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Introduction:
Nutrien Harcourts Bourke as exclusive agents are pleased to present "Avondale", Bourke/Louth for sale via Auction. "Avondale", representing a total land area of 35,540 Hectares in the county of Landsborough. The property is a total of 188km West of Bourke, 88km North West of Louth.
"Avondale" originally was a part of the Dunlop Aggregation and is being offered by the Ponder family after 21 years of ownership. The property has been run internally as a large scale sheep & goat operation with great success since acquisition and in the recent past a HIR Carbon Project has been put in place to diversify income streams.
"Avondale" is being offered for sale via Auction on the 20th of July 2023 at the Bourke Bowling Club, Cnr of Richard & Mitchell Street, Bourke at 11am.
To obtain further information do not hesitate to contact the selling agents.
Fixed Charges:
Shire Rates: $5,996.00 per annum (Approx.)
Western Lands Rental: $1,084.65 per annum (Approx.)
Local Land Services Rates: $2,297.42 per annum (Approx.)
Border Fence Rates: $1,954.70 per annum (Approx.)
Services:
Rural Power, STD Telephone, Satellite Internet, UHF Tower & Aerial, Mail twice weekly from Bourke.
Total Area:
35,540 Hectares - 87,821.26 Acres
L.L.S Rated Carrying Capacity:
8,775 D.S.E
Titles:
1877/DP763742, W.L.L. 4044
3748/DP766161, W.L.L. 6743
3/DP754158
1878/DP763743, W.L.L. 4033
4718/DP767883, W.L.L. 876
Improvements
Homestead: 3 Bed, with Built-ins. Main Bedroom with ensuite. Bathroom, Outdoor Laundry - Toilet - 6ft x 6ft Cool Room, Store Room
Worker Cottage: 2 Bedrooms, Toilet, Bathroom & 2 enclosed verandahs.
Machinery Shed: 18m x 8m Shed 3 Bay Shed with two open bays and one enclosed bay with two roller doors.
Shearing Shed: 6 Stand Shed with undercover penning area, enclosed wool room. Constructed in 2019. Old wool room has been repurposed as storage area with cement floor.
Sheep Yards: Large sheep yards adjacent to the Woolshed including processing race and lamb marking area.
Shearers Quarters: 10 Person accommodation with kitchen & dining room + amenities block.
Cattle Yards: Steel Cyclone yards with round yard draft, loading ramp. Has had mesh retro fitted to handle small stock.
Laneway: A laneway leads from the Wallies Bore enclosure to the House & Shed.
Enclosures: 18 Enclosures with 14 trapped. All enclosures are watered. The enclosure in Broken Dam Paddock has a Hinged Joint fenced holding paddock adjacent to the enclosure.
Country:
"Avondale" is a soft piece of breeding and grazing country that has been mainly used for sheep over the past 21 years. It is a natural haven for rangeland goats and has a history of mustering large numbers in previous years.
The western portion of "Avondale" consists of areas of open Mulga grassland and areas of shrubs and bush. The vast majority of "Avondale" has numerous lakes including the Utah Lake systems and the Kerribree Creek system and areas of flood out country interspersed with soft rolling red sandhills and flats.
This country grows a big body of native grasses, herbages and salines in season and the timber consists of Box, Beefwood, Gidgee, Mulga, Whitewood, Leopardwood, Rosewood and Acacia with areas of Woody Shrubs and Bush.
"Avondale" is a great mix of country that is diverse in type and well suited to sheep or goat breeding and fattening with the ability to run cattle as well.
Carbon:
"Avondale" has a significant HIR carbon project in place with 25 years to run. Credits are available to sell on the open market. Full details will be provided to qualified buyers after execution of a non-disclosure agreement.
Fencing:
Fencing consists of :
- Steel Posts with 5 Plain + 1 Barb
- Concrete Posts in lake country
- Timber 5 Plain + 1 Barb
- Hinged Joint Fencing
- Electric Fencing
Throughout the property in varying stages of life span.
Water:
Water is a major feature of "Avondale" with a total of 9 Bores.
"House Bore" - Known as "DUNLOP #9", Equipped with Electric Pump. Depth 271 Meters, Commenced 1st January 1893.
"Singorimbah Bore" - Equipped with Mill. Depth 231.6 Meters, Commenced 1st August 1947.
"Flowing Bore" - Known as "AVONDALE #3". Capped, Equipped with MONO Solar. Depth 261.5 meters, Commenced 1st August 1968.
"Lyalls Bore" - Equipped with Solar Submersible Pump. A share bore with "Salt Lake". Depth 835 feet. Commenced 28th March 1950.
"New Bore" - Not Operational.
"Salt Bore" - A share bore with "Conlea". Equipped with Syphon Bucket Mill. Depth 820 feet. Commenced 23rd May 1947.
"Juetts Bore" - Equipped with Solar Submersible Pump. Depth 307 meters. Commenced in 2015.
"Wallies Bore" - Equipped with Mill. Depth 977 feet. Commenced 12th September 1950.
"Nocoleche Bore" - Equipped with Mill. Depth 1030 feet. Commenced in 1893.
"House Bore" services:
A 3000G Overhead Poly Tank supplying House & Quarters
A 1 1/2" pipeline to a 3,000G Poly Tank & Cement Trough in Salt Strip Paddock.
A 5,000G Fiberglass Tank & a Cement Trough in Ram Paddock & Cement Trough in Tee Tree Paddock.
A Trough in House Paddock Enclosure
2 x Cement Troughs across the 2 Holding Paddocks
"Singorimbah Bore" services:
A 5,000G Poly Tank & 2 x Cement Troughs in Front & Back Singorimbah Paddocks
"Flowing Bore" services:
2 x 5,000G Poly Tanks supplying 3 x Cement Troughs in Front Bore, Back Bore & Front Singorimbah Paddocks
"Lyalls Bore" services:
2 x 5,000G Poly Tanks supplying 1 x Cement Trough Back Singorimbah Paddock
"New Bore" - Not Operational
"Salt Bore" services:
A 10,000G & 5,000G Poly Tanks supplying Cement Troughs in House Paddock, Salt Bore Paddock
"Juetts Bore" services:
A 10,000G Poly Tank & 5000g Fiberglass Tank supplying 4 x Concrete Troughs in Nocoleche Strip, Peter's Strip, Broken Dam & Salt Strip Paddocks
A proposed pipeline to "New Bore" to replenish supply to the 4 x Concrete Troughs in Broken Dam, Salt Bore, House & Tee Tree Paddocks.
"Wallies Bore" services:
5,000G & 2,000G Poly Tanks supplying 4 x Concrete Troughs in Nocoleche, Broken Dam, Salt Bore & Nocoleche Strip Paddocks.
"Nocoleche" Bore services:
Cement Tank supplying 3 x Concrete Troughs in Nocoleche, Nocoleche Strip & NE Horse Paddock.
A 2" & 1 1/2" pipe to a 5,000G Fiberglass Tank supplying a Cement Trough in Bar 20 & a Share Cement Trough in NE Horse & NE Muster Paddock.
A 1 1/2" pipeline to a 7,000g Poly Tank supplying 3 x Cement Troughs in Peter's, NE Muster & Bar 20 Paddocks
Remarks:
"Avondale" is a significant holding of 35,540 Hectares of beautiful soft small stock breeding country, interspersed with lakes and flood out country running in and out of soft Rosewood sandhills with some areas of Mulga.
This is an outstanding opportunity to purchase a well improved Western Division grazing operation with a great mix of country that is diverse in type and well suited to sheep or goat breeding and fattening with the ability to run cattle as well.
The offering, "Avondale", gives prospective purchasers the possibility a large-scale breeding operation with a considerable supplementary income from the Carbon project that is in place.