Place Names Register Extract

Koolpinyah

Extract date: 09/06/2026

Name	Koolpinyah
Type Designation	Homestead
Place Id	14220
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 23' S (Decimal degrees -12.388546)
	Longitude: 131° 10' E (Decimal degrees 131.177086)
Locality / Suburb
	Koolpinyah
Local Government Area
	Litchfield Council
History/Origin	The original grants in 1908 to the Herbert brothers, Evan and Oscar, the sons of Justice Herbert, were for leases at "Umpty Doo" and "Koolpinyah". The Herbert brothers later combined their operations at Koolpinyah. Their homestead was near a waterhole which the aboriginals called "Gulpinyah", which was interpreted for the station name as "Koolpinyah". The Herbert brothers, continued on their property until their deaths in 1974.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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