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Moorarie Station
Moorarie Station is a pastoral lease currently operating as a sheep station in the Murchison district of Western Australia's Mid West region. The property is situated approximately northwest of Meekatharra and east of Carnarvon. It is watered by the southern branch of the Murchison River, the Hope River and the Yalgar River. History Moorarie was established by Edward William Butcher in 1875. Two years later Butcher sold the station to Dr James William Hope and his future father-in-law John Henry Monger. Hope operated the station with a sequence of partners, initially Alexander Crawford, later William Dalgety Moore, until 1891. In 1886 the property occupied an area of , watered by two major rivers, several clay pans and numerous shallow wells. At the time there were 14,000 sheep, 250 cattle and 40 horses, with Aboriginal labour for shepherding, shearing and mustering Muster may refer to: Military terminology * Muster (military), a process or event for the accountin ... [...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 agreements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |