Barambah Homestead

Barambah Homestead is a timber residence in Goomeri with a central core and surrounding verandahs that wrap around an elevated site. The rooms are arranged to keep living and working spaces close together.

The station was founded in 1843 after Henry Stuart Russell explored the area and grew quickly into a major cattle operation. In the early 1900s, a new house was built following designs by a respected architect.

The Moore family shaped this property for nearly a century, making it one of the main cattle stations in the Burnett region. You can still see traces of this long period in how the house is arranged and used.

The house was completed in 1906 and kept its original layout despite many changes over the 1900s. Visitors should notice the elevated position and the nearby watercourse that shaped how the place was built.

Architect Frederic Herbert Faircloth designed the house using classical principles, making it an uncommon example of this style in early Queensland. Timber buildings of this size and quality from that period are rarely still standing.

Location: Queensland

GPS coordinates: -26.33310,152.07470

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:14