Bulloo Downs Station, most commonly referred to as Bulloo Downs, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located on the traditional lands of the Bitjara.[2]
| Bulloo Downs Station Queensland | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1894 |
| Postcode(s) | 4492 |
| Location | 125 km (78 mi) from Thargomindah |
| LGA(s) | Bulloo Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Warrego |
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa |
It is situated about 136 kilometres (85 mi) north east east of Tibooburra and 151 kilometres (94 mi) west of Hungerford in the Channel Country of south west Queensland. The property encompasses a portion of the Bulloo River and its floodplains. The property adjoins Naryilco Station.[3]
The property occupies an area of 10,700 square kilometres (4,131 sq mi) and in 2010 was owned by the Gibson family.[4] Mick and Marie Gibson acquired Bulloo Downs in 2004 paying A$20 million for the property following the breakup of the Stanbroke Pastoral Company by Peter Menegazzo.[5]
History
editIn 1894 the property was owned by Messrs. Jones, Green and Sullivan and was carrying 43,000 head of cattle. The property was then struck by drought for a year, and the herd was reduced to 14,000 head. The cattle bred up to a herd of 18,000, then another even longer-lasting drought reduced the herd to 2,700 head in 1900. Sir Sidney Kidman acquired the property in 1903[6] for £20,000 when it was stocked with only 3,000 head of cattle.[7] At this time the station occupied an area of 3,800 square miles (9,842 km2) and was part of Kidman's expansive empire.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bulloo Downs – homestead (entry 5142)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Bitjara (Qld)". Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Classified Advertising". The Queenslander. Brisbane, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 6 June 1885. p. 908. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Catherine Miller (4 February 2010). "Coorong to Queensland: 5000 steers set off on 1200km journey". Stock Journal. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Michael Thomson; Kent Ward (27 May 2004). "Stanbroke break up continues". Queensland Country Life. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Tibooburra news". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 11 June 1903. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "With the cattle king". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 24 July 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "A Cattle King". Wagga Wagga Advertiser. New South Wales: National Library of Australia. 19 September 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2013.