Xavier and Sadie Herbert's Cottage, historic site in Queensland, Australia

Xavier and Sadie Herbert's Cottage is a modest timber-framed house at 399 Kamerunga Road, Redlynch, built between c. 1920 and the 1970s. It has a corrugated metal roof and aluminium exterior panelling, with enclosed front and back verandahs and three rooms linked by French doors.

Herbert purchased the house in 1951 as a place to write and create a home for Sadie. The cottage became central to his literary output during his residency, particularly following the 1975 publication of Poor Fellow My Country, his longest and most significant novel.

The house served as both a home and workspace that deeply shaped Herbert's identity and writing. The name 'Sadie's house' reflects how the home was rooted in his relationship with his wife, who provided emotional support that grounded his literary work.

The cottage stands at 399 Kamerunga Road in Redlynch, at the base of the coastal ranges northwest of Cairns. The writer's shed in the backyard, where Herbert partly wrote and revised Poor Fellow My Country between 1969 and 1974, was demolished late in 1995; the main residence remains.

Herbert's backyard writer's shed was reportedly made from two small sheds taken from the Kuranda Scenic Railway and moved to Redlynch by railcar. He partly wrote and revised Poor Fellow My Country there between 1969 and 1974. The structure was demolished late in 1995.