Landmark Russell

AREA: 26,960 Ha66,757 Ac WLL

LOCATION: 93km NW of Wanaaring on Hamilton Gate Road 280km N/W of Bourke, 350km from Cobar

COUNTRY: Generally flat red loam with gentle rise of soft under stone country. Seasonal Kilkara Creek dispensing from north to south, grey soil and gilgi areas along large area of water shed country. Predominately mulga and heavily grassed with mitchel, silver and wire grass woolly but and variety of native herbages. Bimbelbox, swamp areas as with white wood and ironwood on red country and large variety of palatable scrub.

WATER: Well watered by 4 bore's, one being shared, the main bore being halfpenny's which has submissible pump connected to app. 15km of 2 poly pipe with 4 x 20,000 gal pioneer storage tanks and poly circular trough's line running to homestead as back up supply. Acacia is a solar bore with 5,000 gal poly tank and 5km of 2 poly pipe. Two other bore's equipped with wind mills. Power at share bore. 10 earth dams mostly fenced with hind joint and traps and holding yards.

FENCING: Boundary mostly all steel and part wooden, all stock proof. Subdivided all steel12 paddocks and various holding enclosures.

IMPROVEMENTS: Homestead being 4 bedroom weatherboard, large veranda's, kitchen with slow combustion stove and gas, office, dining room, machinery shed, 3 bay cement flooring and lockup plus workshop shearing shed all steel4 stand shaft driven electric, large wool room, steel and mesh sheep yard all serviceable, 7 room quarters, power connected.
All steel cattle yards app. 140 panel crush, calf cradle and loading ramp with cooler yards handling 450 head positioned at halfpenny's bore.
CARRYING
CAPACITY: Owner estimates, 6000 sheep or 450 breeding cows along with seasonal selling 2000 plus goats over 20k.

SERVICES: Serviced by mail twice weekly, STD phone, internet available, station air strip 1,000 and 800mtrs, 60min drive to Wanaaring which has store, hotel, school and sealed air strip

RAINFALL: 250mm per annum

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