Gunnawarra Homestead, historic site in Queensland, Australia
Gunnawarra Homestead is a historic farm complex in Queensland with a main house, outbuildings, and agricultural structures dating from the late 1800s. The property shows the typical layout of a cattle station with timber slab buildings, stock yards, sheds, and supporting structures that were expanded and updated over many decades.
The homestead was first settled by Europeans in 1865 and grew from a small farm into a large cattle station. The Atkinson family took over the property in 1904 and shaped its development over many years, with major renovations including a new cedar wing added in 1908.
The name Gunnawarra comes from the Mbabaram language and means "little house." The buildings show how early settlers used local materials like timber and stone, adapting their homes over time to suit life on the land.
The homestead sits on an active cattle station in rural Queensland and can be explored on foot through pathways that connect the old buildings and farm structures. Visitors should expect open land and simple tracks, and be mindful that the property remains a working farm under private ownership.
The homestead has a small cemetery on its grounds with graves of family members and early settlers, including Kate Atkinson who died in 1917. This quiet burial ground offers a direct glimpse into the personal lives of those who shaped the region.
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