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Mustering is a long, difficult and sometimes dangerous job, especially on the vast Australian cattle stations of the Top End, 'The Falls' (gorge) country of the Great Dividing Range and the ranches of the western United States. The group of animals gathered in a muster is referred to as a "mob" in Australia and a "herd" in North America.
Mustering is done with horses or vehicles including all-terrain vehicles (ATV), and some of the large cattle stations use helicopters or light aircraft to assist in the mustering and surveillance of livestock and their watering points.
Trail bikes used for mustering, Anna Creek main homestead. Despite its size, in 2007 Anna Creek Station was carrying only 1,500 head of cattle due to the 2000s drought.In 2008, when the station was owned by S. Kidman and Co Ltd, there were eight full-time staff and they were destocking all their cattle. [8]
This is a list of the largest stations in Australia, which includes stations with an area in excess of 4,000 km 2 (1,500 sq mi). All of the largest pastoral leases are located in the states of South Australia (SA), Queensland (QLD) and Western Australia (WA); or in the Northern Territory (NT).
In Australia, a station is a large landholding used for producing livestock, predominantly cattle or sheep, that needs an extensive range of grazing land. The owner of a station is called a pastoralist or a grazier , corresponding to the North American term " rancher ".
Louisa Downs homestead in 1968 The Margaret River in flood at Me No Savvy Meteorite crater on Louisa Downs Early cattle road trains at Louisa Loading cattle at Louisa homestead in 1967 Louisa Downs , [ 1 ] also commonly just referred to as "Louisa", is a large cattle station midway between Fitzroy Crossing and Halls Creek in the Kimberley ...
A drover in Australia is a person, typically an experienced stockman, who moves livestock, usually sheep, cattle, and horses "on the hoof" over long distances. Reasons for droving may include: delivering animals to a new owner's property, taking animals to market, or moving animals during a drought in search of better feed and/or water or in ...
Tipperary Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station. It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Daly River and 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia. Composed primarily of open grazing land, the property occupies an area of 343,701 hectares (849,304 acres). [1]