The most famous was probably Knud Geelmuyden Bull (1811 - 1889), from Bergen, a painter and forger of coins who was deported to Hobart, Tasmania.
His study of Norwegians in Queensland, identified largely dispersed settlement patterns across the state, however there was one notable concentration - "The largest Norwegian agricultural settlement was found within a fairly limited area within the Darling Downs East census district, comprising flats and valleys bordered by the mountains of the Great Dividing Range.
In particular, they made new homes for themselves on the rich soils surrounding the little town of Yangan; in nearby localities such as Swan Creek, Swanfels, Killarney, Emu Vale and Freestone.
[4] The Norwegian language was generally not retained for very long by these early settlers, in most cases only a matter of a few years.
In reference to Scandinavians in Australia, Koivukangas (1986)[5] posits that marriage to women of British heritage was a significant factor contributing to this decline and supporting widespread assimilation.