55140 Capricorn Highway, Barcaldine QLD 4725

Situation: Located 23kms east of Barcaldine on the northern side of the Capricorn Highway.
Area: 4,155 Hectares or 10,267Acres
Tenure: Freehold Title ? Lot 3 on EV96
Services: Rural Power & Telephone, School Bus to Primary & High School at the front gate, Internet & Television. Barcaldine offers Rail, Bus & Two Plane Services per week. Livestock Selling Centres at Longreach, Blackall & Emerald.
Rates: $1,375 Half Yearly.
Rainfall: District average 20 inches per annum.
Country: Approximately 1250 ha Forest country with Bloodwood & Ironbark on sandy loamy soils with buffel grass established throughout. Approx: 2660 ha Scrub Country includes Gidgee, Whitewood and other softwoods raked (except for 200 ha) with established buffel grass, 245 ha sandy loam spinifex country.
Irrigation: There is 242 ha cleared and ploughed of which 121 ha has been lazer leveled and ready for farming in the irrigation area.
Water: Securely watered by 1 Bore (Electric Pump) to house, 1 X 22,000 yard Dams and numerous semi permanent watering points. Water from the Dam is pumped to 2 X Turkey Nests via 8 X 5000 gallon Concrete Tanks servicing 11 troughs throughout the property. 2 X large Channels through the property diverts water to the Irrigation Dam.
Irrigation Dam: 1460 megalitre Irrigation Dam including 2 X 12inch Irrigation Pumps and a Tail Water Pump & Siphon Tubes.
Homestead/Sheds: Air Conditioned 4 Bedroom Brick veneer home with office, lounge, kitchen & multi purpose room with ceiling fans. Steel frame 60? X 80? concrete Machinery Shed with Service Pit installed, balance gravel floor. Workshop & 5 Stand Shearing Shed with steel sheep yards attached.
Paddocks: Subdivided into 7 Paddocks and numerous Holding Paddocks. Boundary fencing in very good condition consisting mostly of 4 barb & steel posts, with some 3 barb and timber posts and some hinge joint. Subdivision fencing consists of 3 & 4 barb with steel posts, hinge joint in good to fair condition.
Yards: Steel Cattle Yards with 6 way draft, concrete crush and branding cradle area, Thompson Longhorn Vet Crush, Steel Loading Ramp, side and and rear loading.

Carrying Capacity: 1000 head dry cattle or more with utilising foreage crops.
Remarks: After 30 years of ownership the vendors have decided to sell their highway frontage holding just 23 kms east of Barcaldine, this easy to manage, well developed property requires no large capital expenditure.
Opportunities abound for cash crops through the developed irrigation country for flood irrigation or the discerning purchaser could install a Centre Pivot.
The central location of the cattle yards and the fencing system makes for ease of cattle management, Thorn Hill is well watered and located close to markets. A great multi purpose property.