Acton’s Moray Downs sought by Indian Company, Adani Enterprises

September 22nd, 2010

Indian Company Adani Enterprises has bought Linc Energy’s coal tenement which runs acrossActon-owned Moray Downs, north west of Clermont (Central Queensland).  Unsurprisingly, Adani Enterprises are  interested in purchasing Moray Downs cattle station as well.  Owning the land where mining tenements are located simplifies the development and operation of mines for the owners. Buying the pastoral lease as well as […]

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Stanbroke Pastoral Company suing Ernest Henry Mining Pty Ltd

August 15th, 2010

Stanbroke Pastoral Company are taking Xstrata’s Ernest Henry Mining Pty Ltd to court to recover costs relating to environmental damage

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Macquarie Pastoral Fund’s Paraway Pastoral Company buys more blue chip agricultural holdings

July 22nd, 2010

Paraway Pastoral Company bought farms from John Kahlbetzer’s Twynham Agricultural Group

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Argadargada Station sold to Peter Hughes

July 20th, 2010

Peter Hughes has paid $5m to buy Argadargada Station, located in  the central Australia/lower Barkly Tableland region of the Northern Territory, SW of Mt Isa.  Argadargada had been put to auction by the Broad family and passed in for $4.7m.  Peter Hughes also owns Lake Nash Station which runs along the eastern boundary.   Lake Nash was owned in […]

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S. Kidman & Co’s Quinyambie Station for sale

June 16th, 2010

S Kidman & Co Ltd (S.K.) has put Quinyambie station on the market.  At 12,119 square kilometres Quinyambie station is one of the largest cattle stations in southern Australia. It starts 160km north west of Broken Hill (over the border in South Australia); running up into the Strzelecki Desert.  The average rainfall is only 200mm (about 8″) and […]

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Pastoral Company Websites & cattle station jobs

June 10th, 2010

Pastoral Company websites – why do they exist and why do so many companies not have a website?

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Amalgamation of pastoral leases

May 11th, 2010

Why does the government continue to turn a blind eye to the amalgamation of northern cattle stations that are large and profitable enough to be run as stand-alone businesses; running down built assets that have taken generations to acquire, and creating conglomerations that are out of financial reach of all but a tiny number of exceedingly well off Australians?

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Properties owned by Macquarie’s Paraway Pastoral Co

May 9th, 2010

Farms and cattle stations owned by Macquarie Bank’s Paraway Pastoral Company.

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The Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) Board Changes

May 4th, 2010

Changes to the board of Australia’s largest pastoral company, the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo).

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RMWAH investment by Westscheme Superannuation

March 29th, 2010

Westscheme, a Western Australian based industry superannuation fund managing more than $2.8b billion, has become a minor shareholder (under $2 million ) in RMWAH. R.M. Williams Agricultural Holdings is a joint venture between Ken Cowley and Primary Holdings International.

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