Area:
107,023ha – 265,000 ac – 3 holdings

Location:
225km NW of Bourke, 205km SW of Cunnamulla on the QLD/NSW
border. Talyealye some 17km from Hungerford on NSW, Karto some 25km in QLD from
Hungerford on the Thargomindah Road

Country:
Primarily Mulga Red loam country scattered Beef Wood, White Wood and Rosewood Box in flood out and Paroo River System grey & black soil timbered with Coolabah, River Box & Yapunyah. Scattered lignum, River Bend Grass, Cane Grass, Red country Woolly Butt, Silver Grass, Neverfail & balance of Salt Bush & salines. Huge body of lush edible Mulga.
Water:
Watered by 23 watering points, pipeline system 60mm with 22,000 Poly
storage tanks and cement troughs. 2 bores on solar systems, power, genset & mills on balance of 17 bores not all equipped or working. Permanent & semi permanent water holes on Paroo River System and seasonal run off from soft under stone country on Karto to Moomindary Creek systems dispersing through property.

Fencing:
Fenced and run as 9 major grazing paddocks with numerous smaller holdings and enclosures. The QLD & NSW border splits both properties on title being 1.80 high netting. The Currawinya National Park forms part of the Eastern border of Karto, balance being 5 wire or 6 wire and barb.

Improvements:
Talyealye homestead positioned on the banks of the Paroo River being approx. 56sq solid brick residence with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large gauzed breezeway, lounge, formal dining room, open fire, separate office, sunrooms, kitchen, fuel & gas stove, walk-in pantry, 8×8′ cement cool room (not in use), dining room & gauzed in verandah/entertainment area. Old style 6 room quarters adjacent. Approx 20,000L rainwater storage
under ground. Well fenced house yard shaded by Jacaranda Trees, 10x7m car garage, 10x10m machinery shed, 12x8m machinery shed, 13x15m air craft hanger, machinery unloading ramp, chemical/fuel shed, 8x12m workshop and service pit with power connected.

Karto Homestead: High set weatherboard 4 bedroom home, kitchen opening on to dining room, well maintained, well fenced yards & lawns, storage, 2 car garage, comfortable quarters to accommodate 16 people with kitchen, wood stove and large breezeway. Two main shearing shed 6 stand with good steel and mesh working yards, large sheep area and wool room, 3rd wool shed in fair condition, 3 main sets of cattle yards all have crush 5way draft loading ramps, calf races and water connected with cooler yards. Handling 400 to 600 head. All have good road train access.

Carrying Capacity:
Rated to carry 21,500 dse. Currently carrying 2,300 breeders and followers and large number of goats evident. Season very dry to fair ground cover on Karto.

Services:
Serviced by mains power, Std phone, mail weekly to Talyealye, 3 rail a week to Hungerford from Bourke & Cunnamulla. Talyealye has 1,100m air strip & Karto 800m – both serviceable. RFD’s airstrip at Hungerford. Hungerford village adjacent to the Border gate with the Royal Mail Hotel – fuel, food and accommodation; Caravan Park; Police Station; Clinic – Outback Village

Rainfall:
Average per annum 300mm

Agents:
David Russell, Landmark Russell Cobar 0418 636 050
Greg Seiler, Landmark Walsh Hughes Bourke 0429 701 136