Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Richmond is a town and locality in western Queensland. The explorer Ludwig Leichhardt camped at the site that would become the town of Richmond on 13 March 1862. The town was originally known as Richmond Downs after the nearby pastoral run, which in turn was named in 1864 because two of the leaseholders Walter Hays and Arthur Bundock came from the Richmond River in New South Wales.
In 1880, gold was found at Woolgar to the north and Richmond became an important stagecoach stop en route to Woolgar. The town was surveyed on 9 December 1882 by surveyor Joseph Hargreaves with town lots sold from April 1883.
Traditionally, the two biggest industries in Richmon are sheep and cattle farming, however tourism is an increasingly important aspect of the local economy. In addition to being a major transit stop on the Flinders Highway, recent paleontological discoveries have