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The monument commemorates Patrick Leslie who founded "Toolburra" in July 1840, which was the first sheep station in Queensland.

In January 1840 Leslie started with a large party for the Clarence River district, and then resolved to look at the Darling Downs seen thirteen years before by Allan Cunningham. With one convict, Murphy, as a companion, he crossed and recrossed the southern and eastern downs and decided on the area that was to become Toolburra and Canning Downs for his first station. Walter Leslie and Ernest Dalrymple quickly followed with the flocks, and thus in 1840 the Leslies became the first European settlers on the Darling Downs.

Location

Address:	Leyburn - Cunningham Road, Cunningham, 4370
State:	QLD
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -28.158931 Long: 151.835539 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Monument
Monument Theme:	People
Sub-Theme:	Industry
Actual Event Start Date:	02-July-1840
Link:	http://adb.anu.edu.au/

Dedication

Source: MA, ADB