1684 hectares (4160ac) located 46km from the regional city of Armidale. This is undulating plateau country ranging between 900m and 1000m altitude. Safe water and very good structural improvements are features of the property. This is a reasonably large scale operation that can be managed and maintained quite easily.
Electricity and telephone is connected. Mail services 3 days per week. School bus (7.5km) to all Armidale schools. Daily air and rail services from Armidale to Sydney. Livestock selling facilities at Armidale and Guyra.
Soil type is traprock derivative with soft loamy soils located along the gullies and lower areas. Generally native pastures oversown with clovers and ryes. There is a long superphosphate history spanning over 40 of the last 50 years.
A reliable creek serves as the southern boundary of the property. An intermittent watercourse with good reliable holes runs through the property. There are also 20 dams, some spring fed, plus spring fed gullies. A reticulation system has been installed in recent years and proved very reliable since. The long term annual average rainfall is 780 mm p.a.
All the fences can be considered as stock proof. 25 main paddocks plus a 3.5km stock movement laneway through the property.
The property has previously carried in excess of 11000 DSE in a sheep/cattle mix. Currently running 9000 DSE. Obviously in drought years numbers have been reduced.
Improvements:
Homestead - Brick veneer/Tile, built 1990, spacious with 4 bedrooms (all with built-ins), study, open plan kitchen (Tassie Oak, all electric with gas cooktop) /dining /lounge, rumpus room, 2 bathrooms, large laundry, patios. Heating is by gas and wood fire. Set in an established garden with tennis court and in-ground saltwater chlorinated pool. Includes a 3 car shed with power and concrete floor. 52000 gals rainwater storage. 5000 gals bore water reservoir with automatic top-up system from Bore (60' deep and tested at 2000gal/hr) located 100 m from the home.
Woolshed - 4 stand Cyclone shed, built 1989, with skillion, all electric, sheds 700 sheep.
Shearers' Amenities - Single room steel construction with power and water.
Crutching Sheds - two situated at convenient locations
Silos - 3 x 30 tonne silos.
Cattle Yards - Timber & steel yards with cattle crush and calf cradle.
Sheep Yards - Three sheep yards strategically located. Main set is bugle design constructed of steel. Two other reasonably new sets of yards constructed of steel.
Airstrip - 700m grass strip in good condition.
Property ID: #LAM2659
