Mount Nor' West

Mt Nor' West

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Location in South Australia

29.9632°S 137.7049°E / -29.9632; 137.7049 (Mt Nor' West)

Mount Nor' West Station is a pastoral lease in outback South Australia that once operated as a sheep station but is now a cattle station.

It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Marree and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north west of Lyndhurst.

History

The lease was taken up by Henry McConville in 1874, when it occupied an area of approximately 2,000 square kilometres (700 sq mi). McConville already owned Myrtle Springs Station and would later acquire Witchelina and Angepena Stations.[1]

The station was acquired by Sidney Kidman at some time before 1899. At this time only a few cattle were being run on the eastern side of the property.[2] In 1908 a flock of 14,053 sheep were shorn at the station.[3] and the size of the station was recorded as being only 850 square kilometres (330 sq mi).[4]

In 1950, Kidman's estate disposed of Mount Nor' West, along with Witchelina, Myrtle Springs and Ediacara stations with a combined area of over 5,000 square kilometres (2,000 sq mi). The purchasers were A.S. Toll, E.G. and J.L. Bonython, who had established the Myrtle Springs Pastoral Company.[5]

See also

• List of ranches and stations

References

1. Madge Y. Kelly. "The Children of James and Jane McConville: A Pioneer Family". Retrieved 28 October 2014.
2. "Our estate far north". South Australian Register. Adelaide, South Australia: National Library of Australia. 20 September 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
3. "Alleged breaches of Contract". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 28 November 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
4. "Twenty five years ago". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 1 May 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
5. "North Stations Change Hands". The Chronicle. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 9 November 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2014.