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TOOWOOMBA

This article appears in Volume V27, Page 47 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: TOO-TUM
TOOWOOMBA , a town of Aubigny county, Queensland, Australia, 76 m. by rail W. by N. of Ipswich, and lot m. from Brisbane. It is situated on the summit of the
Great
  Dividing Range, and is the centre of the rich
pastoral
  and agricultural
district
  of Darling Downs. The
chief
  buildings are the town-
hall
 , a large theatre, a school of arts and a library; the Christian Brothers College and several handsome churches. The
industries
  are brewing, tanning, soap-boiling, flour-milling, malting, iron-
founding
 , saw-milling and jam-making. Vineyards are cultivated by a German colony and large quantities of wine are made. The town received a municipal charter in 186o, and during the governorship of Lord Lamington (1896-1897) became the summer residence of the
governor
  and his staff. Pop. (19o1), 9137; within the five-mile radius, 14,087.


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