Headingly Station often just referred to as Headingly is a pastoral lease that operates as a

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. It is located about south of

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and west of Dajarra in

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. The property occupies an area of of Queensland's Gulf country and is able to carry a herd of approximately 40,000 Santa Gertrudis cattle. It is currently owned by the

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. The station is composed of black soil downs country with some timbered area scattered throughout along the

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, ample feed is available to the stock in the form of Mitchell and Flinders grasses. It consists of three leases that operate as one entity, the leases being Headingly, Wolgra and Carandotta.

History

In 1881 the property was owned by Messrs Milsom and de Stage when it took delivery of 1,800 Enniskillen cattle. In 1904, 1,400 head of cattle were removed from the station to restock

Durham Downs Station Durham Downs Station, most commonly known as Durham Downs, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Durham, Shire of Bullo in South West Queensland, Australia. The property is situated in a remote and arid location along Coop ...

further south in the

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acquired the property in 1905. The station had been abandoned some time prior to 1908 but was taken up again in that year by Messrs Philip, Leahy and Co. who planned to stock the property with 5,000 cattle. Robert Philip sold the station in 1911, at this point the station had an area of and was stocked with 3,000 cattle and 120 horses. The purchasers were Messrs Barton and Gilders. The property was described as excellent

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country and ''would be under sheep when the railway goes there''. In 1953 the property was owned by the Peel River Land and mineral Company which took 200 bulls and transferred them by

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to Auvergne Station in the Kimberley region of

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{{Stations of Sidney Kidman Stations (Australian agriculture) Pastoral leases in Queensland North West Queensland

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