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Elderslie Station

January 01, 1970

Elderslie Station, also known as Elderslie, is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep and cattle station in Queensland, Australia.

Elderslie Station
Queensland
Station team at work on Elderslie]
Elderslie Station
Coordinates22°17′26″S 142°28′21″E / 22.29042°S 142.47256°E / -22.29042; 142.47256

Description edit

The station is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Winton and 95 km (59 mi) east of Middleton in Central West Queensland. It is located in the Channel Country and is bisected from north to south by the Diamantina River. The north east corner is well watered by Wokingham Creek.[1] For a few decades in the late 19th century, there was another town right near the station called Collingwood, but this had become a ghost town by 1900.

Composed of open plains vegetated with Mitchell grass interspersed with areas of gidgee, coolibah and boree woodlands. The area is very flat interrupted only by Mount Booka Booka and its surrounding hills.[2] Oondooroo station once bordered Elderslie.[3]

Elderslie Station lies at the eastern rim of a roughly circular zone measuring some 130 km across that has been identified by Geoscience Australia as a crustal anomaly. Proof is currently lacking as to the cause, but it is believed likely that the anomaly was caused by an asteroid strike that happened about 300 million years ago.

History edit

John McKinlay and his party would have trekked through the area in 1862, while searching for the Burke and Wills expedition, following the banks to the Diamantina to where it met Middleton Creek en route to the Gulf of Carpentaria. This point later became the boundary of the Elderslie. William Landsborough also passed through in 1866 and described the land as well grassed in season but stocking it could be difficult through lack of surface water.

In 1873, William Forsayth took up three blocks fronting the Diamantina and Western Rivers covering some 3,108 km2 (1,200 sq mi) and named the run Doveridge.[2] The first sheep arrived at the property in mid-1874[3] and then later the same year Forsayth transferred the lease to Donald Wallace, a Victorian pastoralist, who began to acquire surrounding blocks until the area was 4,662 km2 (1,800 sq mi), encompassing the land where Winton is located all the way to Middleton Creek.[2] By 1879, Wallace owned the property outright, and by 1881, a stone homestead was constructed along with several outbuildings.[3]

Sir Samuel Wilson bought the property some time prior to 1878.[4][5] By 1887, the property was advertised as occupying an area of 2,450 sq mi (6,345 km2) and held 40,000 sheep, 13,000 cattle, and 250 horses. The adjoining properties included Warnambool Downs, Vindex, Ayrshire Downs, and Dagworth Stations. At the time, the lease had 40 mi (64 km) of double frontage to the Western River and over 30 mi (48 km) of double frontage to Middleton Creek with 350 mi (563 km) of fencing having been installed.[6] In 1891, the property had 70,000 sheep and 20,000 head of cattle depastured, and was still owned by Samuel Wilson. The woolshed burnt down later the same year.[7]

Banjo Paterson was thought to have worked at Elderslie as a jackeroo or storekeeper in 1895, at about the time he wrote "Waltzing Matilda",[8] while visiting nearby Dagworth Station.[9]

The property was sold in 1896 by the executors of Wilson's estate to the Ramsay brothers.[10]

An engineer named Douglas Hutchinson drowned when he tried to cross the Diamantina River in 1901.[11]

In 1912, the size of the station was 1,500 sq mi (3,885 km2), and held a flock of about 112,000 sheep. The property was sold by the then owners, the Ramsay brothers, for £110,000.[12] It had been acquired by Mr. C. J. Brabazon, who had recently sold Warenda Station and began improving his new run by employing about 100 men to work on fencing and other projects.[13]

The first commercial flight in the Northern Territory by Qantas carried Mr. C. J. Brabazon from Elderslie to Austral Downs, another property he owned, in 1921.[14]

The property was sold in 1924[15] by the Queensland Stock and Breeders Company to a Southern company, Australian Estates and Mortgage Company, that already had large interests in Queensland. The sale included the 80,000 sheep with which the property was stocked, along with all plant and equipment. At this time the station occupied an area of 680 square miles (1,761 km2).[1]

By 1933, the size of the property was 427 km2 (165 sq mi) and it was staffed by about 36 people.[2]

Heavy rains inundated the area in 1940, causing extensive flooding further down the Diamantina.[16]

In 1950, the property was sold by the Australian Estates and Mortgage Company and was then divided into seven separate grazing properties which were opened up for selection by the ballot process. The Elderslie leasehold was reduced to a size of 208.5 km2 (81 sq mi) and purchased by John Dixon, who sold again in 1954 to Keith Watts for five shillings per acre. Watts started to carry out repairs on the homestead which were later classified by the National Trust. A drover drowned while trying to ford the swollen Workingham Creek in 1955.[17] During the 1980s, the roof of the manager's house was damaged during storms, resulting in the deterioration of the building.[2]

In October 1992, the Elderslie Homestead was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[18]

The property was still owned by the Watts family in 2011 and was stocked with a flock of 5300 sheep and 800 cattle.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Sale of Elderslie Station". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Queensland. 30 April 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Joan Starr (28 September 2001). . Queensland Country Life. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Michael Pearson; Jane Lennon (2010). Pastoral Australia: Fortunes, Failures & Hard Yakka. CSIRO publishing. ISBN 9780643102132. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. ^ "The blacks at Dagworth Station, Queensland". The Illustrated Australian News. Melbourne. 23 January 1878. p. 10. Retrieved 19 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Winton". The Queenslander. 26 June 1880. p. 806. Retrieved 18 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Advertising". Australian Town and Country Journal. New South Wales. 17 December 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 19 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Queensland". Wellington Times and Agricultural and Mining Gazette. Tasmania. 10 October 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ ""Waltzing Matilda"". The Worker. Brisbane. 13 January 1942. p. 7. Retrieved 20 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Swagman as memorial". The Northern Standard. Darwin, Northern Territory. 13 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 20 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Commercial Houses". The Capricornian. Rockhampton, Queensland. 3 September 1898. p. 19. Retrieved 19 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Drowning at Elderslie station". The Brisbane Courier. 26 April 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Large station sold". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales. 24 September 1912. p. 22. Retrieved 14 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Winton". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland. 5 October 1912. p. 10. Retrieved 19 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ ""Qantas Gazette"". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 20 December 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 10 March 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Elderslie Station sold". The Longreach Leader. Queensland. 2 May 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 14 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Serious flooding in West". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 22 February 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ "Drover drowned". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Queensland. 24 March 1955. p. 27. Retrieved 20 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ "Elderslie Homestead (entry 600966)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

External links edit

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January 01, 1970
elderslie, station, also, known, elderslie, pastoral, lease, that, operates, sheep, cattle, station, queensland, australia, queenslandstation, team, work, elderslie, coordinates22, 29042, 47256, 29042, 47256, contents, description, history, also, references, e. Elderslie Station also known as Elderslie is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep and cattle station in Queensland Australia Elderslie Station QueenslandStation team at work on Elderslie Elderslie StationCoordinates22 17 26 S 142 28 21 E 22 29042 S 142 47256 E 22 29042 142 47256 Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe station is located about 60 kilometres 37 mi west of Winton and 95 km 59 mi east of Middleton in Central West Queensland It is located in the Channel Country and is bisected from north to south by the Diamantina River The north east corner is well watered by Wokingham Creek 1 For a few decades in the late 19th century there was another town right near the station called Collingwood but this had become a ghost town by 1900 Composed of open plains vegetated with Mitchell grass interspersed with areas of gidgee coolibah and boree woodlands The area is very flat interrupted only by Mount Booka Booka and its surrounding hills 2 Oondooroo station once bordered Elderslie 3 Elderslie Station lies at the eastern rim of a roughly circular zone measuring some 130 km across that has been identified by Geoscience Australia as a crustal anomaly Proof is currently lacking as to the cause but it is believed likely that the anomaly was caused by an asteroid strike that happened about 300 million years ago History editJohn McKinlay and his party would have trekked through the area in 1862 while searching for the Burke and Wills expedition following the banks to the Diamantina to where it met Middleton Creek en route to the Gulf of Carpentaria This point later became the boundary of the Elderslie William Landsborough also passed through in 1866 and described the land as well grassed in season but stocking it could be difficult through lack of surface water In 1873 William Forsayth took up three blocks fronting the Diamantina and Western Rivers covering some 3 108 km2 1 200 sq mi and named the run Doveridge 2 The first sheep arrived at the property in mid 1874 3 and then later the same year Forsayth transferred the lease to Donald Wallace a Victorian pastoralist who began to acquire surrounding blocks until the area was 4 662 km2 1 800 sq mi encompassing the land where Winton is located all the way to Middleton Creek 2 By 1879 Wallace owned the property outright and by 1881 a stone homestead was constructed along with several outbuildings 3 Sir Samuel Wilson bought the property some time prior to 1878 4 5 By 1887 the property was advertised as occupying an area of 2 450 sq mi 6 345 km2 and held 40 000 sheep 13 000 cattle and 250 horses The adjoining properties included Warnambool Downs Vindex Ayrshire Downs and Dagworth Stations At the time the lease had 40 mi 64 km of double frontage to the Western River and over 30 mi 48 km of double frontage to Middleton Creek with 350 mi 563 km of fencing having been installed 6 In 1891 the property had 70 000 sheep and 20 000 head of cattle depastured and was still owned by Samuel Wilson The woolshed burnt down later the same year 7 Banjo Paterson was thought to have worked at Elderslie as a jackeroo or storekeeper in 1895 at about the time he wrote Waltzing Matilda 8 while visiting nearby Dagworth Station 9 The property was sold in 1896 by the executors of Wilson s estate to the Ramsay brothers 10 An engineer named Douglas Hutchinson drowned when he tried to cross the Diamantina River in 1901 11 In 1912 the size of the station was 1 500 sq mi 3 885 km2 and held a flock of about 112 000 sheep The property was sold by the then owners the Ramsay brothers for 110 000 12 It had been acquired by Mr C J Brabazon who had recently sold Warenda Station and began improving his new run by employing about 100 men to work on fencing and other projects 13 The first commercial flight in the Northern Territory by Qantas carried Mr C J Brabazon from Elderslie to Austral Downs another property he owned in 1921 14 The property was sold in 1924 15 by the Queensland Stock and Breeders Company to a Southern company Australian Estates and Mortgage Company that already had large interests in Queensland The sale included the 80 000 sheep with which the property was stocked along with all plant and equipment At this time the station occupied an area of 680 square miles 1 761 km2 1 By 1933 the size of the property was 427 km2 165 sq mi and it was staffed by about 36 people 2 Heavy rains inundated the area in 1940 causing extensive flooding further down the Diamantina 16 In 1950 the property was sold by the Australian Estates and Mortgage Company and was then divided into seven separate grazing properties which were opened up for selection by the ballot process The Elderslie leasehold was reduced to a size of 208 5 km2 81 sq mi and purchased by John Dixon who sold again in 1954 to Keith Watts for five shillings per acre Watts started to carry out repairs on the homestead which were later classified by the National Trust A drover drowned while trying to ford the swollen Workingham Creek in 1955 17 During the 1980s the roof of the manager s house was damaged during storms resulting in the deterioration of the building 2 In October 1992 the Elderslie Homestead was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register 18 The property was still owned by the Watts family in 2011 and was stocked with a flock of 5300 sheep and 800 cattle 2 See also edit nbsp Queensland portal List of ranches and stationsReferences edit a b Sale of Elderslie Station Townsville Daily Bulletin Queensland 30 April 1924 p 4 Retrieved 14 April 2013 via National Library of Australia a b c d e f Joan Starr 28 September 2001 Cobb and Co days relived at Elderslie Stn Queensland Country Life Archived from the original on 12 December 2013 Retrieved 15 April 2013 a b c Michael Pearson Jane Lennon 2010 Pastoral Australia Fortunes Failures amp Hard Yakka CSIRO publishing ISBN 9780643102132 Retrieved 17 April 2013 The blacks at Dagworth Station Queensland The Illustrated Australian News Melbourne 23 January 1878 p 10 Retrieved 19 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Winton The Queenslander 26 June 1880 p 806 Retrieved 18 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Advertising Australian Town and Country Journal New South Wales 17 December 1887 p 5 Retrieved 19 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Queensland Wellington Times and Agricultural and Mining Gazette Tasmania 10 October 1891 p 3 Retrieved 18 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Waltzing Matilda The Worker Brisbane 13 January 1942 p 7 Retrieved 20 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Swagman as memorial The Northern Standard Darwin Northern Territory 13 January 1955 p 1 Retrieved 20 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Commercial Houses The Capricornian Rockhampton Queensland 3 September 1898 p 19 Retrieved 19 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Drowning at Elderslie station The Brisbane Courier 26 April 1901 p 4 Retrieved 14 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Large station sold The Sydney Morning Herald New South Wales 24 September 1912 p 22 Retrieved 14 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Winton The Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Queensland 5 October 1912 p 10 Retrieved 19 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Qantas Gazette The Courier Mail Brisbane 20 December 1934 p 6 Retrieved 10 March 2013 via National Library of Australia Elderslie Station sold The Longreach Leader Queensland 2 May 1924 p 8 Retrieved 14 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Serious flooding in West The Courier Mail Brisbane 22 February 1940 p 3 Retrieved 20 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Drover drowned The Central Queensland Herald Rockhampton Queensland 24 March 1955 p 27 Retrieved 20 April 2013 via National Library of Australia Elderslie Homestead entry 600966 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 1 August 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to Elderslie Station at 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