SITUATED
50 kms Goodooga, 40kms Weilmoringle on the NSW/QLD border, 90 kms Lightening Ridge with all major services.

AREA and TENURE
Approx. 10,972.97 hectares (27,125.18 acres), Western Lands Perpetual Lease Nos 115/116/4337/2350/1889. Countries Culgoa/Narran. Brewarrina Shire Rates $2774.12, Western Lands Rental. LHPA $1072.36. Wild Dog Board Rates $493.74.

SERVICES
Rural Power
Telephone
Twice Weekly Mail

IMPROVEMNETS
Approx. 30sq Vinyl Clad station homestead. Consisting 3 bedrooms, plus large verandas, Assistance quarters adjacent self-contained, double carport. Machinery Shed workshop with skillion 18m X 9m. All well maintained.

CARRYING CAPACITY
Vendor estimates 8,000 DSE (6,000 Sheep, 200 Cattle)

SHEARING QUARTERS
12 person accommodation. Fully equipped, bedding, utensils, stoves, chairs. Hot water donkey. Shower ablution block and laundry.

SHEARING SHED
Excellent steel and wooden construction. 5 independent single electric stands. Gear shed fully equipped.
Lyco Press
Stevlon Press
wool bins
classing table
double edged grinder
scales
auxiliary diesel motor

SHEEP YARDS
Excellent bugle steel/wooden yards/w/strap handle. 5000 sheep. Kelly jetter.

CATTLE YARDS
All steel yards. Handling capacity 350 head including out yard of steel/wire rope.
Crush
Race
Cradle
Ramp

COUNTRY and SOILS
Excellent all season mixture of river country. Black soil channels billabongs with an abundance of Never Fail/Mitchell/sugar grass/blue grass/dogwood/lignum/wild sorgum/clovers/salines prevalent in the chocolate to red Gidyea country and Coolibah flood outs. Approx. 5000 hectares flooded country.

WATER
Extremely well watered 12 km double river frontage with permanent billabongs and channels.
Merrinong Bore: No 14713 (300,000 GPD) 17.95L per second.
The current owners have put in an extensive water system as part of the cap and pipe the bore scheme. The system is fully flowing and gravity fed through 54kms of 2 and 63ml pipeline, servicing 27 X 5,000 gallon Poly Tanks and 38 X Country Wright Mix concrete troughs.
Maximum distance from any watering point is only 2km. Exclusive right to the Bore.

RAINFALL
Average rainfall 400mm per annum.

FENCING
General standard is well above average and is a feature of Merrinong. Principally all steel and wood 5P 1B. Comprising 10 paddocks/2 holding overnight paddocks, Stock Bridge across Culgoa River. Internal 4P 1B.

INCLUSIONS
21F Cat Grader
Isuzu truck FJR with 2 deck convertible create 28ft
1987 Toyota L/C farm ute with crate
1 x 400 Honda Quad bike 2008 model
1 x Ag 200 2 wheeler bike
Water cart
Lincoln welder/generator
Post hole digger 3PL
2 farm trailers
3PL Carryall
2 Overhead Fuel Tanks
20ft Container
Air Compressor
Numerous workshop tools
Some fencing materials and poly pipe with numerous fittings

REMARKS
Merrinong is an excellent opportunity to purchase a well-developed pastoral holding currently experiencing an outstanding season with an excellent mix of country. Merrinong can be utilised for either sheep or cattle and is handy to access both Queensland and New South Wales markets.

INSPECTIONS
Inspections invited by appointment with selling agents.
Planes can be landed at Goodooga and Lightening Ridge Airstrips and pick up arranged.
Contact: Tim Gregory 0408 758 894

AUCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH RAY WHITE RURAL, ST GEORGE