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Convicts & Colonials: Demographics
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The population of Limestone (now Ipswich) was small, only 103 people in 1846. It grew to 300 in 1847, 2000 by 1855 and had reached 2459 by 1857.
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References (online)Electoral District Scheme for the Colony of Moreton Bay, 1857Moreton Bay District, 1855
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Convicts & Colonials: Demographics. Picture Ipswich, accessed 05/09/2026, https://www.pictureipswich.com.au/nodes/view/30087






