▁ship ▁to ▁enable ▁dest itute ▁min ers ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Victoria ▁and ▁rep ay ▁their ▁fare ▁by ▁working ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁their ▁return . ▁While ▁many ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁states , ▁others ▁remained ▁in ▁Queensland ▁providing ▁a ▁labour ▁force ▁that ▁enabled ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁col ony ▁of ▁Queensland . ▁Some ▁remained ▁and ▁would ▁try ▁their ▁luck ▁in ▁Queensland ' s ▁later ▁gold ▁r ush es . ▁For ▁example , ▁Hugo ▁William ▁Du ▁R iet z ▁was ▁ent iced ▁to ▁Australia ▁by ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush es ▁in ▁Ball ar at ▁and ▁then ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁C ano ona ▁gold ▁r ush ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁G ym pie ▁gold ▁r ush . ▁Although ▁never ▁particularly ▁successful ▁as ▁a ▁min er , ▁he ▁was ▁successful ▁as ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁builder ▁and ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁civ ic ▁role ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁and ▁G ym pie . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁Fitz roy ▁River ▁forms ▁the ▁southern ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁local ity , ▁while ▁Mar l borough ▁Creek ▁and ▁Mountain ▁H ut ▁Creek ▁form ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁western ▁boundary . ▁The ▁Bruce ▁Highway ▁forms ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁north - e astern ▁boundary ▁with ▁North ▁Coast ▁railway ▁line ▁running ▁closely ▁beside ▁it . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁cre eks ▁flow ▁through ▁the ▁local ity , ▁all ▁are ▁trib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁River . ▁The ▁Prin chester ▁Conserv ation ▁Park ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁local ity ▁and ▁the ▁Lake ▁Lear mouth ▁State ▁Forest ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁A part