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

by Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau

Fruit.

Both tropical, sub-tropical, and deciduous fruits do well. Thirty years ago out of every 100 cases of oranges imported into Queensland 95 came from New South Wales. Now the citrus fruit industry has grown to such an extent that Queensland does not import 5 per cent., but has become a big exporter to Southern centres.