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Jimbour House - Historical Photo 3
Jimbour may refer to: ; Australia * Jimbour, Queensland, a town in Queensland * Jimbour East, Queensland, a locality in Queensland * Jimbour West, Queensland, a locality in Queensland * Jimbour Station Jimbour is a heritage-listed homestead on one of the earliest stations established on the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, It is important in demonstrating the pattern of early European exploration and pastoral settlement in Queensland, ..., a pastoral run in Queensland * Jimbour Homestead, a heritage-listed homestead of the pastoral run (also called Jimbour House) * Jimbour Dry Stone Wall, a heritage-listed stone wall built on the pastoral run {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimbour Station
Jimbour is a heritage-listed homestead on one of the earliest stations established on the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, It is important in demonstrating the pattern of early European exploration and pastoral settlement in Queensland, Australia. The building is associated with the development of the Darling Downs and of the pastoral industry in Queensland and is important in demonstrating the wealth and ambition of early Queensland pastoralists. Jimbour House was an ambitious structure in terms of size, style and finish and was intended to support the social and political aspirations of Joshua Peter Bell, an important politician and businessman as well as grazier. It is unique in Queensland as the only genuinely grand country house in the English manner to be built in the state. Other substantial stone homesteads of the era, such as Talgai, Glengallan and Westbrook, came nowhere near to rivalling Jimbour in either size or opulence. History The property was fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimbour Homestead
Jimbour is a heritage-listed homestead on one of the earliest stations established on the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, It is important in demonstrating the pattern of early European exploration and pastoral settlement in Queensland, Australia. The building is associated with the development of the Darling Downs and of the pastoral industry in Queensland and is important in demonstrating the wealth and ambition of early Queensland pastoralists. Jimbour House was an ambitious structure in terms of size, style and finish and was intended to support the social and political aspirations of Joshua Peter Bell, an important politician and businessman as well as grazier. It is unique in Queensland as the only genuinely grand country house in the English manner to be built in the state. Other substantial stone homesteads of the era, such as Talgai, Glengallan and Westbrook, came nowhere near to rivalling Jimbour in either size or opulence. History The property was fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimbour East, Queensland
Jimbour East is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Jimbour East had a population of 199 people. The town of Jimbour in the locality. Geography Jimbour East is relatively flat farming land (elevation 350–450 metres). The town of Jimbour is located in the south-western part of the locality, west of the state capital, Brisbane. Road infrastructure The Dalby–Jandowae Road (State Route 82) runs along the western boundary and passes through part of the western portion. History The town name was first used by 1841 by Henry Dennis for his Jimbour pastoral run, with the apparent meaning of either "sheep" or "good grass" in an unrecorded Aboriginal language. In 1877, of land was resumed from the Jimbour pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877. Jimbour Provisional School opened on 9 September 1873. On 14 November 1916 it became Jimbour State School. During 1922 and 1923 it became a ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimbour West, Queensland
Jimbour West is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Jimbour West had a population of 56 people. Geography Jimbour West is bounded to the east by the Dalby–Jandowae Road. The land is flat at elevation above sea level. The predominant land use is cropping. Kuyura is a neighbourhood () around the former Kuyuru railway station () on the closed Jandowae railway line. There were two other stations on the line in Jimbour West: * Cresley railway station () * Marnhull railway station () History The locality takes its name from the town of Jimbour, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run Jimbour Station, which was named in 1841 by pastoralist Henry Dennis using an Aboriginal word meaning either ''sheep'' or ''good grass''. In the Jimbour West had a population of 56 people. Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Birriwa () * Bundarra () * Carmyle () * Coolibah () * Coondara () * Cresley () * Delor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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