Camfield Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a

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in the

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of Australia. It is situated about south east of Timber Creek and west of Daly Waters. The Buntine Highway cuts through the property for a distance of . Camfield currently occupies an area of and is owned by the

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. The property is able to carry a herd of 32,000 head of cattle and is currently running

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. Camfield is broken into 22 paddocks, seven holding paddocks and three sets of steel yards. About half of the property lies within of permanent water with another 37 watering points available for stock. The property was once part of

Victoria River Downs Station Victoria River Downs Station, also known as Victoria Downs and often referred to as The Big Run, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia. Location It is located about south east of Timb ...

but was resumed as part of a returned servicemen scheme in 1952 and taken up by the Vandeleur family who won the leasehold in a ballot. In 1968 nine

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stockmen and their families walked off the property to join the land claim protest at Wattle Creek at neighbouring

Wave Hill Station Wave Hill Station, most commonly referred to as Wave Hill, is a pastoral lease in the Northern Territory operating as a cattle station. The property is best known as the scene of the Wave Hill walk-off, a strike by Indigenous Australian ...

. The Gurindji walk off was caused by the government not granting about to build a settlement on the Gurindji tribal lands. In 1977 the Malaysian state of

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bought Camfield for 1.8 million to ensure regular supplies of reasonable priced

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for their domestic market. Camfield sold for 1 million in 1979.

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{{Coord, 17.036, S, 131.294, E, type:landmark_region:AU-NT, display=title Stations (Australian agriculture) Pastoral leases in the Northern Territory

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