Caboonbah Homestead
This historic building (built in 1890) was the home of Henry Plantagenet and Katherine Rose Somerset. Henry was a member of Parliament from 1904-1920. Caboonbah is now the headquarters of the Brisbane Valley Historical Society Inc, and the complex consists of seven buildings: Caboonbah Homestead, Cement Building, Caretakers Cottage (private), the original Worker's Cottage, McGrath Cottage, Police Station and Cell Block. A telemetric service was provided from Caboonbah after the 1893 floods and is still on site and in use.
Address:
Esk-Somerset Dam Road, Toogoolawah, QLD
Tel:
0744231533
Hours:
10am-4pm daily, (closed Thursday)
Admission:
Adults $3, children $1.50
Facilities:
Limited wheelchair access, craft shop, toilets, refreshments, education programs, library, lecture hall
Collection:
600 collections
Subject:
- Historic Site
- House Museum
- Outdoor
- Architecture
- Furniture
- Glass
- Metalwork
- Woodwork
- Armed Forces
- Childhood
- Domestic Items
- EducationAndSchools
- Genealogy
- Historic Buildings
- Historic People
- Images
- Local History
- Medals and Badges
- Prisons or Convicts
- Rural Life
- Agriculture
- Building Technology
- Clocks
- Clothing, Fashion, Costume
- Horse Drawn Transport
- Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
- Lighting
- Surveying
- Tools
- Veterinary Science
- Aboriginal Culture
- Gardens
- Literature
- Music
Items
Plough
Three Disc
Creator:
Massey Harris (Sunshine)
Description:
Three disc horse-drawn plough.
Date:
1920
Tractor
Creator:
Sunshine, Massey Harris
Description:
Steel wheel tractor.
Date:
1934
Cross cut saw
Date:
1900
Pedal organ
Creator:
Dominion Organ and Piano Co., Bowenville, Ontario, Canada
Date:
1870
Gramophone
Creator:
Thomas Edison Company
Date:
1900