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Deadly drought in Queensland, early 1900s

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Deadly drought in Queensland, early 1900s

Dead stock by a Queensland water hole are testament to the severe drought in Australia in the early years of the 20th century. Large numbers of Australians crossed the Tasman and, for the first time, many came from Queensland.

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State Library of Queensland, John Oxley Library

Reference: Neg 87352

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John Wilson, Australians – Arrivals 1890–1910, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/613/deadly-drought-in-queensland-early-1900s (accessed 30 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.