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Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing Workers — John Shaqi

Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing WorkersQueensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau

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Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing Workers

Name: Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing Workers
Author: Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau

Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau

Queensland -- Economic conditions

From Montreal to Brisbane (Single):—
          First Saloon    $303.96 (£63  6s. 6d.)
          Second Saloon   $211.68 (£44  2s. 0d.)
          Third Class     $154.08 (£32  2s. 0d.)

All above rates are subject to alteration without notice.

        _Children_ (Canadian steamer).—Under 12 and over 5 years,
    half rate; under 3 years and over 2 years, quarter rate; one child,
    2 years, free; others, quarter rate.

        _Baggage._—First Class passengers allowed 40 cubic feet,
    or 350 lb. free each adult; Second Class passengers allowed 20
    cubic feet, or 175 lb. free each adult; Third Class passengers
    allowed 20 cubic feet or 175 lb. free each adult. On coastal
    steamer (First Class), 40 cubic feet; (steerage), 20 cubic feet.
    Excess baggage charged at the rate of 2s. 6d. (60 cents) per cubic
    foot Vancouver to Sydney; and 10s. ($2.40) per ton of 40 cubic feet
    Sydney to Brisbane.

    _Oceanic Steamship Company._

        From Boston to Brisbane (Single):—
          First Saloon    $310.95 (£64 15s. 8d.)
          Second Saloon   $219.15 (£45 13s. 2d.)
          Third Class     $161.15 (£33 13s. 2d.)

        From San Francisco to Brisbane (Single):—
          First Saloon    $232.20 (£48  7s. 6d.)
          Second Saloon   $152.40 (£31 15s. 0d.)
          Third Class      $94.80 (£19 15s. 0d.)

        From Chicago to Brisbane (Single):—
          First Saloon    $291.95 (£60 17s. 3d.)
          Second Saloon   $202.15 (£42  2s. 4d.)
          Third Class     $144.55 (£30  2s. 4d.)

        From New York to Brisbane (Single):—
          First Saloon    $308.80 (£64  6s.  8d.)
          Second Saloon   $217.00 (£45  4s.  2d.)
          Third Class     $159.40 (£33  4s.  2d.)

        From Vancouver to Brisbane (Single):—
          First Saloon    $262.20 (£54 12s.  6d.)
          Second Saloon   $177.40 (£36 19s.  2d.)
          Third Class     $104.80 (£21 16s.  8d.)

        From St. Louis to Brisbane (Single):—
          First Saloon    $287.80 (£59 19s.  2d.)
          Second Saloon   $198.00 (£41  5s.  0d.)
          Third Class     $140.40 (£29  5s.  0d.)

        From Montreal to Brisbane (Single):—
          First Saloon    $307.75 (£64  2s.  4d.)
          Second Saloon   $217.00 (£45  4s.  2d.)
          Third Class     $159.40 (£33  4s.  2d.)

        _Family Concessions._—Families consisting of parents and
    children only (equal to three adult fares), 10 per cent. off single
    rates; (equal to four adult fares or over), 15 per cent. off single
    rates; one child, under 2 years of age, free if no separate berth
    required; children, 2 years and under 6 years of age, quarter fare;
    children, 6 years and under 12 years of age, half fare.

        Men only carried in Third Class from San Francisco to Brisbane.

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Queensland, the Rich but Sparsely Peopled Country, a Paradise for Willing Workers

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