Connemara Station Explained

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Connemara Station, also often spelled as Connemarra Station, is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station in Queensland.

The property is situated approximately 95 kilometres west of Stonehenge. The ephemeral Farrar's Creek runs through the property.[1]

The lease was first taken up by pioneer and pastoralist John Costello in the late 1860s.[2] By 1877 Connemara was owned by De Burgh Persee, who was running cattle.[3] In 1881 Connemara sold for £21,000 and was stocked with 3,000 head of cattle.[4]

Acquired in the 1880s by Vincent James Dowling, James Cox and Septimus Stephen, the property was stocked with 25,000 head of cattle and occupied an area of 3000sqmi.[5]

In 1933 the homestead was completely destroyed by fire. The manager, S. G. Kerr, lost everything in the fire. At this time Connemarra was owned by Allison and Wigan.[6] When put up for auction in 1937 while stocked with 9,235 head of cattle, the property attracted no bids and was passed in.[7] The trustees of the estate of J. B. Allison sold the station in 1938 to B. K. Reid. At the time it was stocked with 8,500 shorthorn cattle and 100 horses and encompassed an area of 1906sqmi.[8]

The North Australian Pastoral Company acquired the property in 1986 and sold it in 2007.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. ATLAS OF QUEENSLAND AND NORTHERN TERRITORY PASTORAL STATIONS, 11 TH EDITION
  2. Web site: Identification of permanent refuge waterbodies in the Cooper Creek and Georgina-Diamantina river catchments. Jenny Silcock. 1 June 2009. 7 October 2014. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084047/http://www.naturalresources.sa.gov.au/files/75616ea8-4de9-4221-9542-a2c800b98169/water-identification-of-permanent-refuge-rep.pdf. dead.
  3. News: Lower Barcoo . . Brisbane, Queensland . 8 December 1877 . 27 September 2014 . 29 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Stock, Station and produce reports. 13 August 1881. 27 September 2014. The Sydney Mail. Google News.
  5. Web site: Dowling, Vincent James (1835–1903). Martha Rutledge. Australian Dictionary of Biography. 1972. 27 September 2014. Australian National University.
  6. News: Fire at Connemara. . . Barcaldine, Queensland. 30 December 1933 . 28 September 2014 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  7. CitNews: Connemara Station . . Queensland. 25 June 1937 . 28 September 2014 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: Connemara Station Sold. . . Brisbane. 25 February 1938 . 28 September 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  9. Web site: NAPCO – Our history . 2013 . 27 September 2014 . North Australian Pastoral Company . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141203233130/http://www.napco.com.au/default.asp?PageID=53&n=Our+History . 3 December 2014 . dmy .

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