IF YOU ARE NOT WITH TELSTRA SAVE THE CACHE FOR OFFLINE USE WHILST YOU HAVE COVERAGE
Caboonbah Homestead was built in 1889-90 for grazier Henry Plantagenet Somerset. He called the property Caboonbah from the Aboriginal meaning BIG ROCK describing the steep 120 foot (37m) high bank of the Brisbane River on which the homestead was built.
The Homestead plus a small portion of the original property was sold to the Grieve family in 1935. They operated Caboonbah as a Guest House until 1962 when it was sold as a private residence to Neville Carseldine. In 1973 the Homestead was resumed by the Queensland Government as part of the Wivenhoe Dam Project. In 1983 the Brisbane Valley Historical Society obtained an occupational permit and restored then opened the home to the public in 1989.
The property was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on the 12th December 1996. Unfortunately the homestead was destroyed by fire on the 10th May 2009 but the area remains Heritage listed.
There is no need to venture over the fence to find the cache
Please bring your own pen.
BE CAREFUL WHEN TURNING YOUR VEHICLE AS THERE IS A DEEP UNMARKED CULVERT IN LONG GRASS NEAR THE ROAD EDGE.