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Picture relating to Eidsvold - titled 'First class at Eidsvold State School, 1922'
Picture relating to South Brisbane - titled 'Pleasure craft on the Brisbane River, ca. 1922'
Picture relating to Johnstone River - titled 'Loading bananas on to boats on the Johnstone River, Queensland, 1922'

First class at Eidsvold State School, 1922

contributed by QldPics, taken in 1922
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Norwegian named town in the Burnett River country of central Queensland. The area was first settled in 1848 by the Scottish Archer brothers, Charles and Thomas, who migrated to Australia from Norway, to where their parents had moved in 1825. Eidsvold s halcyon days followed the discovery of gold in 1887 and the region kept producing ore for more than 60 years before it ran out. Today, the town the Archer brothers named for their parent s adopted homeland is the commercial centre for prime beef producers. The nearby Waruma Dam is a playground for swimmers, sailors and water-skiers. (Information taken from: Internet travel database 2005, retreived 13 May 2005, from <http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Eidsvold_%5C_QLD>)