d. per day. Navvies. 8s. to 10s. per day. Dairy Hands—Men. 20s. to 25s. per week with board and lodging. Dairy Hands—Boys. 10s. to 20s. per week with board and lodging. Cane-cutters. 11s. to 12s. per day of eight hours, or 5s. to 7s. 6d. per ton. Cane Farm Chippers. 37s. to 39s. per week with board and lodging, or 8s. 8d. to 9s. 2d. per day of eight hours without board and lodging. Boiler Attendants and Engine-drivers. 8s. to 12s. per day. Fitters and Engineers. 11s. to 14s. per day. Carpenters and Joiners. 12s. to 14s. per day. Cabinet-makers. 11s. to 13s. 4d. per day. Bricklayers. 13s. to 14s. per day. Wheelwrights. 9s. 4d. to 13s. per day. Blacksmiths (General). 9s. 4d. to 15s. per day. Blacksmiths (Engineering). 11s. to 12s. 6d. per day. Plumbers. 11s. to 13s. per day. Tinsmiths. 9s. to 11s. per day. Axemen. 20s. to 35s. per week with board and lodging, 6s. to 8s. per day. Sawmill Hands. 8s. to 12s. 4d. per day. Married Couples.