▁to ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Bird sv ille ▁Cour th ouse ▁was ▁ere cted ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁police ▁and ▁jud ici ary ▁complex ▁which ▁continues ▁in ▁use ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁although ▁other ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁reserve ▁have ▁been ▁constructed ▁and ▁removed ▁over ▁time . ▁ ▁Although ▁European ▁expl or ers ▁had ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁Diam ant ina ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁past oral ists ▁did ▁not ▁occup y ▁this ▁semi - ar id ▁region ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 7 0 s . ▁Ann and ale , ▁P and ie ▁P and ie , ▁Gl eng yle , ▁and ▁Rose ber th ▁were ▁taken ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ; ▁Sand ring ham , ▁Car c ory ▁and ▁H add on ▁Down s ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ; ▁and ▁Dub bo ▁Down s ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁Mon ki ra , ▁M t ▁Leonard , ▁Cl un y , ▁and ▁Co or ab ul ka ▁were ▁other ▁early ▁hold ings . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Bird sv ille ▁and ▁Bed our ie ▁were ▁established ▁to ▁service ▁the ▁newly ▁taken ▁up ▁past oral ▁hold ings . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁a