Kangerong Station
Kangerong Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Queensland.
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It is situated about 113 kilometres (70 mi) north west of Charters Towers and 200 kilometres (124 mi) west of Townsville. Kangerong has double frontage to the Basalt River.[1] Bordered by both Maryvale Station[2] and Niall Station all the properties are in the fertile basalt country and are flanked by the Clarke River, a tributary of the Burdekin River.[3]
The property is divided into 30 paddocks with seven holding paddocks with a carrying capacity estimated at 9,000 cattle.[1] The property has a homestead, guest accommodation, a dry-weather airstrip, staff quarters and steel stockyards.[4]
Established at some time prior to 1864,[5] in 1866 the lease occupied an area of 85 square miles (220 km2) and the lessees were Hann, Bland, Daintree and Klingender.[6]
Selling for A$16 million in 2008, the owner of the 224 square kilometres (86 sq mi) property went into receivership in 2013.[4]
It was passed in at auction in 2012 for A$12.75 million.[1]
In 2014 the drought-struck station stocked with 3,500 cattle was sold at a discounted A$10 million to the Agricultural Investment Development Corporation on behalf of an overseas client.[4]
See also
References
- Mark Phelps (28 June 2012). "Property Roundup: Toomba sold for $7.4m". Queensland Country Life. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- Matthew Cranston (31 March 2014). "Optimistic cattle market's $200m sale". Good Fruit and Vegetables. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- Matthew Cranston (12 May 2014). "Niall Station snapped up". Farm Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- Matthew Cranston (20 January 2014). "Drought-hit station sells at discount". The Land. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- "Advertising". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 11 October 1864. p. 4. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2015.