Naryilco Station also known as Naryilco Downs is a pastoral lease that operates as a
cattle station
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.
Description
It is located about north of
Tibooburra
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and south east of
Innanincka in the
Channel Country
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of outback
Queensland
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, establishe ...
. It consists of
mulga ridges interspersed with
cotton bush and
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flats with large areas of
Mitchell grass
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and other herbage. A large creek runs through the property which is also well watered by Lake Naryilco, Arramerterry and Yulamatina.
The property adjoins
Bulloo Downs Station.
Naryilco is current owned by
S. Kidman & Co. and occupies an area of with a carrying capacity of 12,000 head of cattle, the property is managed by Ian Halstead.
History
Mr. L. W. Bate owned the property in 1880 when he sold the property complete with cattle and plant to Alexander Cormack and Co. for a satisfactory price. The property was divided into 16 blocks comprising an area of approximately of country.
Naryilco was advertised again in 1882, at this stage it occupied an area of .
[ In 1885 it was advertised again this time stocked with 3,500 head of cattle and 6,000 sheep. Cormack was found to be ]insolvent
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in 1887 and Naryilco was placed on the market again. At this stage it occupied an area of and was carrying 30,000 head of sheep and 2,500 head of cattle.
The station was acquired by A. McDonald in 1905.[
In 1923 over 4,500 head of cattle were purchased from Naryilco for the purpose of restocking ]Quinyambie
Quinyambie or Quinyambie Station is a pastoral lease currently operating as a cattle station.
Description
It is located about north of Broken Hill and north east of Blinman in the state of South Australia. Once owned by Sidney Kidman, the pr ...
, it was thought to be one of the biggest cattle deals of the time.Cordillo Downs
Cordillo Downs or Cordillo Downs Station is both a pastoral lease currently operating as a cattle station and a formal bounded locality in South Australia. It is located about north of Innamincka and south east of Birdsville. The name and bo ...
were also on the route.
See also
*List of ranches and stations
This is a list of ranches and sheep and cattle stations, organized by continent. Most of these are notable either for the large geographic area which they cover, or for their historical or cultural importance.
West Africa
* Obudu Cattle Ranch
* S ...
*List of the largest stations in Australia
This is a list of the largest stations in Australia, which includes stations with an area in excess of .
All of the largest pastoral leases are located in the states of South Australia (SA), Queensland (QLD) and Western Australia (WA); or in the ...
References
{{Stations of Sidney Kidman
Stations (Australian agriculture)
South West Queensland
Pastoral leases in Queensland