Banana? - 450 miles from Brisbane. A pastoral township in the Leichhardt district. Population 1871 122
Blackall? - 874 miles from Brisbane. A town on the Barcoo river, in the pastoral district of Mitchell. Population, 1871, 43
Cawarral? - 28 miles from Rockhampton. Situated in the centre of a number of small gold fields.
Clermont and Copperfield? - 220 miles from Rockhampton. The opening up of the Peak Downs copper mines, as well as other mines in the district greatly increased the population of these centres of traffic and enabled the latter place to outstrip the older municipality. Clermont, municipality January 21st, 1867; Copperfield, municipality May 10th, 1872. Assessed : Clermont $6 827; Copperfield, $ 13 567. Population, 1875 Clermont, including Copperfield, 1 400.
Colo? - 5 miles from Rockhampton and 7 miles west of the new railway bridge across the Dawson river; it is the new township at the locality hitherto known as Seven-mile Creek
Gainsford? - 62 miles from Rockhampton. A township in the pastoral district of Leichhardt. Population 1871 74
Gladstone?- 312 miles from Brisbane. Situated on the shores of Port Curtis, is, next to Sydney, the finest harbour in Australia. Its trade, however, is not great, and principally confined to the coasting steamers. The district is noted for its cattle, numbers of which are occasionally shipped to New Zealand and New Caledonia. Municipality February 21st 1863. Assessed $7 467. Population 1875 500
Mackay? - 525 miles from Brisbane. The ? port of the the largest sugar growing district in the colony. Sugar growing has been carried on more extensively and the returns are greater in this district than any other. The export trade is almost entirely sugar and rum. Municipality, September 25, 1869. Assessed, $13 400. Population, 1875, 900
Marlborough? - 63 miles from Rockhampton. A pastoral township on the road to St Lawrence.
Mount Perry? - 64 miles from Bundaberg. The township of the rich and extensive copper mining district of the same name.
Nebo? - 705 miles from Brisbane and 60 miles from Mackay. A pastoral township. Several copper mines have recently been opened up in the neighbourhood. Population 1871, 54.
Rockhampton? - 484 miles from Brisbane. Situated 40 miles from the mouth of the fitzroy river; is the port of a very large and extensive pastoral and mineral trade with the capital and neighbouring colonies. Although known to be rich in minerals, very little has yet been done towards their development; and the banks of the river have scarcely as yet engaged the attention of the agriculturist. A railway now in course of formation, will facilitate its trade with the district of Peak Downs. Municipality, December 22nd, 1860. Assessed, 1873, $44 068. Population, 6 250.
Herberts creek? - 53 miles from Rockhampton, and the present western terminus of the Great Northern Railway.
Springsure? - 720 miles from Brisbane, and 180 miles from Rockhampton. A pastoral township in the Leichhardt district on Springsure creek, between the Comet and Nogoa rivers. Population 1875, 400.
St Lawrence? - a small seaport on a creek of the same name at Broadsound. Its principal trade is the export of copper from the Peak Downs, but that is now likely to be directed by railway to Rockhampton. This place is remarkable for the great rise and fall of its tides, which vary from 20 to 38 feet. Population, 1871, 217.
Taroom? - 140 miles from Brisbane. A town on the Upper Dawson River, in the Leichhardt district. Population, 1871, 107.
Tambo? - 330 miles from Rockhampton. A township in the pastoral district of Mitchell. Population, 1871, 83.
Westwood? - 560 miles from Brisbane. A township on the Northern Railway line. There are a considerable number of small gold fields in the neighbourhood. Population, 1873, 162.
Yaamba? - 24 miles from Rockhampton. A township on the fitzroy. Population 1871, 50.