Old Bullamon

Old Bullamon Homestead

Inspiring Diverse Experiences

The Old Bullamon Homestead was constructed on the Moonie River in the 1850s and is an important relic of early European settlement in the district. You can experience this homestead in varying ways, by taking a tour, use it as a back drop for your photo shoot, hiring it for a creative arts workshop or you can experience Old Bullamon Homestead more closely and help to share its story by joining our team. Old Bullamon Homestead is on Private Property and tours are strictly by prior arrangement. Phone Jo on 0409 593 897

Important Conservation

The historic Old Bullamon Homestead, near Thallon, is an important link with the district’s early pastoral history and a rare surviving example of bush architecture and construction techniques, which are readily visible in the building. The old homestead is included in the Queensland Heritage Register, in recognition of its historic significance. Some urgent conservation work on the building was carried out in 2003 and further work has since been undertaken in 2020 and 2021 to get it to the state where it can be open.

Garden

The garden surrounding the Bullamon Homestead has evolved over the many decades from one of self-sufficient fresh produce, to an ornamental recreation area then falling into disrepair by the 1980s. Restoration on the garden has now begun.

The Old Bullamon Homestead has been the centre of many lives, creating memories for many people over the last century and a half. These memories give us a glimpse into what it was like to live in the Thallon district at the time

This historic homestead is an important relic of the early European settlement of the Thallon district. By the 1990s however the building was starting to feel the weight of time and was close to collapse. This prompted the start of the monumental task of restoration.

Old Bullamon Letters

Old station records discovered in the roof cavity of Old Bullamon Homestead in 1967 have helped greatly to bring the history of Bullamon Station to life, as Vaughan Baker explains.

Explore Historical Bullamom through the camera lens

Descendants of early Bullamon Station owner seeking Lost Family Portraits

Mary Annie Mackay, whose portrait appears in the memories section of this site, was born at Bullamon in 1865, shortly after her parents Duncan and Leonora Mackay, had added it to their family’s existing runs on the Moonie River. The Mackays were among the earliest pastoralists in this part of Queensland.

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