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CLYDE AGRICULTURE LIMITED
It is with great pride that Landmark is able to offer you the opportunity to secure some of the best station pastoral property to be offered for sale in either New South Wales or Queensland in recent years.
Clyde Agriculture Limited has decided to offer these major station properties to rebalance their rural property portfolio. It is not often that properties of this size and scale become available.
These four properties (two in QLD and two in NSW) will be sold on a WIWO basis allowing the successful purchaser to receive the benefit of an immediate cash flow. In the case of ‘Toorale’ and ‘Brewon’ the wheat crop will be included in the sale.
These properties have been carefully managed with environmental sustainability and animal welfare as some of Clyde Agriculture’s goals.
The livestock produced on these properties are well regarded in the market, with the steers mostly grown out for the export market.
The irrigation development on ‘Toorale’ has been well planned to utilise the available water from both Ross Billabong and the Darling River allocation.
‘Clover Downs’ has just completed a renovation program aimed at utilising a further 5,000Ha.
Whilst the recent dry period has resulted in a reduction of livestock much work has been undertaken on fencing, dam renovation and cleaning.
The improvements on all these station properties are well maintained and present in good condition.
Landmark recommends you inspect and welcomes your enquiry on any of these significant properties. Production figures are available following inspection in the ‘Confidential Information Memorandum’
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RUBY PLAINS & STURT CREEK STATIONS
EAST KIMBERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
30,000 plus Brahman X Charbray cattle of superior quality, condition and handling
795,734 Ha (1,966,338 Ac)
S Kidman & Co – Australia’s most respected and successful beef producer.
Outstanding live export investment opportunity
- One of Australia’s premier cattle breeding properties
- Comprising over 30,000 high quality Brahman x Charbray cattle
- Exceptionally well watered
- Proven reliable rainfall averaging 618mm over the past 30 years
- Excellent accommodation and buildings with a comprehensive list of plant and equipment
- Strategically located near key live export ports at Wyndham and Broome.
Location:
Ruby Plains homestead is located:
- 57km south of Halls Creek
- 426km to the Port of Wyndham
- 705km to the Port of Broome
- 927km to Katherine
- 1236km to the Port of Darwin
Land Area:
Ruby Plains 480,459 ha
Sturt Creek 315,275 ha
Together, these properties currently form one of Western Australia’s largest contiguous land holding, with a total area of 795,734 hectares.
Tenure:
The properties are held under pastoral leasehold titles, being CL 758/1990 and CL 269/1981.
General Comments:
As Australia's most respected and successful beef producer; S Kidman and Co has instructed Landmark to place these two Kimberley Station holdings up for sale by auction. This very unique opportunity presents itself at a time when the Kimberley Region is flourishing in stature as Australia's premier breeding opportunity in feeding the live export markets of South East Asia.
This outstanding holding has been managed with a major focus on a controlled breeding programme to maximise production to supply the burgeoning live export markets throughout South East Asia and beyond.
Rainfall:
Ruby Plains has a proven reliable rainfall averaging 618mm over the past 30 years. Rainfall at Sturt Creek is generally around 50mm below Ruby Plains.
Type of Country:
A major feature of this station offering is the blend of soil types from breeding country through to black soil open plains and valuable flood out from the Sturt Creek.
The Sturt Creek dissects the east side of the station and runs between 1/2km wide through to 5km wide in some sections. This area is prime fattening country for steers and currently strategically utilised to grow out heifers to an optimum joining weight of 300kg plus.
Livestock:
The 30,000 plus cattle are managed with meticulous attention to fertility and consequently high productivity, a direct result of Kidman's controlled breeding programme. These quiet well bred cattle are a real feature to inspect.
Water:
The two stations have a total of 100 plus man-made water points. Ruby Plains has 31 bores, 28 dams and 9 tanks on pipelines. Sturt Creek has 12 bores, 12 dams and 8 tanks.
Fencing:
The quality of fencing on Ruby Plains and Sturt Creek provides the ability to manage a controlled breeding programme. The vast majority of fences are all steel and are in excellent condition. Most of the fence lines are graded on both sides as a responsible fire management practice. The fencing is also a significant feature of this offering.
Improvements:
Each station has a substantial array of buildings. All of the improvements are very well maintained and presented. The homestead facilities are set in a beautifully maintained setting of established lawn and gardens.
Buildings include residences and staff quarters, machinery sheds, workshops, coolroom, stables and yards.
Plant & Machinery:
An extensive range of plant and equipment is to be included in the sale. The plant is in excellent order and is exceptionally well maintained.
Disclaimer: The details contained in this schedule are supplied to prospective purchasers as a guide to the purchase of this property. All care is taken in compiling these particulars but, as they are prepared on instructions and with details provided by the Sellers for whom the company acts as agents only, we cannot therefore accept responsibility for errors or misdescriptions, if any. Intending purchaser should satisfy themselves as to the correctness of these details.
For Sale by Auction
Venue: Crowne Plaza Darwin, Signature Room, 32 Mitchell Street Darwin NT
Date: Wednesday 20th August 2008 at 2.00 pm (NT time)
Registration: Bidders are required to register at least 48 hours prior to the auction
Terms: 5% deposit payable on fall of hammer, balance at settlement.
Web ID: 7213399
An Information Schedule containing full property details and terms of sale is available on request. All inspections are strictly by appointment, contact
Andrew Stewart 0428 483 393
Landmark Broome (08) 9192 5722
Glenn McTaggart 0429 611 124
Landmark East Perth (08) 9318 8260
Simon McIntyre 0407 843 202
Landmark Adelaide (08) 8359 9008
Ruby Plains & Sturt Creek base map (PDF 509 Kb)
Property sale photos (PDF 1,621 Kb)
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