Mindah represents a good example of a mixed farming property with some excellent soils for cultivation or grazing for breeding and fattening cattle or sheep. The owner estimates the property will run approx 200 cows plus progeny whilst the cropping country is ideally suited to a full winter or summer programme.
Situation:
10kms west of Warialda via Mosquito Creek Road and 68kms west of Inverell.
Area:
1,618 ha (3,998 ac)
Country:
Generally gently sloping to undulating with areas of timbered gravelly slopes. Soils are generally black to grey basalt type with lighter red loam. The property consists of approx 50% good, open grazing and farming land with the remainder being timbered creeks and sloping ridges. Approx 600 ha have been cultivated and allowed to return to native pasture growing clover and medics in the winter with Queensland Blue , Red grasses and Feathertop Bambatsi in the summer.
Water:
1 electric bore to 4 tanks and 12 troughs throughout the property. 12 dams.
Rainfall:
650mm (26 in) annual average.
Fencing:
Sub-divided into 11 paddocks in stock proof condition.
Improvements:
2 bedroom weatherboard home, large kitchen, gauzed verandahs, detached colourbond lockup garage with roller door and concrete floor together with storage shed and skillion; all with expansive views of the surrounding countryside.
Second 2 bedrooom weatherboard home, in need of renovation plus old garage garage and detached meat house.
Sheds: 15m x 15m timber and corrugated iron machinery/hay shed. Old 2 stand electric shearing shed.
Cattle yards: Good set of steel yards with covered race, crush and loading ramp.
