Bundaleer Station was a pastoral lease that operated as a
sheep station
A sheep station is a large property ( station, the equivalent of a ranch) in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or sout ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
.
It is situated approximately south of
Jamestown and north of
Spalding.
The property was established in 1841 by
John Bristow Hughes
J. B. Hughes (John Bristow Hughes; July 1817 – 25 March 1881) was a grazier, developer and politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia.
Life
Born in Kentish Town, London, in July. 1817, he was employed at the age of 13 ...
and occupied an area of .
In 1854,
Charles Brown Fisher
Charles Brown Fisher (25 September 1817 – 6 May 1908), generally referred to as C. B. Fisher, was an Australian pioneer pastoralist and livestock breeder.
History
Born in London, he was the eldest son of (later Sir) James Hurtle Fisher and h ...
bought Bundaleer from Hughes for £31,000.
By 1864 it was estimated that the property was carrying about 80,000 sheep worth over £40,000.
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 ...
References
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Pastoral leases in South Australia
Stations (Australian agriculture)
1841 establishments in Australia