Ambalindum Explained

-23.3836°N 134.6842°WAmbalindum is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Alice Springs region of the Northern Territory.

The property occupies an area of 3317km2 and in 2013 was stocked with 5,000 Santa Gertrudis-cross-cattle. The ephemeral Hale River runs through the property.^[1]

Gold was discovered in the area in 1887 with the first cattle and sheep stations settled in the early 1900s. Ambalindum was initially settled by George Cavanagh.^[1]

In 2017 the owners, Tim and Emily Edmunds, sold their Hale River Pastoral Company including the Ambalindum and Numery leases to a Canadian Pension Fund for over 50 million. The combined properties occupy a combined area of 7500km2 and were stocked with 13,000 head of cattle.^[2]

See also

• List of ranches and stations

Notes and References

1. Web site: NT Santas good as gold. Miranda Kelly. farmonline. 23 February 2013. 16 July 2017. Fairfax Media.
2. Web site: Northern Territory producer sells cattle properties to buy prestigious mixed-farming country in South Australia. Lydia Burton. 6 April 2017. 16 July 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.