AREA: 6,197 hectares
LOCATION: Situated 40kms west of Hay via Stuart Highway.
TITLE:
Lots: 11, 12, 14, 16 & 18 DP 756808
Lots: 9 & 11 DP 46714 Freehold
RAINFALL: 325mm (13 inches)
COUNTRY:
Mostly level and open plains country with some lightly timbered areas and a few box ridges. Soils comprise mostly heavy grey and black mulching soils with some lighter soil types on the ridge.
CROPPING:
Currently 1,721ha of developed irrigation, 900ha of rice bays. There is also 330ha of irrigated pasture land.
WATER: 4,500ML of water storage with approximately 4,000ML currently stored.
IMPROVEMENTS:
“Ravensworth East” (“Glen Hope” and “Waimea”)
This land is all near level brown/chocolate open plain country which has been almost fully developed to irrigation. Approximately 1,721 hectares is developed for row crop irrigation to a very high standard including a 4,000ML storage with 8:1 batters and a 5 meter road way. A further 973 hectares of contour rice fields is also located in this area and more recently 333 hectares has been developed to three irrigated pasture bays. Total land area between the two is 6197.48 Ha’s.
“Ravensworth East” (Glen Hope”)
This property is located to the east of the main “Ravensworth” holding and about 40 kilometres west of Hay on the southern side of the Sturt Highway. The property originally was part of a larger holding. The irrigation channel supplying “Ravensworth East” comes generally from the northeast at a pump site adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River then south to the highway and then to the west along the Sturt Highway into the subject property.
“Ravensworth” (“Waimea”)
This portion has a common boundary with the “Ravensworth East” main supply irrigation channel and provides the property with a further 3 kilometres of Sturt Highway frontage.
The main supply channel to”Ravensworth East” is commonly referred to as the “Glen Hope” supply channel. This channel runs from the Murrumbidgee River approximately 8 km. north of the “Ravensworth East” irrigation infrastructure and crosses the Sturt Highway, with twin inverted siphons of approximately 950 mm and a new 1,500 mm diameter pipe installed under the highway to ensure an adequate water flow to the “Ravensworth East” irrigation infrastructure.
“East Farm” River Pumps
Pumps and motors have all been serviced and re-built or replaced as necessary. The site has three phase electricity supply.
Pump 1
500 mm Chinese pump powered by Teco three phase 90 hp induction electric motor, Serial No. C10289/2. Capacity is around 50 ML/day.
Pump 2
500 mm Chinese pump powered by model C280N, Newman three phase 125 hp induction electric motor Serial No. C280N/DC31/EB3R8. Capacity is around 55 ML/day.
Pump 3
600 mm Layne & Bowler axial flow pump fitted with Randolf right angle drive powered by 172 Caterpillar model 3306 diesel motor, Engine No 647317280, complete with 9,500 litre diesel fuel supply tank. Capacity is around 80 ML/day.
“East Farm” Tailwater
650 mm Chinese centrifugal pump powered by Cummins “Big Cam” 400 hp diesel motor, Engine No 11071999, complete with 10,000 litre fuel tank. Set on concrete slab and pumps to steel distribution chamber.
LICENCE: East Farm is offered without water licence.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CLOSES: 4pm, Wednesday 22nd August 2012 at the Agent’s Office.
CONTACT:
For further information or inspection, contact:
Moree Real Estate
Phone: (02) 6751 1100
Fax: (02) 6752 1766
Web: www.moreerealestate.com.au
Cliff Brown – 0428 669 173
Paul Kelly – 0428 281 428
Allan Gobbert – 0428 523 375
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