Addresses
Type of place
Cottage, House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queenslander
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Everton Workers Cottage
Everton Workers' Cottage
Addresses
Type of place
Cottage, House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queenslander
The cottage is likely to have been built for Charles Poultney in the 1880s. Charles was the son of Joseph Poultney who began the Enoggera Sawmills on Portion 65, the original site of the house, circa 1884. A small site fronting Bunya (now South Pine) Road was granted to Charles Poultney by his father in 1889. Charles, a farmer, timber-getter and local politician, resided in the area until his death in 1930, though the cottage and its land was sold in 1916. The cottage was moved, by the Brisbane City Council, to Fallon Park from 549 South Pine Road, Everton Park in 1992. It is used as a community centre and is leased by the Rotary Club of Brisbane.
Also known as
Fallon Cottage
Lot plan
L2_RP87362
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Also known as
Fallon Cottage
Lot plan
L2_RP87362
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
Joseph Poultney was the first landowner of Portion 65 in the Parish of Kedron, a 34 acre and two rood site which he purchased in December 1863 for £43 2s. The site was remote, though it had frontage to South Pine Road, the main road to Gympie. In the 1870s Poultney operated as a timber-getter, but in the 1880s he established a sawmill business on the site, the earliest industry in the area. The sawmill was later relocated to Alderley.
In 1889 Poultney granted a two-rood site (subdivision A) to his son Charles and a one rood site (subdivision C) to his son William. Charles appears to have been living there before that, however, as was his wife.
Fallon Cottage was one of the first dwellings in the district and it is thought it may have been used as a stop by Cobb & Co. The building was relocated from its original site on South Pine Road to Fallon Park in 1992 by the Brisbane City Council to save the building from demolition.
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
References
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Brisbane City Council Aerial photographs, 1946, 2009 & 2012
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Brisbane City Council, Fallon Cottage Everton Park Conservation Management Study, November 2002
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Brisbane City Council City Architecture and Heritage Team, citations
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Brisbane City Council Properties on the Web
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Department of Natural Resources. Queensland Certificates of Title
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Queensland Post Office Directories
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NLA, Trove newspapers, The Telegraph, The Brisbane Courier.
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Northwest News, 18 November 1992
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From Bunyaville to beyond: celebrating the history of Everton Park and the 75th anniversary of Everton Park State School
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McKellar’s Map, 1895
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State Library of Queensland, Picture Queensland
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)