Situation:

42kms north west of Lightning Ridge via Castlereagh Highway, 110kms north of Walgett.

Area:

Approx 7,080 hectares (17,500 acres) subject to survey.

Country:

Approx 30% open to lightly timbered black to chocolate country rising away from the Narran River which forms the western boundary for 5 kms. This includes 800ha of heavy cane grass lake-bed country in the centre of the property. The remaining 70% is mostly timbered sandy loam to red gravel country that has been pulled in large areas and planted to buffel grass. The heavier country carries a good body of grasses including Mitchell, Queensland Blue and Coolah Grass.

Cultivation:

Licensed for approx 800 ha.

Fencing:

Generally excellent, mostly new with 6 plain and barbed wire and steel steel. Sub-divided into 12 main paddocks.

Water:

Frontage to the Narran River backed up from a weir at the homestead, 13 dams and 3 bores.

Rainfall:

400mm annual average.

Improvements:

Homestead: 4 bedroom weatherboard home, airconditioner, open verandah, set on banks of the river, detached meat house and garage.

Other Accommodation: 2 weatherboard cottages, old shearers quarters.

Machinery Sheds: 12x10m steel shed, concrete floor, 12x6m shed.

Grain Storage: 2 x 60 tonne sealed silos.

Woolshed: 4 stand steel shed, diesel motor and steel, mesh and timber yards.

Cattle Yards: Excellent set of wean design, steel yards, race, crush, calf marking facilities, loading ramp.

Other: Excellent poultry and dog complex, killing shed with concrete floor, pump house on river for homestead and one cottage.

Remarks:

Muttabun has excellent facilities for stock with nearly all new fencing and large set of cattle yards. The owner estimates a carrying capacity of 500 breeding cows. A Western Lands PVP over most of the property allows extensive thinning of timber on the red country. Ideally suited to breeding or back grounding.

The owner would offer terms of 10% of the sale price per year for 10 years to the right purchaser. The vendor would retain first mortgage on the property for that period.

Price: $100 per acre