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Once
the rival to Brisbane as south-east Queensland’s chief port, the
Redland Bay township of Cleveland was at the heart of the argument
over the importation of Kanakas to work as virtual slave
cane-cutters.
One of
the original Cleveland squattocracy and father of the sugar
industry, Captain Louis Hope was the first to bring Kanakas into the
colony and, despite influential opposition, planters throughout the
colony embraced the slave trade. By the time blackbirding was
stamped out in 1904, an estimated 57,000 Melanesians had been
shipped to the cane fields. Hope, however, also left Ormiston House.
Built by Scottish brickies, Ormiston is one of the finest examples
of colonial mansions.
Cleveland is a major commercial centre in the Moreton Bay local
government area of the Redland Shire which is rich in both mangrove
stands and koalas. The local koalas, in fact, make up one of
Australia's major populations and the bear-like marsupials are
regular visitors to suburban gardens and parks. The shire is
continually buying environmentally-significant land to extend the
koala habitat.
So select Bargain Wheels for car rental Cleveland.
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