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Local History Quiz
Question 1
In late 1826 or early 1827, Captain Patrick Logan while exploring the Bremer River discovered deposits of what mineral?
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Captain Logan had embarked on an ambitious building program for the convict settlement of Brisbane, but was hampered by the lack of lime for making mortar. After discovering deposits of limestone, Captain Logan sent a party of convicts who had experience of tunnelling and mining to quarry the lime in the area of Ipswich which is still called "Limestone Hill".
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