Area: 66,220ha —163,968 acres approx. (4 titles)
Location: 150km S/W of Cobar on Mt Dorris Road, 175km north of Ivanhoe off Baden Park, Mt Dorris Road
Country: Semi-open slightly undulating red and sandy loam soil. Neckarbo Ranges dispensing through S/W area along with higher rocky ridges running down to open valley grazing. Timbered with pine, box, belah, scattered Kurrajong in hills, plentiful edible scrub as mulga, rosewood, curran and wild orange. Thicker areas of acacia and hopbush. Country grows good variety of natural grasses: spear grass copper burr, trefoil clover, corkscrew and salines.
Water: Watered by 28 earth dams, 10 bores, 3 equipped with sub pumps, seasonal natural water holes.
Fencing: Wood and plain wire construction 1 x 24,000 acre paddock being Marma extension all hinge joint used as nanny goat breeding area. The aggregation is all run as open rangeland grazing style. Internal fencing would need attention to segregate livestock.
Improvements: Beechworth homestead is approx. 26sqm and features 4 bedrooms, modern pine kitchen with gas cook top and wall oven, servery, dining area opening to lounge room, wood fire and evaporative air conditioning, office and sunroom. 11m ATCO workmen's unit, 6' x 8' cool room, 6m x 8m workshop with cement floor, 5-bay carport. Engine room, 8.5KVA Lister generator, large diesel tank, station power supply, shearing shed, 5-stand shaft driven by diesel motor, old-style shed. Steel and mesh sheep yards, 3-way draft, large cooling yards handling 4,000 head. Quarters to accommodate 12 people, all serviceable. 2 sets of wooden and mesh rail cattle yards handling 300 head, 6 sets of mesh and steel goat handling, receiving and loading yards -positioned throughout the property.
Rainfall: 300mm per annum (district average).
Carrying capacity: 15,000DSE—currently carrying approx. 500 mixed cattle and estimated nomadic goat numbers of open rangeland grazing throughout property around 15,000 to 16,000 head. Seasonal selling yearly average of 8,000 goats over 25Kg live.
(As at 04/02/15—over the hook goat rates are $4/kg in return which is equal to $50 to $60 average per goat—returning a handy cash flow). Currently the country is recovering from drought showing good germination. Historically running around 10,000 Merino sheep, 600 breeders given the normal season.
Agent's remarks: "Beechworth & Marma is ideally suited, and is home to the Australian rangeland goats having large numbers migrate through the open rangeland area. Producing large frame, healthy goats that suit the local trade and export orders producing a very health cash flow. Being renowned sheep & cattle breeding & fattening country that has the ability to run large numbers."
The vendor's instructions are clear—they want it sold!
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