Education in Sparsely-populated Districts.
Travelling Government teachers periodically visit the more sparsely settled districts to arrange for the education of the children so circumstanced. Half-time Schools are also established on many sheep and cattle stations.
Adult Vote.
Every man and woman in Queensland over the age of twenty-one years is entitled to a vote.
A Law-abiding Community.
Queensland is one of the most law-abiding countries in the world.
Orderliness of Crowds.
The orderliness of large crowds is a remarkable feature of Australian life, and one which generally causes surprise on the part of the visitor. This orderliness is characteristic of Queenslanders.
A Notable Fact.
The morning after the assemblage of a crowd of nearly 60,000 people on the opening day of the Brisbane Show in 1914 showed a complete absence of wrongdoing on the police charge-sheet.