Barcaldine Characterised by very gentling sloping country, mostly Gidgee, balanced by tracts of open plains '
# S712
Location:BarcaldineArea – 34,771 acres Price: $8.4 Million View Area Map
FEATURES:
Located within easy reach of Barcaldine and the dynamic western cattle selling centres of Blackall and Longreach lies the Saltern Creek/ Audreystone aggregation of almost 35,000 acres. This property is characterised by very gentling sloping country, mostly Gidgee, balanced by tracts of open plains. Water is from plentiful underground supplies with two capped flowing bores and the water piped to tanks and troughs in all paddocks and pumps operated via UHF. A mixture of black soils and mixed sandy self mulching friable soils support predominantly Mitchell and Flinders grasses with isolated strikes of butterfly pea.
Location – 22 kms north of Barcaldine; complete educational facilities at Longreach including an agricultural college.
Area – 34,771 acres
Soils - black soil; sandy mix, self mulching friable soils
Water – 2 capped, flowing bores; water piped to tanks & troughs in all paddocks UHF operated
Land – gently sloping mostly Gidgee; some open plains country
Pasture – Mitchell & Flinders grass country; small strike of butterfly pea
Yards – 2 sets of steel yards; double deck loading
Fences – good condition; boundary fenced
Feed facility – 15,000 gal molasses storage
Buildings – 6 brm home (needs work), tennis court & 2 brm cottage, machinery shed, woolshed; 2 brm + sleep-out; several sheds, old woolshed
Modern 15,000 gallon molasses storage with delivery system provides excellent storage and facilitates supplement feeding while minimising labour input. Fences are in good condition and the boundary is fenced entirely. Other improvements include two sets of steel yards, easily accessed and with double deck loading capabilities, and several residences and sheds distributed between the two properties.