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Line 62: The town grew from a squattage held by ex-[[convict]] and inn keeper, Timothy Beard, on the banks of the [[Molonglo River]] in what is now [[Oaks Estate]]. The town centre of Queanbeyan is located on the [[Queanbeyan River]], a tributary of the [[Molonglo River]] and approximately {{Convert\|1.4\|km\|\|abbr=}} south-southeast of Oaks Estate. Queanbeyan was officially proclaimed a township in 1838 when the population was about 50. The local [[Queanbeyan Parish\|parish]] was also known by that name and later still the member for the electorate of Queanbeyan held ~~gay~~a seat in the legislative assembly of the colony of NSW. On 28 November 1837 the Colonial Secretary announced the appointment of Captain Alured Tasker Faunce as resident police magistrate at Queanbeyan. His homestead, called Dodsworth, was situated on the banks of the Queanbeyan river opposite the town.<ref>Errol Lea-Scarlet. Queanbeyan. District and People. Queanbeyan Municipal Council 1968 p27.</ref> The town plan was laid out by surveyor [[James Larmer]], in 1838.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2013-07-01\|title=Queanbeyan's Timeline\|url=https://queanbeyanmuseum.org.au/queanbeyans-timeline/\|access-date=2020-07-14\|website=Queanbeyan Museum\|language=en}}</ref> a seat in the legislative assembly of the colony of NSW. On 28 November 1837 the Colonial Secretary announced the appointment of Captain Alured Tasker Faunce as resident police magistrate at Queanbeyan. His homestead, called Dodsworth, was situated on the banks of the Queanbeyan river opposite the town.<ref>Errol Lea-Scarlet. Queanbeyan. District and People. Queanbeyan Municipal Council 1968 p27.</ref> The town plan was laid out by surveyor [[James Larmer]], in 1838.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2013-07-01\|title=Queanbeyan's Timeline\|url=https://queanbeyanmuseum.org.au/queanbeyans-timeline/\|access-date=2020-07-14\|website=Queanbeyan Museum\|language=en}}</ref> Traces of gold were discovered in 1851 and lead and silver mines also flourished briefly. Settlers were harassed by [[bushranger]]s, of which James Shaw, William Millet, and John Rueben,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2557117?searchTerm=queanbeyan \|title=The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser Saturday 13 August 1842 \|access-date=6 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206144736/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2557117?searchTerm=queanbeyan \|archive-date=6 December 2017 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[John Tennant (bushranger)\|John Tennant]], [[William Westwood (bushranger)\|Jacky Jacky]], [[Frank Gardiner]] and [[Ben Hall (bushranger)\|Ben Hall]] were some of the more notorious. In 1836, a Post Office was established.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2203354?searchTerm=queanbeyan \|title=The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser Tuesday 22 March 1836 \|access-date=6 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206154623/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2203354?searchTerm=queanbeyan \|archive-date=6 December 2017 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

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