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The name Tenthill is comes from the name of a pastoral property established by 1845 by Phillip Friell. Tent Hill Upper State School opened on 27 August 1877; it closed on 31 December 2002. It was a

Hatton Vale, originally known as "Tarampa Woolshed" was settled by German migrants in the 1870s as part of a closer settlement arrangement. The migrants established a Lutheran church in 1881 and an Ap

Realestate.com has release some latest figures in terms of median house prices.  I have put together some from the Lockyer Valley which shows an interesting picture of what has been happening in the l

In the Lockyer Valley it was also said that if the farmers had money then everyone had money, and to a certain extent that is still true. With cost of living pressures everyone is looking for to sa

In 1880, AJ Boyd purchased 975 acres (394.6 hectares) of land from the Queensland Government for reportedly five shillings an acre. The land was located approximately six kilometres south from the Mai

The area was first settled in 1841, by George Mocatta.  He named his pastoral run Grantham, which became the name of the town. In 1866 a railway siding from the main Toowoomba line was opened which

The Laidley region was once home to the "Kitabul People" before the arrival of Europeans in the early 19th century. Today, the Ugarapul People are the traditional owners of the Lockyer Valley region.

There seems to be a public perception that real estate agents are only looking out for themselves and not looking to help the Seller or the Buyer.  As with most generalisations there are a few rotten