AREA:
14,192ha – 35,070ac

LOCATION:
80km east of Wilcannia, 180km west of Cobar adjacent to the Barrier Highway

COUNTRY:
Superb balance of country incorporating Poopelloa Lake system taking in some 15,000 acres of flood out country from Darling River system. Heavily grassed black & grey soil. Coolabah and river box fringe around lake system associated with cotton bush, blue bush and lignum. Opportunity lake bed farming being 1,504ha licensed. Historically growing cereal crops from receding flood water. Red loam country open plains of Neila?Rosewood. A vast array and a tremendous body of soft clean edible sallies including salt bush, copper burr, cannon ball, jellyburr, crows foot and spinach clover.
WATER: Watered by 3 equipped bores (1 on large mono solar system, 1 connected to power-mono, 1 with mill). Approx. 8km of pipeline dispensing to receiving tanks and troughs. Double house dam approx. 20,000 cyd – 2 other large dams.
Poopelloa Lake filled from Darling River flood event in 2010 & 2012. Water receding now ready for farming 2013 end or large scale livestock back grounding opportunity as app. 15,000ac heavily alluvial grey soil, saline fatting country.

FENCING: All steel fencing subdivided into 7 main grazing paddocks, various small holdings.

IMPROVEMENTS: Comfortable homestead (1956 era) comprising of 4 bedrooms plus office, kitchen, lounge, enclosed verandah on 2 sides. 6x4m lockup garage, 16x6m enclosed workshop plus adjoining 16x6m machining shed, also engine room. Shearing shed 4 stand shaft driven overhead gear. Double ended grinder. Diesel water cooled motor. Wool storage 200 bales. All steel workshop plus mesh sheep yards handling 3,500 sheep. Shearing quarters (1980 era), 5 rooms plus ktchen, mess room and ablution block – separate toilet. 3×100 tonne flat bottom Aquilla silos. All steel cattle yards handling 400 head.

SERVICES:
STD phone, rural power plus backup 8.5kVa gen set, mail twice weekly, sealed Sydney Adelaide Highway frontage

RAINFALL:
275mm pa

CARRYING CAPACITY:
Historically carring 3,000 Merino sheep & 200 breeding cows, past 9 years has been running 400 + breeding cows & followers

Inspections exclusive with David Russell 0418 636 050