Coochin Coochin Homestead
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Coochin Coochin Homestead, 2002
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| Location | J Bell Road, Coochin, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°06′24″S 152°37′49″E / 28.1066°S 152.6303°ECoordinates: 28°06′24″S 152°37′49″E / 28.1066°S 152.6303°E |
| Design period | 1840s - 1860s (mid-19th century) |
| Built | 1840s circa - 1920s circa |
| Official name: Coochin Coochin Homestead | |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
| Designated | 21 August 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600034 |
| Significant period | 1840s (historical) |
| Significant components | garden/grounds, views to, residential accommodation - main house, trees of social, historic or special significance, fencing, garage, shed - hay, meat house, shed/s, views from, vista/s |
 Location of Coochin Coochin Homestead in Queensland
Location of Coochin Coochin Homestead in Queensland
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Coochin Coochin Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at J Bell Road, Coochin, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1840s circa to 1920s circa. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 August 1992.
In 1842, the area known as Delhunty's Plain was settled as a pastoral run by David Hunter and his partner James Fyffe. In 1844, the lease was transferred to John Kent, who was first to re-use the traditional name of Coochin Coochin, an anglicised version of ga-jin-ga-jin ("red stones"). The main section of the homestead was constructed some time in the 1840s.
A report in the North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser in 1858 by the Coochin Coochin superintendent, Mr. Willis, reported a breach of the Master and Servant Act at Coochin Coochin by two men, Ironmonger and Foreman, who were subsequently fined £1 and £2 6s. 6d. respectively. Newspaper reports, in February 1861, briefly detailed an incident involving approximately sixty aborigines attacking the station being repelled by a revolver used by wife of station owner L.E. Lester. At a later inquiry into the Native Police Force, that investigated this occasion, heard evidence from Dr Henry Challinor, that "attributed the deprecations committed by the blacks to their having been deprived of their hunting ground". The position of the homestead being positioned too close of dense scrub was commented in the report as aiding the attack.
The homestead was moved to its current position in 1871. In 1883, the property sold to James Thomas Marsh Bell, part owner of Camboon Station in the Dawson Valley acquired the property in partnership with F C Hyde.
In the 1920s, Coochin Coochin Homestead became the social focus of the area, hosting many large parties and entertaining many notable visitors. From the end of the Second World War until 1965, Coochin Coochin operated as a small dairy with a maximum of sixty milking cows. The property is currently owned by the Bell family.
Coochin Coochin Homestead was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 August 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.
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