Greenmount Historic Homestead. Image from Postcard 1961.

Greenmount Historic Homestead is located just of the Peak Downs highway, 3km past Walkerston, via Mackay, Queensland, Australia

The property was named "Greenmount" by Captain John Mackay when he settled here in 1862, the first European to do so.

The house was built in 1915 by Albert Cook whose family arrived in the district soon after John Mackay.

Albert Cook established the first Aberdeen Angus Cattle Stud in Queensland and the grazing business was carried on by his son, Thomas Albert Cook.

Mr Tom Cook passed away in 1981 and leaving no heir, Mrs Dorothy Cook, gifted the house and its original contents, together with 11 hectares of land as a unique museum.

The Tom and Dorothy Cook Memorial Park and the Homestead is owned and administered by the Mackay City Council. The Mackay Historical Society and Museum Inc. owns the Greenmount collection.

The Dining Room set up as it originally was in the period the Cook Family owned the Homestead. Including many artefacts dating back to the 19th and even the 18th Century brought over when patriach Samuel Wellington came to Australia in 1837.

The Research Centre built in 1994 houses varies displays associated with the Cook family and the Homestead.

Opening Times

Monday to Friday 9.30am to 12.30pm
Sunday 9.30 am to 12.30pm
Saturday CLOSED

Facilities

Toilets
Wheelchair Access
Car Parking including Coaches
Barbecue Tables
Souvenirs
Guided Tours by prior arrangement

Entry Charges

$6.00 Adults
$2.00 Children

Contact Details

Telephone

(International) +61 7 49 592 250

(Australia) 07 49 592 250

Mail

Greenmount Homestead
C/- Mackay City Council
Po Box 41
MACKAY QLD 4740
AUSTRALIA

Email

Mackay Historical Society & Museum Inc.

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This web page was produced as a community service to help promote a unique North Queensland homestead and family.

© Mackay Historical Society and Museum Incorporated 2001-2008.
last updated 02 March 2008 .
Site maintained by Glen Hall