Situation: Positioned only 6 kms from the busy town of Chinchilla with all bitumen road except for the last 1 km which is all weather gravel. Also has good access from the Warrego Hwy only 3 kms away

Services: Power available but not connected. Phone line installed at shed but presently not connected. Mobile reception is available. Schools in Chinchilla are the State Primary & High School, Joeys Convent, Christian School plus TAFE College

Rainfall: Approximately 660mm per annum

Area & Tenure: 497.9 Ha’s (1230 Acres) Includes Freehold & 6.835 Ha’s of Road lease.

Country: Country is flat to undulating with a mixture of good heavy black soil Coolibah, Brigalow creek flats with lighter loamy areas, then running back to Ironbark, Wilga, Wattle ridge with scattered Belah. Pastures are mainly natural Bluegrass, Buffel, Bambasti & Rhodes Grass with an excellent body of natural clover in the right winter. At least 500 acres has been cultivated in the pasted.

Water: Excellent water with over 4 kms of Charley’s Creek frontage being all unbroken water of about 6 to 8 ft which backs up from a small weir in the next door neighbours property. Water is pumped by a firefighter to 2 x 5,000 gal concrete tanks & reticulated to 12 troughs. Also one bore (130 ft) which is presently not working.

Fencing: Subdivided into 11 paddocks plus smaller holding paddock with all the fencing being in reasonably good condition throughout. All the creek is fully fenced off but stock still have access to the water.

Yards: The circular designed cattle-yards are a combination of old wooden panels & portable steel panels & includes numerous pens, drafting pound, head-bale, race, loading ramp with water connected.

Homestead: Has no house but does have some excellent sites.

Sheds: * 1 x 4 bay Machinery/ workshop shed enclosed on 3 sides with 2 bays concreted in very good condition
* 1 x Timber framed Machinery/ hay shed enclosed on 3 sides being partly concreted in good condition.
* 1 x Old long timber Storage shed in fair condition
* 1 x Old timber dairy used as a storage shed.

Carrying capacity: Estimated to carry 80 to 90 cows & calves or fatten 110 to 120 bullocks.

Remarks: “Dandaloo” is not only an excellently well positioned cattle fattening property, it is also very significant in the Chinchilla district as being known as “The Shanti” (The Bug Farm). This property played a major role in shaping the country side in breeding the Cactoblastis moth to eradicate the wide spread of the Prickly Pear which engulfed a large percentage of Qld in 1920′s & 30″s. An inspection is highly recommended to this historic property.

NB: Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of the above details.