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| Keywords: beerburrum sunshine coast sunshinecoast soldiers settlement soldierssettlement queensland country town countrytown streetscape early 1900s early1900s anzac parade anzacparade cru årgang jahrgang vendimia outdoor Beerburrum is on the Sunshine Coast, north of Caboolture and south of Caloundra. "In 1916, Beerburrum was chosen to be a soldier settlement with over 550 farms allocated, making it the largest soldier settlement in Queensland. The expectation was that hilly land would be suitable for growing pineapples and other fruits. However, by 1929, it was generally acknowledged that the scheme had failed (like many others), due to the farms being too small to be economically viable and there were shortages of skills, capital and markets." (wikipedia) Beerburrum is on the Sunshine Coast, north of Caboolture and south of Caloundra. "In 1916, Beerburrum was chosen to be a soldier settlement with over 550 farms allocated, making it the largest soldier settlement in Queensland. The expectation was that hilly land would be suitable for growing pineapples and other fruits. However, by 1929, it was generally acknowledged that the scheme had failed (like many others), due to the farms being too small to be economically viable and there were shortages of skills, capital and markets." (wikipedia) | ||||
