Jimbour Station

The land known as Jimbour Station was first claimed by Henry Dennis on behalf of a Scotsman called Richard Todd Scougall in 1842. Scougall established a run with sheep and cattle which were driven north from the Hunter Valley.

Scougall experienced disease outbreaks and bankruptcy and the property was purchased by Thomas Bell for £3,200 in 1844. Thomas Bell had arrived in Australia from Ireland in 1829, and in 1844, explorer Ludwig Leichhardt stayed at Jimbour, at that time the most northerly station on the Downs.

In 1877, 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) of land was resumed from the Jimbour pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877. In 1906, the Closer Settlement Act was passed through the Parliament of Queensland, and steps were taken to compulsorily acquire Jimbour, and by 1910, just 100 acres (40 ha) remained containing the house and outbuildings.

Jimbour Station and the house block were purchased by Wilfred Adams Russell in the 1920s, and remains the property of the Russell family.