Elsinora Explained

Elsinora Station, most commonly known as Elsinora, is a pastoral lease that has operated as both a sheep station and a cattle station in outback New South Wales. It is situated approximately 160km (100miles) north of White Cliffs and 240km (150miles) north west of Bourke close to the Queensland border.

History

The station was established in 1882 by Edward Killen who took up the lease of virgin unimproved and waterless country with boundaries that had not been surveyed. The property occupied an area of 317000acres and Killen stocked it with sheep.[1]

By 1883 the owners had spent £13,000 on improvements,[2] and by 1888 some 70,000 sheep were depastured at the station.[1] Water boring was successful at Elsinora in 1893 when a flow rate of 1000000impgal per day was produced.[3]

In 1894 approximately 100,000 sheep were being shorn at Elsinora.[4]

The property was owner by Killen and Co. in 1912, Killen also owned Mooculta Station.[5]

Sidney Kidman acquired the property in 1918[6] along with Urisino and Thurloo Downs from Goldsbrough Mort & Co[7] and held it until 1923.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Pioneer Western Pastoralist. . . Bourke, New South Wales . 3 March 1939 . 11 October 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Western Improvements . . Hay, New South Wales . 26 December 1883 . 23 September 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Boring for water in New South Wales . . Melbourne. 2 December 1893 . 10 October 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: The Pastoralists and shearers. The new shearing agreement. . . 26 June 1894 . 10 October 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Big Bourke station sold . . Orange, New South Wales . 19 December 1912 . 10 October 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: OutbackNSW.com.au . Pastoralism - Unincorporated Area of New South Wales Heritage Study. 2006. 22 September 2015. River Junction Research. https://web.archive.org/web/20130504114855/http://outbacknsw.com.au/UA%20Heritage%205%20Pastoral%20Oct06.pdf. 4 May 2013. dead .
  7. News: Wanaaring Whispers . . Bourke, New South Wales . 27 July 1918 . 22 September 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.

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