A historical stone built house built by an pioneering Englishman, George Goldring. It is the first stone building (1878-80) in Queensland,Australia.

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A historical stone built house built by an pioneering Englishman, George Goldring. It is the first stone building (1878-80) in Queensland,Australia. Cairdbeign Homestead and school is a museum, full of pioneering living at Rainworth fort, a Queensland heritage site near Springsure in the Central Highlands. George Goldring built the house and school, using locally sourced materials-burned lime bricks and basalt boulders. The walls were cemented with a mortar with a mix of sand, lime and crushed basalt. It is believed that the roof was clad with galvanised iron, one of the first used in the area.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Sprinsure, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © richard sowersby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: australia, australian, building, cairdbeign, fort, galvanised, heritage, history, home, homestead, iron, museum, queensland, rainworth, school, springsure