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The causes of failure were ascribed to firstly the poor sandy soil selected for the farms, leading to a lack of response to fertilizers in many cases, lack of water, the inexperience of the settlers in farming methods, the delay in planting trees and vines due to the need to clear and fence the land
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A total of 83 houses were built, plus a project office, supervisor's residence, bulk stores and stables and a Bush Nurses cottage and dispensary. (The Bush Nurses’ cottage still exists next to the railway station.) The first overseer was Mr A E Murray followed by Mr Dean. The supervisor's residence
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Based on existing successful farms in the district, soldier settlers were encouraged to grow grapes and citrus trees. Each soldier was granted favourable terms to purchase land and equipment up to the value of £625 ($ 1,250). This covered the purchase of the land, a four roomed house, a horse and
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48:(Portion 152 to 166, Parish of Wivenhoe) was also purchased and the total surveyed into 109 blocks of between 22 and 37 acres (8.9 and 15.0 ha) and opened for settlement on 1 June 1920.
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Butterfield, Barbara and Frank, and Barram, Don. (2012) Coominya – from
Settlement to Subdivision and Beyond. (Coominya State School Centenary Committee, Coominya, Queensland)
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Johnson, Murray (2009) The failure of post-World War 1 Soldier
Settlement in Queensland: case studies of Bald Hills and Coominya. Queensland History Journal 20 (9): 405-424.
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Settlement Ledger, 14 September 1921 – 30 October 1929. Coominya. Queensland State Archives, Brisbane
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Approximately 3,000 acres of land was purchased from Messrs Robert, Samuel and
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Tradition. A History of the Esk Shire. (Council of the Shire of Esk, Queensland)
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