LOCATION: Approx 17km North of Merriwa by bitumen sealed road.
AREA: 5,744 Hectares / 14,199 acres
SERVICES: Include power connected to houses, sheds, stable complexes and submersible pumps along with pumps located near the creeks. Telephone connected. School bus from front gate to schools at Merriwa. Schools located at Merriwa, Scone and Aberdeen. Mail delivery service to property 3 times weekly. Air services include Scone, Singleton and Williamtown. Livestock marketing centres include Scone, Dubbo, Mudgee, Tamworth and Singleton.
COUNTRY: The topography of the land ranges from level flats through to soft undulating grazing land with small areas of steeper timbered areas. The soils are predominately rich heavy black basalt in the lower areas with some basalt stone on the higher ridges of the property.
Standing timber comprises of mainly box trees and occasional kurrajongs, providing good shade and shelter for livestock.
WATER: The property has an extensive underground-reticulated water supply. Water is supplied through 5 electric and 2 diesel operated submersible pumps along with frontage to numerous creeks and streams. Water is stored in large storage tanks strategically located in elevated locations around the property then gravity fed throughout the entire property. The water is fed into automatic watering troughs along with high-flow outlets. This property also has numerous operating windmills.
RAINFALL: Rainfall is an average 640mm per annum, peaking during summer months.
FENCING: The property is currently subdivided into approx 60 main paddocks with a large portion of the fencing being in good stock proof condition. The balance is a stock proof old net fence. The majority of the subdivision fences are built of new 2 barb, 4 wire construction.
IMPROVEMENTS: A substantial contemporary style Hardi-plank homestead. It contains 4 bedrooms, a master bedroom with a built-in robe, ensuite, shower recess, vanity unit, toilet suite and 3 bedrooms with built-in robes. There are separate formal dining / lounge room, breakfast room and kitchen areas, 3-way bathroom, storeroom and 2 laundries. There are 7 other farm houses comprising of 4 and 3 bedrooms. Other improvements include 4 shearing sheds, 2 sets of cattle yards, numerous grain storage silos with a capacity of approx 500 tonne, numerous machinery storage sheds along with 2 horse stabling complexes, a main workshop, 2 haysheds, store shed, weaner pens and numerous other farm out buildings.
Contact:
Landmark Harcourts Scone:
Gavin Beard – 0438 452 810
gbeard@wlt.net.au
Ray White Rural Sydney:
Bruce Gunning – 0428 667 831
bruce.gunning@raywhite.com