NEWS FROM THE PAST

NOTES AND NEWS BY THE MAN AT THE WINDMILL

Imprimis.- Ship Evening Star, sailed for New Zealand, with 2000 sheep, on account of G. Davidson, Esq., grazier, Canning Downs. This being the second draft of sheep sent from Moreton Bay to that colony, and would lead one to infer that our squatting community are at length opening their eyes to the importance of a trade with the islands of the Pacific.

Fact No. 2.- A cargo of wheat from the colony of South Australia brought to

Moreton Bay to be converted into flour, at the Bremer (Ipswich) steam flour and saw mills. Memorandum to be enquired into, “If small farmers in the neighborhood of Warwick can grow wheat, how is it Mr. Fleming has to send a distance of 1300 miles to purchase an article that can be grown within a distance of 100 miles?”

Fact No. 3.- As a set off to the importation of wheat from Adelaide, Messrs. R. Towns & Co., have arranged to load the Vanquish with coals, the produce of their pit at Redbank, for the South Australian market. From this we may infer that our coal mine proprietors are also opening their eyes to the necessity of finding a foreign market for their fuel.

Fact No. 4.- Three steam boats started within an hour of each other on Wednesday last for Ipswich. This fact may also lead us to infer that our upcountry trade is rapidly progressing; and must give a very favorable opinion to folks at a distance of our wealth producing districts, and lead our future Brisbane merchants to anticipate a pretty considerable trade, when the Moreton Bay people get the management of matters in their own hands.

The Moreton Bay Courier, March 19, 1859