Red cl iff ▁Agricult ural ▁Reserve ". ▁Having ▁had ▁his ▁past oral ▁le ases ▁cancel led ▁by ▁this ▁reserve , ▁Tom ▁Pet rie ▁purchased ▁a ▁hom est ead ▁block ▁( port ion ▁ 2 3 , ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁site ), ▁and ▁le ased ▁nearby ▁Port ions ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁ 3 0 . ▁A ▁coach ▁route ▁from ▁Br is b ane ▁to ▁G ym pie , ▁with ▁a ▁st aging ▁post ▁at ▁Pet rie ' s ▁M urr um ba ▁Hom est ead , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁by ▁C obb ▁& ▁Co . ▁A ▁road ▁bridge ▁was ▁built ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁ford ▁at ▁S ween ey ' s ▁Reserve ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Coast ▁Railway ▁was ▁constructed ▁north ▁from ▁Br is b ane ▁to ▁Cab ool t ure ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁Tom ▁Pet rie ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁running ▁through ▁his ▁property ▁to ▁sub div ide ▁part ▁of ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁North ▁P ine ▁Term inus ▁Township ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁This ▁became ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁North ▁P ine . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Tom ▁Pet rie ▁had ▁also ▁don ated ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁state ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁provision ▁of ▁state - admin ister ed ▁education ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁colonial ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Australia .