AREA:
29,655Ha – 73,280Ac
LOCATION:
150km West of Cobar, 105km East of Wilcannia adjacent to Barrier Hwy. (Sydney – Adelaide route)
COUNTRY:
Slightly undulating red loam soil to grey low lying box swamp’s & semi open flats. Predominately timbered with Belah – Rosewood scattered Malley on sand hills, growing a variety of natural grasses consisting of No.9- speargrass- cannonball-copper burr- clovers & crowfoot in season.
WATER:
Substantially well watered by 5 dams – some pipelines, 4 bores with windmills, submersible and genset. All having large storage and concrete troughs. 2 bores not in use.
FENCING:
All steel 5 wire & 1 barb, 5’6″ post. Subdivided in to 12 paddocks. 3 set of out station holding enclosures & yard all sound.
IMPROVEMENTS:
Main homestead, comfortable large 3 bedroom’s. Fibro & iron construction with part stone work at front of home. Kitchen & dining room, enclosed side verandah, ducted evaporative air con, paved front patio, 3 x 22,000Lt poly rainwater tanks, well fenced yards. Adjacent 2 bedroom workmans cottage with kitchen dining room, rear porch. Additional small cottage of bessa brick construction situated at western end of property adjacent to Emmadale Road House. 18m x 9m open front machinery shed with 1 bay enclosure. 12m x 3m storage area at woolshed. Stations main power supplied by 6KVA generators, battery backup & solar system. House rewired to 240 volt power. Shearing shed, all steel cyclone saw tooth roof line, 4 stand shaft driven overhead gear driven by diesel motor. Ample wool room & additional lean to for sheep under cover. All steel W strap & mesh sheep yard’s – 3 way draft. Bugal design. Quarters, kitchen, dining room plus 6 double rooms separate ablution block. Large post, rail & steel cattle yard’s handling & working 250 head. Loading race plus small holding paddocks. New CIA crush.
Services:
Mail twice weekly, STD phone, mobile coverage, Daily Sydney – Adelaide bus stops at Emmadale Road House which has an RFD’s rated air landing strip all adjacent to the property.
Carrying Capacity:
WLL rated at 6970 DSE. Current owners have been running up to 3,500 breeding Ewe’s, plus 80 shorthorn x cows & prodgeny.
Rainfall:
280mm pa