“KARINGA”

AREA: 6,217.3 hectares (15,363 acres)

LOCATION: 82kms north of Walgett on the Cumborah Road, 80kms west of Lightning Ridge and 100kms south the Queensland border.

SERVICES: Rural power, telephone, mobile coverage, satellite internet, mail 2 times a week, school bus 22kms from homestead (Walgett & Lightning Ridge), all weather clay pan airstrip.

RAINFALL: 400mm (16 inches)

COUNTRY: Karinga has a mixture of country including grey self mulching lake bed farming.

Farming area: 1,537 hectares (3,805 acres) approximately
Grazing area: 4,670 hecares (11,558 acres) approximately

14 paddocks

WATER: 5 tanks/dams
22km river frontage (approximately)
2 x flowing bores

IMPROVEMENTS: Homestead
65 m2 brick veneer, 5 bedroom, built-ins, 2 bathrooms, office, separate lounge and dining, family room, rumpus room, ducted air conditioning, established gardens and orchard with semi-auto watering system, inground swimming pool and floodlit synpave tennis court.

Workshop: 50′ x 60′ enclosed/lockable with concrete floor and overhead gantry

Carshed: 4 bay, 2 x 40′ x 30′ enclosed sheds with concrete floor

Meathouse & coolroom

Sheep yards: holds 7,000 head, work 3,000 head

Cattle yards: holds 250 head

“Wando”

AREA: 4,012 hectares (9,915 acres)

LOCATION: 82kms north/northwest of Walgett on the Cumborah Road, 80kms west of Lightning Ridge.

SERVICES: Rural power, telephone, mail 2 times weekly, school bus (approximately 22kms from house to Walgett & Lightning Ridge)

TITLE: Western Land Lease

RAINFALL: 400mm (16 inches)

COUNTRY: There is a good mixture of country including:

Approximately 465ha (1,150 acres) of grey self-mulching cultivation;
Approximately 1,396ha (3,451 acres) of heavy black soils which are subject to beneficial flooding and 1,467ha (3,636 acres) of black/chocolate soils growing all types of grasses and herbages including Mitchell grass, coolah grass and trefoil clover and soft burns. Timbered by coolabah, box, wilga and dogwood.

Approximately 1,148ha (2,836 acres) of red ridge country with some patches of heavier timber which has grasses including buffalo grass and medics in season.
Timbered by box, wilga, mulga some pine.

CROPPING: Approximately 465ha (1,150 acres) of grey self-mulching cultivation

FENCING: Is mostly in excellent condition with a lot of fencing mostly being renewed.

Fences consist mostly of steel end assemblies with 2 barb and 4 plain wire.

WATER: The water is in the process of being capped and piped.
Also has frontage to the Narran River.

IMPROVEMENTS: 3 bedroom, pre-fabricated home with verandahs and air conditioning.

Very comfortable.

Set of cattle yards – need work.