Manners Creek Station is a

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that operates as a cattle station in the

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. It is situated about south of Alpurrurulam and north east of

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. The property shares a boundary with Lucy Creek and Tarlton Downs to the west, Argadargada and

Lake Nash Station Lake Nash Station, most commonly known as Lake Nash, is a cattle station on the Barkly Tableland in the Northern Territory, Australia. Location It is situated approximately west of Alpurrurulam and south of Camooweal. The property shares ...

to the north, Marqua and

Tobermorey Tobermorey Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Central Australia, Alice Springs region of the Northern Territory. Tobermorey is on the western edge of Punthamara territory Location The property is situated app ...

to the south and the border with

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to the east. Manners Creek, from which the station takes its name, flows through the property at the north eastern end. The Plenty Highway almost bisects the property from west to east. The lease is just under . The owner in 2000 was Laurie Facer, who put it up for auction along with 8,000 head of

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cross cattle. It was passed in at 5.1 million to Nick Isak. In 2011 the area was plagued by the largest bushfires that had been seen there since the 1970s; some of neighbouring Marqua Station was burnt out.

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{{Reflist Stations (Australian agriculture) Pastoral leases in the Northern Territory

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