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Nindooinbah Homestead
Nindooinbah Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Nindooinbah Connection Road, Nindooinbah, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to 1907. It is also known as Nindooinbah House. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The first stage of this one-storeyed timber house was L-shaped and built about 1860. After extensions by Robin Dods in 1906-7 the house was E-shaped. The homestead included a woolshed, stables, quarters and other out buildings and yards. In 1842 Paul and Clement Lawless held the depasturing license for the Nindooinbah pastoral run. They sold it to Alfred William Compigne in 1847 when the run was about 16 square miles (41.44 square kilometres) and carried over 4,000 sheep. In 1858 Compigne purchased, by pre-emptive right, . He used his lease holdings and freehold land to raise large mortgages and with some security of tenure, it is probable that the L-shaped homestead and outbuildings were const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nindooinbah, Queensland
Nindooinbah is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nindooinbah had a population of 80 people. Geography Nindooinbah occupies a part of the upper Albert River valley where Cainbable Creek joins the river. The Albert River also marks portions of both the eastern and western borders. In the east of the locality the slopes of Mount Witheren reach more than above sea level. Farming dominates the lower central areas along two main roads aligned in a north–south direction. The locality is bounded to the east by the Canungra Range. Mount Witheren is part of the range on the north-eastern boundary of the locality (), rising to above sea level It is also known by its Yugumbir name ''Bingingerra''. In Aboriginal lore, the mountain represents the body of turtle Bingingerra, who died on that location after a battle with sea creatures. History The name ''Nindooinbah'' (also spelled ''Nindooimbah'') is derived from the name of Nindooinbah pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
