Built in 1871 Tyneholme has been restored, renovated and extended over time, but the character of the original home is unaltered. This historic colonial has 10 sets of French doors opening onto the wrap around verandahs and rotunda. Enjoy the breezes and river views from this vantage point. The warmth of the older style kitchen including the fire place has been maintained. The separate dining & sitting rooms both have fire places. The lounge is air-conditioned and opens onto the rotunda. All four bedrooms upstairs open to the wrap around verandahs. The main bedroom is air-conditioned.

The traditional hallway features hand crafter fretwork above the doors and cedar joinery. The main bathroom is tiled and has separate shower and clawfoot bath. Located downstairs is the 5th bedroom with walk in wardrobe, laundry & the second bathroom. Car accommodation is catered via a powered double lock up garage plus a tandem carport adjacent to the house.

5 minutes drive to CBD, Riverlink, rail, all schools, hospital and Warrego highway.

To inspect this piece of Ipswich History phone Phil & Gayl Fryer on 0414 792 347.

HISTORY OF “TYNEHOLME”

The house was built for a Scottish miner, Robert Archibald who emigrated to Queensland in 1865 and bacame the manager of the Old Tivoli Pit mine. In 1870, the mine produced 65 tonnes of coal a day, making it the states largest producer. in 1871, Archibald bought land – overlooking the company’s coal shoots at Tivoli’ Creek’s mouth – and built this house. The land provided a view of coal loading on the Bremer river. The mines here were par of the operations run by Hooper and Robinson, who later sold their shares to their younger partner James Gulland. Eventually land adjacent to the house was leased by Robert Archibald to James Gulland.

A tunnel mine was opened, which became known as Gulland’s Tivoli mines, and a tramway was built just south to south-east of the home – to link the mines to the company’s coal shoots at Tivli Creek. Archibald died in 1890.