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Muralambeen Homestead
Muralambeen Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead off Bosworth's Road, Forrest Beach, Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 25 February 2005. History Muralambeen Homestead is located on Bosworth Road in Forrest Beach, south-east of Ingham on the Herbert River flood plains in the Kennedy pastoral district. Muralambeen was first taken up in 1876 by Christopher Allingham, and the site today includes a timber house erected for John Allingham. The first European penetration of the Kennedy pastoral district began in the mid-1840s when Ludwig Leichhardt passed west of the Herbert River while exploring the upper Burdekin Valley. No immediate attempts were made to settle this region, with sporadic explorations taking place following Leichhardt's journey. One of the earliest squatter settlers to follow Leichhardt was Christopher Allingham. He had immigrated to Australia with his parents and fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forrest Beach, Queensland
Forrest Beach is a small coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , Forrest Beach had a population of 1,254 people. Allingham is the coastal town within the locality. Lady Elliot Reef lies close to the coast, about north of Forrest Beach. Geography Forrest Beach is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east with long sandy beaches; it is sheltered water due to the Orpheus and Palm island group. It is bounded along the south-west by Palm Creek and contains the Palm Creek Conservation Park. There is farming in the western part of the locality. The residential development is mostly beside the northern beaches. There is a small residential area beside the southern beaches known as Cassady Beach () which is named after Francis Andrew O'Connor Cassady who was chairman of the Shire of Hinchinbrook. Lady Elliot Reef Lady Elliot Reef is a coral reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef, named after the '' Lady Elliot'', said to be wrecked at this spot in 181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |