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Jimba Jimba Station
Jimba Jimba Station, most often referred to as Jimba Jimba, is a pastoral lease currently operating as a cattle station in Western Australia, that once operated as a sheep station. The property is situated near Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia, Gascoyne Junction, approximately east of Carnarvon, Western Australia, Carnarvon and north of Kalbarri, Western Australia, Kalbarri. The property has double frontage to an approximately length of the Gascoyne River, and backs onto the Kennedy Range National Park, Kennedy Range in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Description The station was established in 1878 by G. Hamersley and S. Simms and occupied an area of . By 1885, the station had changed hands and was owned by Samuel James Phillips and his brother John H. Phillips. Jimba Jimba was severely flooded along with surrounding properties including Erivilla and Clifton Downs in 1896 following heavy rains. The Gascoyne River and many of its tributaries broke their banks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastoral Lease
A pastoral lease, sometimes called a pastoral run, is an arrangement used in both Australia and New Zealand where government-owned Crown land is leased out to graziers for the purpose of livestock grazing on rangelands. Australia Pastoral leases exist in both Australian commonwealth law and state jurisdictions. They do not give all the rights that attach to freehold land: there are usually conditions which include a time period and the type of activity permitted. According to Austrade, such leases cover about 44% of mainland Australia (), mostly in arid and semi-arid regions and the tropical savannahs. They usually allow people to use the land for grazing traditional livestock, but more recently have been also used for non-traditional livestock (such as kangaroos or camels), tourism and other activities. Management of the leases falls mainly to state and territory governments. Under Commonwealth of Australia law, applicable only in the Northern Territory, they are agreemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
