Margaret Hockey died in 2004 and the property passed out of Collins-Persse family ownership to Patrick Hockey’s nephew. In June 2005, the property was sold at auction. At a subsequent auction, much of the important collection of furniture...
More infoNindooinbah Homestead: Restoration a labour of love
Anyone who has been involved with the restoration of a crumbling historic building will tell you in no uncertain terms it is not an undertaking for the fainthearted.
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Nindooinbah in 2005
Nindooinbah as a whole Nindooinbah in 2005 presents layers of use and occupation accumulated since the first pastoralists arrived in the 1840s and the first substantial house was built in 1858. This complex layering expresses successive owners’...
More infoNINDOOINBAH: “A place of ashes.”
In 2005 Kaye & I were fortunate to be able to acquire Nindooinbah from Tim Stevens who inherited this wonderful property in two parts. In the first instance from the Estate of his uncle Patrick Hockey and then from estate of the Margaret...
More info2012 National Trust of Queensland Heritage Awards
At the National Trust Queensland Awards on 30th August Nindooinbah received a Silver Award for heritage conservation of our wonderful property. The award reads…
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