North Australian Pastoral Company
| Private | |
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Founder | (See text) |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Key people | Nigel Alexander (CEO) |
| Products | Beef cattle |
Number of employees | 180 |
| Website | http://www.napco.com.au/ |
The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCO) is a large, privately owned, Australian cattle company which operates 13 cattle stations (as well as the Wainui farm and feedlot) covering over 60,000 km2, managing about 200,000 cattle, in the Northern Territory and Queensland. It produces beef cattle which are grass fed and grain finished before sale to Australian meat processors who onsell beef to domestic and international customers.[1]
History
The NAPCO partnership was formed in 1877 by Queenslanders William Collins, William Forrest and Sir Thomas McIlwraith, with Englishmen John Warner and Sir William Ingram. The first station acquired was Alexandria Downs in the Northern Territory.[1] Monkira and Coorabulka were acquired in 1939 as part of their plan to breed cattle at Alexandria and then fatten and sell from the Channel Country.[2] In 1968 the company acquired Glenormiston along with the adjoining property, Marion Downs, at about the same time.
Properties
- Alexandria Downs, NT
- Boomarra, QLD
- Coolullah, QLD
- Coorabulka, QLD
- Cungelella, QLD
- Dagworth, QLD
- Glenormiston, QLD
- Goldsborough, QLD
- Gordon Downs, QLD
- Kynuna Station, QLD
- Landsborough, QLD
- Marion Downs, QLD
- Mittiebah, NT
- Monkira, QLD
- Wainui Feedlot and Farm, QLD
References
- 1 2 "The North Australian Pastoral Company Pty Ltd". NAPCO. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ↑ "NAPCo - Our History". North Australian Pastoral Company. 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.