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January 15, 2012
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Queensland’s first premier, Robert Herbert, and the state’s first attorney-general, John Bramston, lived together at ‘Herston’ (yes, it’s a combination of their names). Robert Herbert never married, and some historians conclude that he was likely gay. In 1864, Herbert offered an explanation as to why he had not married: “It does not seem to me reasonable to tell a man who is happy and content, to marry a woman who may turn out a great disappointment.” Read more here. Happy Midsumma!

Queensland’s first premier, Robert Herbert, and the state’s first attorney-general, John Bramston, lived together at ‘Herston’ (yes, it’s a combination of their names).

Robert Herbert never married, and some historians conclude that he was likely gay. In 1864, Herbert offered an explanation as to why he had not married: “It does not seem to me reasonable to tell a man who is happy and content, to marry a woman who may turn out a great disappointment.” Read more here. Happy Midsumma!

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