Cooinda Explained

-21.9154°N 142.8684°W

Cooinda Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station in Queensland.

The property is situated approximately 870km (540miles) north of Winton and 130km (80miles) southeast of Hughenden. The ephemeral Werna Creek runs through the property. The property is predominantly Mitchell and Flinders grass country.

Cooinda was acquired by Balgarnie and Martin at some time prior to 1896. At this time it was running sheep.^[1] Over 10,000 sheep were sold off from the property in 1897.^[2] In 1898 a bore was being sunk at the property to guarantee water for stock.^[3] It was completed in early 1899 when it reached a depth of 3200feet and produced a flow rate of 1250000impgal per day.^[4] Robert Edward Balgarnie still owned the property when he was married in 1906.^[5]

The Consolidated Pastoral Company acquired Cooinda in 2010 at which time the property occupied an area of 243km2 and runs up to 4,000 head of cattle.^[6]

See also

• List of ranches and stations

Notes and References

1. News: Commercial . . Rockhampton, Queensland. 30 June 1896 . 27 September 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Stock, Station & Commercial . . Barcaldine, Qld. . 9 November 1897 . 27 September 2014 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Northern Mail Service . . 30 June 1898 . 27 September 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Telegraphic News. . . Townsville, Queensland. 16 January 1899 . 27 September 2014 . 2 Supplement: Supplement to the North Queensland Register . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Family Notices. . . Brisbane. 15 September 1906 . 27 September 2014 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
6. Web site: Cooinda Station. 2013. 21 September 2014. Consolidated Pastoral Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20160904220800/http://www.pastoral.com/en/content/cooinda. 4 September 2016. dead.