Bulloo Downs Station

For the pastoral lease in Western Australia, see Bulloo Downs Station (Western Australia).

Bulloo Downs Station
Queensland
Established1894
Postcode(s)4492
Location125 km (78 mi) from Thargomindah
LGA(s)Bulloo Shire
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Bulloo Downs Station is located in Queensland
Bulloo Downs Station
Bulloo Downs Station
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Location in Queensland

Bulloo Downs Station, most commonly referred to as Bulloo Downs, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located on the traditional lands of the Bitjara.[2]

It is situated about 136 kilometres (85 mi) north east east of Tibooburra and 151 kilometres (94 mi) west of Hungerford in the Channel Country of south west Queensland. The property encompasses a portion of the Bulloo River and its floodplains. The property adjoins Naryilco Station.[3]

The property occupies an area of 10,700 square kilometres (4,131 sq mi) and in 2010 was owned by the Gibson family.[4] Mick and Marie Gibson acquired Bulloo Downs in 2004 paying A$20 million for the property following the breakup of the Stanbroke Pastoral Company by Peter Menegazzo.[5]

History

In 1894 the property was owned by Messrs. Jones, Green and Sullivan and was carrying 43,000 head of cattle. The property was then struck by drought for a year, and the herd was reduced to 14,000 head. The cattle bred up to a herd of 18,000, then another even longer-lasting drought reduced the herd to 2,700 head in 1900. Sir Sidney Kidman acquired the property in 1903[6] for £20,000 when it was stocked with only 3,000 head of cattle.[7] At this time the station occupied an area of 3,800 square miles (9,842 km2) and was part of Kidman's expansive empire.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bulloo Downs – homestead (entry 5142)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Bitjara (Qld)". Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Classified Advertising". The Queenslander. Brisbane, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 6 June 1885. p. 908. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. ^ Catherine Miller (4 February 2010). "Coorong to Queensland: 5000 steers set off on 1200km journey". Stock Journal. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 July 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Michael Thomson; Kent Ward (27 May 2004). "Stanbroke break up continues". Queensland Country Life. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Tibooburra news". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 11 June 1903. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ^ "With the cattle king". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 24 July 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  8. ^ "A Cattle King". Wagga Wagga Advertiser. New South Wales: National Library of Australia. 19 September 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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