Maryborough is one of Queensland's oldest cities, being first settled by Europeans in 1847 as a wool port. In the early days of European settlement in Australia, Maryborough served as an immigration port for free settlers and was second only to Sydney on the eastern seaboard. The colony of Queensland separated from the colony of New South wales in 1859. Maryborough was gazetted a port of entry and not long after, in 1861, the township was proclaimed a municipality. Immigrants from Europe continued to arrive; by the end of the ... (more)