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Mount Edgar
Mount Edgar Station, often referred to as Mount Edgar, is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station. It is located about south east of Marble Bar, Western Australia, Marble Bar and south east of Port Hedland, Western Australia, Port Hedland and in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The property is bounded by Yarrie Station. The property was established in 1890 by George Dudley (known as Dudley) and Alfred Howden Drake-Brockman (known as Howden), who both died early in the 1900s. In 1903 it was owned by Messrs Corboy and Company, who produced the first wool clip of 61 wool bale, bales of wool. Copper was being mined at the property in 1907. W.J. Corboy still owned the property in 1908, when he placed it on the market. The property was advertised as occupying an area of and was stocked with 6,000 sheep and 180 cattle. It had 10 water well, wells fitted with windmills and had of fencing. In 1925 many windmills were de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheep Station
A sheep station is a large property ( station, the equivalent of a ranch) in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or south-west of the country. In New Zealand the Merinos are usually in the high country of the South Island. These properties may be thousands of square kilometres in size and run low stocking rates to be able to sustainably provide enough feed and water for the stock. In Australia, the owner of a sheep station may be called a pastoralist, grazier; or formerly, a squatter (as in "Waltzing Matilda"), when their sheep grazing land was referred to as a sheep run. History Sheep stations and sheep husbandry began in Australia when the British colonisers started raising sheep in 1788 at Sydney Cove. Improvements and facilities In the Australian and New Zealand context, shearing involves an annual muster of sheep to be shorn, and the shearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |