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The family owned Brooking Creek Station on the Fitzroy River and Arthur's father, Joseph Blythe, later established Mount House Station. [1] Together Mount House and Glenroy occupy an area of 5,059 km 2 (1,953 sq mi) and can carry approximately 20,000 head of cattle. [2] Blythe sold his share of the property to Jabez Pearson Orchard in about 1912.
The expansion of the cattle industry caused widespread dispossession of Aboriginal people, with significant damage to water sources and sensitive environments. [ 5 ] There is only one remaining sheep station, at Avon Downs , [ 6 ] the rest rear cattle which is sold domestically or live into South East Asia, mainly Indonesia . [ 7 ]
Coolibah Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia It is situated about 53 kilometres (33 mi) east of Timber Creek and 184 kilometres (114 mi) south west of Katherine with the homestead situated along the Victoria River .
Bradshaw Station, most commonly known as Bradshaw's Run, was a pastoral lease that operated as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is situated about 171 kilometres (106 mi) east of Kununurra and 235 kilometres (146 mi) south west of Katherine .
Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world's largest working cattle station. [3] It is roughly 24,000 square kilometres (9,300 sq mi); [ 4 ] much larger than the runner-up, Clifton Hills , another South Australian cattle station spanning 17,000 square kilometres (6,600 sq mi); and substantially larger than America's biggest ranch ( King ...
Cattle station has a parallel term, sheep station, for those stations carrying sheep rather than cattle. In most cases the stations are in a rangeland context on pastoral leases. Many are larger than small countries. Some stations are not exclusively sheep or cattle stations but have a mix of cattle, sheep and even goats to make the owner less ...
In the inland regions of most states excluding Victoria and Tasmania, cattle stations may exceed 10,000 km 2 with the largest being Anna Creek Station at 24,000 km 2 (6,000,000 acres). [citation needed]
As at 2019, these 27 stations cover a combined total of 4 400 000 hectares, with the ability to run more than 200 000 head of cattle and 240 000 head of sheep across the portfolio. The core strategy by which Paraway bases its operations is "Paraway is committed to being a consistent, reliable supplier of quality product to its customers".