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A sheep station is a large property (station, the equivalent of a ranch) in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or south-west of the country. In New Zealand the Merinos are usually in the high country of the South Island.
Pastoral leases in Western Australia are increasingly known as "stations", and more particular – as either sheep stations or cattle stations. They are usually found in country that is designated as rangeland. In 2013 there were a total of 527 pastoral leases in Western Australia. [1] [2] And all leases were put up for renewal or surrender in ...
Run or station is the term used in New Zealand for large sheep or cattle properties. Akitio; Brancepeth Station; Castle Hill; Double Hill Station, located on the Rakaia River; Erewhon Station, named after a fictitious place (based on Mesopotamia Station) in Samuel Butler's book "Erewhon" Flock Hill; Glenaray Station; Maraekakaho; Marainanga ...
Tobruk or Tobruck (/ t ə ˈ b r ʊ k, t oʊ-/; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἀντίπυργος, Antipyrgos; Latin: Antipyrgus; Italian: Tobruch; Arabic: طبرق, romanized: Ṭubruq; also transliterated as Tobruch and Tubruk) is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt.
Jumbuck Pastoral Company is an Australian company that operates numerous cattle stations and sheep stations in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. It is one of the largest landowners in Australia and the biggest wool grower. As at 2013, Jumbuck controlled over 50,000 square kilometres (19,305 sq mi ...
It is located roughly 22 kilometres south of the district's capital Tobruk. [ 1 ] The Gamal Abdul El Nasser Air Base , once known as Royal Air Force Station El Adem is located near this town.
During the Italo-Turkish War in 1911, Tobruk was the landing point for 35,000 Italian soldiers under the command of Carlo Canvey . [5] During World War II, the port, one of the most valuable deep water ports in North Africa, was fortified by 12,000 British and Indian troops and 14,000 Australian troops.
Sidi Barrani (Arabic: سيدي براني pronounced [ˈsiːdi bɑɾˈɾɑːni]) is a town in Egypt, near the Mediterranean Sea, about 95 km (59 mi) east of the Egypt–Libya border, and around 240 km (150 mi) from Tobruk, Libya.