Somerset, Queensland

The old cannons at Somerset.

Somerset is a historical ruin of Somerset homestead, a station established by John Jardine (father of Frank Jardine) in 1863 and is 35 km north of Bamaga on Cape York in Queensland, Australia. It is a good camping area and day trip with facilities for barbecues. It is situated near a beach.

Coordinates: 10°44′37″S 142°35′30″E / 10.74361°S 142.59167°E / -10.74361; 142.59167

Sources

• Somerset. Pictures, photos, objects
• «Narrative of the overland expedition of the Messrs. Jardine, from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland. Frank and Alexander Jardine» / Compiled from the journals of the brothers, and edited by Frederick J. Byerley, (Engineer of Roads, Northern Division of Queensland). — Brisbane: J. W. Buxton, 1867. — p. 88
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• Australian Dictionary of Biography: Jardine, John (1807-1874)
• Australian Dictionary of Biography: Jardine, Francis Lascelles (Frank) (1841–1919)
• Australian Dictionary of Biography: Chester, Henry Marjoribanks (1832–1914)
• Australian Dictionary of Biography: Dalrymple, George Augustus (1826–1876)