Area & Location:
46,094ha (113,954ac) Including Box Valley. Located 115km north of Ivanhoe, 115km south east of Wilcannia, 35km south of Barrier Highway.
Country:
Generally flat, semi-open Nelia, Rosewood, Red Loam To Sandy Loam Belaha—scattered Pine rising up to higher out crop on eastern side, timbered with Mulga Box swamps and areas of scattered Malley adjacent to Neckarbo Ranges. Highly fertile soil growing big variety of natural grasses—Spear grass, Crowfoot, Button grass, Copper burr along with an abundance of natural clover in season.
Water:
Watered by 5 bores—1 mono and 1 on genset/sub pump, 1 windmill all with 10,000 gal storage tanks and poly troughs. Pipelines passing through property, approx 15km dispensing to poly tanks and troughs, 12 earth dams, 2 have power connected and poly line to water points.
Fencing:
Predominantly steel fencing, approx 20km of south/western side all hingejoint, some wooden and steel, internal all steel. 10 x grazing paddocks plus smaller holdings.
Improvements:
Comfortable 1950-era homestead at Mount Kew renovated kitchen with fuel and electric stove, walk-in pantry, lounge room, wood heater, 4 bedrooms, office, enclosed verandah on 4 sides, ducted evaporative air conditioning, store room, laundry—all securely fenced.
10m x 7m machinery shed/workshop with concrete flooring. 9m x 10m store room and feed shed. Rainwater and power. Quarters renovated with enclosed verandahs, walk-in pantry, 4 bedrooms all painted 2015. 4-stand shearing shed (driven by electric motor—incomplete) with steel wool bins, wool storage area, Mulga rail and mesh yards all serviceable. Mulga-rail cattle yards handling 500 head (need minor repair but serviceable).
Box Valley home is 1990-era transportable featuring 3 bedrooms all with built in robes, 3-way bath room, open plan kitchen and dining, ducted evaporative air conditioning, 2 poly rainwater tanks on poly pipeline to house as well as from dam. 14m x 7m machinery shed—old store room, power connected.
Services:
Rural power, STD phone, mail twice weekly, 35km north to Barrier Highway and Emmdale Road House with meals, fuel and Sydney—Adelaide bus daily. Adjacent to Roadhouse is RFDS landing field.
Carrying Capacity:
Estimated at 12,000 DSE on past history. Previously run as a Merino breeding property, later (until Dec 2016) leasee ran Angus cattle and harvested goats. Presently carrying no sheep or cattle and carrying a good variety of dry summer grass and nomadic goat numbers.
Mount Kew and Box Valley share a common boundary and is made up of 3 titles ran all as one pastoral holding. Mount Kew displaying open to semi-open Rosewood-Neila Plains to south west and soft timbered country to the east. Box Valley is predominantly timbered, scattered Mulga, Rosewood, Large Box swamps and Malley areas running up to Neckarbo Ranges being renowned goat-breeding country producing a rewarding cash flow.
Mt Kew is being offered as a whole comprising Mount Kew 26,438ha and Box Valley 19,656ha, 3 titles and could be separated to suit buyer's requirements.
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