Area & Location:
Approx 55,066ha—136,345 acres.
130km south west of Cobar, 130km north of Ivanhoe.
Country:
Slightly undulating red loam to sand loam soil to grey soil around large natural "Keewong Lake" adjacent to homestead. Semi-open pine, rosewood and box swamps and tributaries with dispensing Keewong range to south west end continuing on to scattered malley areas. Trifoil, crowfoot, saline country, copper burr and big body of spear grass given the season. Backed up with a variety of edible mulga, rosewood, curran and wild orange bush.
Water:
Well watered by 26 dams, 6 securely fenced with hinge joint. Natural lake covering approximately 100 acres under water connected to catchment dam as house supply. Power line with transformer passes by 3 dams,
Fencing:
All steel fencing—10 grazing paddocks, 50km of new 6&7-90-30 hinge joint. Further 8km of new 7-90-30 on boundary to be completed by settlement.
Improvements:
Keewong homestead first established 1896—log cabin style and totally renovated in 2009. New kitchen, dining room, 4 x bedrooms, ensuite, large lounge room, wood fire, polished flooring, gauzed in veranda on 3 sides. 60,000L rain water storage, established lawns, lush garden & shade trees all securely fenced with expanda mesh fencing. Workshop/garage—all concrete flooring 21m x 9.5m, storage shed 5m x 17m. Bushfire storage shed 9m x 13m with concrete flooring. Power connected to all buildings. Aircraft hanger 10m x 12m (lockable).
The Lodge: used as shearing quarters/tourism accommodation. Well appointed 4 x individual double rooms—all have ensuites. Separate kitchen, servery to dining area, wood fire, 3m veranda on 2 sides—all ducted A/C. Meat house and cook's room. Separate BBQ, outside entertainment area all securely fenced.
Econo shearing shed, new 1990— 6-stand electric, raised board, TPW power press table and bins. Sheep capacity undercover 2,000 head and 600 bale wool storage. All steel and mesh sheep yards handling 4,000 plus 4 small hinge joint enclosures. All steel cattle yards, crush loading ramp handling 1,000 head with cooler yards.
Services & Rainfall:
Serviced by rural power, STD and mobile phone coverage, mail twice weekly. Sat TV, UHF radio. Two well maintained air strips (1,000m) and wind sock. 75 mins to major service centre of Cobar (population approx. 6,000), 290km from Hay to the south. Rainfall average 325mm per annum.
Carrying Capacity:
Historically 11,000 DSE, past history running 10,000 mixed sheep and 500 cows. Seasonally mustering approx. 3,000+ bush goats per annum.
Keewong is adjoining Paddington Station (also for sale) giving a combined carrying capacity of 23,000 DSE.
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