▁building , ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁s lop ing ▁site ▁with ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁g abled , ▁saw ▁to oth ▁and ▁skill ion ▁roof lines , ▁provides ▁int act ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁tim ber - based ▁family ▁business ▁prem ises ▁that ▁was ▁operated , ▁expanded ▁and ▁adapted ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Tim ber ▁was ▁the ▁stim ulus ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁No osa ▁Sh ire . ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁under way ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 6 0 s ▁with ▁tim ber ▁get ters ▁active ▁along ▁the ▁No osa ▁River ▁and ▁Kin ▁Kin ▁Creek . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁Co or an ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁T ew antin ▁to ▁G ym pie . ▁This ▁road ▁was ▁formed ▁after ▁a ▁saw mill ▁was ▁established ▁c . 1 8 7 0 ▁at ▁Mill ▁Point , ▁Lake ▁Co oth ar aba , ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁G ym pie ▁gold field ▁with ▁tim ber . ▁Log s ▁from ▁the ▁mill , ▁owned ▁by ▁McG h ie , ▁Lu ya ▁and ▁Co , ▁were ▁to wed ▁down ▁the ▁No osa ▁River ▁to ▁a ▁dep ot ▁at ▁T ew antin . ▁The ▁railway ▁arrived ▁at ▁Co or an ▁from ▁G ym pie ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁which ▁helped ▁the ▁district ▁to ▁develop ▁as ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁tim ber ▁centre . ▁Sh ops ▁were ▁built ▁along ▁King ▁Street ▁in ▁Co