Tanumbirini

Tanumbirini
Location in Northern Territory

Coordinates: 16°27′25″S 134°39′00″E / 16.457°S 134.65°E

Tanumbirini Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Northern Territory.

The property is situated approximately 170 kilometres (106 mi) north of Elliott and 182 kilometres (113 mi) west of Borroloola. The property abuts both the Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve and Amungee Mungee Station to the west.[1] Tanumbirini also shares a boundary with Nutwood Downs to the west, Beetaloo Station to the south, Broadmere to the east and the Alawa Aboriginal Land Trust to the north.[2] The Carpentaria Highway passes through the property.

It currently occupies an area of 5,001 square kilometres (1,931 sq mi) and is currently owned by the Thames Pastoral Company who acquired the property from Sterling Buntine in 2012 for A$30 million.[3] The sale of the station included approximately 28,000 head of cattle. Several watercourses flow through the property including Arnold River, Cox River, Tanumbirini Creek and Williams Creek.[2]

The station was established prior to 1908 when it was owned by Mr. Coop.[4]

In 2002 the property was acquired by Henry and Maria Townsend. The 5,000 square kilometres (1,931 sq mi) property had been suffering from overgrazing and the black soil plans were completely denuded of grass. At the time it was stocked with 10,000 cattle with an additional 2,000 to 3,000 feral cattle.[5] The Townsends redeveloped the property and changed the management practices. They also managed to increase the stock on the property to 23,000 head of cattle before selling in 2007.[5]

Buntine, who also owned Bedford Downs Station in Western Australia and Amburla Station in the Northern Territory acquired Tanumbirini in 2007 for an undisclosed sum. At the time it had an area of 3,680 square kilometres (1,421 sq mi) and was to be subdivided and auctioned before Buntine bought it.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve - Management Plan". Northern Territory Government. 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Northern Territory Pastoral Properties". Northern Territory Government. 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Australia - Massive UK farm investment". Meat Trade News. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Northern Territory Times.". Northern Territory Times and Gazette (Darwin, Northern Territory: National Library of Australia). 9 April 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 David Mason-Jones (2012). Should Meat be on the Menu?. Momentum. ISBN 9781743340608.
  6. ↑ Stephen Skinner (23 May 2007). "Maryfield sale and muster". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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