Augustus Downs Station Explained

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Augustus Downs Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Gulf Country of outback Queensland.

It is situated 100km (100miles) south of Burketown and 160km (100miles) south west of Normanton. The Leichhardt River and numerous tributaries flow through the property.

Oscar John de Satgé acquired the property in around 1881 along with Carandotta Station after selling Coreena Station for £70,000.^[1]

In 1901 the property shared a boundary with Lorraine Station, although it was not fenced and cattle from both properties grazed in each other's pastures.^[2]

Sidney Kidman was a director of the Augustus Downs Pastoral Company until 1935.^[3] William Charles Angliss was also a director in the company.^[4]

In 2003 the property was owned by the Stanbroke Pastoral Company.^[5]

See also

• List of ranches and stations

Notes and References

1. Web site: de Satgé, Oscar John (1836–1906). D.B.Waterson. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 21 August 2017.
2. Web site: The North Queensland Beef Cattle Industry: An historical overview. Dawn May. 21 August 2017. University of Queensland.
3. Web site: Kidman, Sir Sidney (1857–1935). Obituaries Australia. Australian National University. 21 August 2017.
4. Web site: Angliss, Sir William Charles (1865–1957). Obituaries Australia. Australian National University. 21 August 2017.
5. Web site: Talk of AMP selling Stanbroke could spark a stampede. Leonie Wood. 31 March 2003. Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 2017. Fairfax Media.