Elsinora

Elsinora Station is located in New South Wales
Elsinora Station
Elsinora Station
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Location in New South Wales

Elsinora Station, most commonly known as Elsinora, is a pastoral lease that has operated as both a sheep station and a cattle station in outback New South Wales. It is situated approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of White Cliffs and 240 kilometres (149 mi) north west of Bourke close to the Queensland border.

History

The station was established in 1882 by Edward Killen who took up the lease of virgin unimproved and waterless country with boundaries that had not been surveyed. The property occupied an area of 317,000 acres (128,285 ha) and Killen stocked it with sheep.[1]

By 1883 the owners had spent £13,000 on improvements,[2] and by 1888 some 70,000 sheep were depastured at the station.[1] Water boring was successful at Elsinora in 1893 when a flow rate of 1,000,000 imperial gallons (5 ML) per day was produced.[3]

In 1894 approximately 100,000 sheep were being shorn at Elsinora.[4]

The property was owner by Killen and Co. in 1912, Killen also owned Mooculta Station.[5]

Sidney Kidman acquired the property in 1918[6] along with Urisino and Thurloo Downs from Goldsbrough Mort & Co[7] and held it until 1923.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Death of Pioneer Western Pastoralist". Western Herald. Bourke, New South Wales. 3 March 1939. p. 7. Retrieved 11 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Western Improvements". The Riverine Grazier. Hay, New South Wales. 26 December 1883. p. 4. Retrieved 23 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Boring for water in New South Wales". The Age. Melbourne. 2 December 1893. p. 9. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The Pastoralists and shearers. The new shearing agreement". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Big Bourke station sold". The Leader. Orange, New South Wales. 19 December 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b "Pastoralism - Unincorporated Area of New South Wales Heritage Study" (PDF). OutbackNSW.com.au. River Junction Research. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Wanaaring Whispers". Western Herald. Bourke, New South Wales. 27 July 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

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