TOBERMOREY
Location
290km South West of Mount Isa.
170 km West of Boulia.
534 km West of Winton.
The property’s Eastern boundary is the Queensland border, and bordered to the North West by Manners Creek and to the West, Marqua Stations and ‘Linda Downs’.
Plenty of highways to Winton, ‘Tobermorey’ and Alice Springs.
Area and Tenure
600,360 Hectares – 1,440,864 Acres.
Perpetual Pastoral Lease No. 713.
Rainfall
280mm (11 inches) average per annum.
Services
Generator supplied power.
STD phone.
Satellite reception TV.
School of the Air.
Weekly light aircraft mail / supplies service.
Saleyards at Winton and Alice Springs.
Country
Southern area consists mainly of soft red country with areas of sandhills growing a variety of palatable.
Herbage typical of the district.
Mainly Lightly timbered and also along the numerous small watercourses.
The Northern section comprises of open plains timbered with areas of Mulga & Gidyea, red & brown soils and growing Mitchell, button grass and other fattening grasses.
Buffel grass is well established throughout the property particularly along the numerous
watercourses.
Water
There is 26 equipped bores from 33m-60m deep and deliver between 2,250 & 5,400 litre/hour.
16 dams are located strategically throughout the property.
Sols bore is reported to deliver 45,000 litres/hour.
Improvements
Modern 2 storey Homestead with approx. 142m2 floor area to each floor including verandas.
The Homestead has 6 bedrooms fully air conditioned .
Solar Hot water.
Staff accommodation is located at an old Homestead.
Quarters Cottage.
Outstation complex at ‘The Gap’ – (halfway down the property).
Sheds & workshops at ‘The Gap’ Homestead.
Fencing
Approx. 280km of Boundary fencing.
Approx. 330km of internal fencing.
13 main paddocks and 6 smaller paddocks on the Northern section.
Central and Southern areas are boundary fenced and block fenced only.
Fencing typically comprises bush timber strainers & posts & mixed barb and 2 plain wires and barb wire and steel posts.
Trucking Yards
7 Sets of permanent steel cattle yards and a number of yards used in association with portable yards.
Main yards are constructed principally of steel bore casing posts with steel rails.
Facilities include head bails, calf cradle and loading ramp.
Lidster Portable Yards including Loading ramp and crush.
Old Linda portable yards and crush.
Bottom Kelly portable yard crush and loading ramp.
Tobermorey House Yard.
Tobermorey number 2 yard.
Aroota New steel yard complex.
Yardida.
Carrying Capacity
Estimated at 15,000 head.
With Extra waters the capacity is 20,000.
Plant
Normal plant, vehicles, graders, machinery and tools to work the stations.
List on application.
Comments
‘Tobermorey’ is a noted bullock fattening property enjoying a bumper season. It is a cost efficient property to operate. Waters could be for ease of mustering, some set up to trap cattle. Abundance of good feed after the good summer rain and recent falls
LINDA DOWNS
Location
170Km from Mount Isa.
Carrandotta Qld 4825.
Area and Tenure
L2312 PH35 PH13/2312 Pituri Holdings.
198,134 Hectares-489,391 Acres.
Rainfall
280mm (11inches).
Services
Good Airstrip.
Satellite T.V.
Country
Mainly open Mitchell plains with Flinders & Button grass. Bluebush and Lignum in swamps. Large floodout areas on the Pituri Creek, 35km, Kelly Creek 12km .
Water and Bores
19 Bores, sub artesian, pumping from 20m to 80m per hour.
Supplies from largest,10,000 gallons, Demar Bore, to 800 gallons per hour, Old Linda Bore.
Semi permanent water holes ranging from 6 to 10 months.
Maleeah Dam, Permanent dam 2 years water.
Recently de-silted to 30′ deep, quick catch.
Barwonga on Kelly Creek
10 months normal season.
Other waters in different areas on various waterways.
Bores mostly equipped with Southern Cross 17-21′ in good order with back up pumps.
5 new 100,000 gallon covered tanks in last 5 years.
Homestead waters
Supplied From Walabee Waterhole, 17 miles long (largest in the Georgina River), Spring fed Permanent waterhole, up to depth of 30′ in various places.
Homestead supplied by 2 windmills, water in 3inch poly to homestead complex with back up pumps.
Buildings
Excellent Homestead Complex.
Main Homestead has 3 bedrooms with gauzed verandas.
2nd Homestead has1 bedroom.
Married Mens Quarters, all brick.
Single Mens quarters & 2 transportable quarters.
All brick construction, Tiled floors throughout.
Multi purpose – hay storage etc.
Steel shed.
Aircraft hanger.
Woolshed
New Woolshed.
New 10 stand (10 years old).
Fencing
All Steel boundary 75 miles/ Glenormoston, Napco Company (Owners) N T Boundary, Joins Linda For 36 Miles with ‘Tobermorey’.
Good cattle fence North Side 45 miles.
Eastern side, good fences, dog netting (Headingly AA Company for 45 Miles).
Extra internal paddocks, new all steel in last five years.
Yards
All Steel yards at Homestead, 1,000 head capacity steers and bullocks.
Trucking, branding etc.
Old Linda steel yards with branding and trucking facilities.
Holding yards at some bores, some with traps.
Carrying Capacity
5,000 grown cattle.
Plant
2 large Lighting plants and sufficient plant to run the property.
Comments
Linda Downs on Walkabee Water Hole on the Georgina River.
Longest & most permanent water hole, 17 miles long and spring fed all year round.
Top Breeding & Fattening Mitchell grass country.
Previous owners developed it up from a bare block over 40 years (one ownership).