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| Keywords: StateLibQld 2 157733 William Street, Hopetoun, later renamed Kilcoy, 1906.jpg en William Street Hopetoun later renamed Kilcoy 1906 <br /> Kilcoy is in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland The town is north-west of Caboolture on the D ™Aguilar Highway just north of Lake Somerset and at the base of the Conondale Range The area was first settled in 1841 by Scottish migrants who cleared land on the upper reaches of the Sandy and Kilcoy Creeks to run beef and dairy cattle Timber felling and milling was also important in the early development of the town which was established in the 1890s Originally called Kilcoy the township changed name to Hopetoun in 1892 after Louis Hope a grazier sugar miller and planter who held Kilcoy pastoral property 1858-94 The town name was then was changed back to Kilcoy in 1907 because of confusion with similar place names in Victoria and Western Australia 1906 handle 10462/deriv/7548 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Horse-drawn wagons in Queensland Black and white photographs Horses of Queensland Streets in Kilcoy 1906 in Queensland Millers Hopetoun Queensland | ||||
