| 词条 | Alice Downs |
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|position=center |lat_deg=17.756|lat_dir=S |lon_deg=127.939|lon_dir=E |caption=Location in Western Australia}}{{coord|17.756|S|127.939|E|type:landmark_region:AU|name=Alice Downs|display=title}} Alice Downs Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Western Australia. DescriptionSituated approximately {{convert|59|km|mi|0}} north east of Halls Creek and {{convert|86|km|mi|0}} south of Warmun in the Kimberley region. A portion of the Panton River flows through the property along with many of its tributaries such as Eales Creek and Wild Dog Creek. Stock can also be watered at numerous springs.[1] The area consists of open downs covered with Mitchell, Flinders and Bundle grasses.[2] The property occupies an area of {{convert|340491|acre|ha|0}}.[1] HistoryEstablished prior to 1901 the manager that year was F. G. Taylor. The area had been struck by ticks at the same time though Alice Downs had not been largely affected.[2] The owners of the property; Yates, Taylor and Cranwell[3] placed the {{convert|151000|acre|ha|0}} property on the market in 1908, it was stocked with 1,800 head of shorthorn cattle.[4] Frank Taylor retained possession of Alice Downs but with a new partner, H. F. Parnell who was also known as C. H. Newman. The pair placed both Alice Downs and Panton Hills Station on the market in 1919. At this time Alice Downs occupied an area of {{convert|289790|acre|ha|0}} and was stocked with 3,000 head of cattle and 146 horses.[5] In 2003, E. G. Green and sons, the owners of Alice Downs, Springvale Station, Mabel Downs and Texas Downs with a total area of {{convert|5850|km2|sqmi|0}} and that were carrying approximately 32,000 head of Brahman cattle sold the aggregation to a South African buyer for {{AUD}}15 million.[1] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/news/agriculture/property/general-news/south-africans-buy-into-kimberley/39822.aspx|title=South Africans buy into Kimberley|author=Kent Ward|date=24 April 2003|accessdate=29 June 2014|work=Queensland Country Life|publisher=Fairfax Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003800/http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/news/agriculture/property/general-news/south-africans-buy-into-kimberley/39822.aspx|archive-date=3 December 2013|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}} {{Stations of the Kimberley Western Australia}}2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33219621 |title=Tick in East Kimberley |newspaper=Western Mail |location=Perth |date=2 November 1901 |accessdate=30 June 2014 |page=12 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28841328 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=12 May 1908 |accessdate=30 June 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25718336 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=19 March 1908 |accessdate=30 June 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58000437 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=Sunday Times |location=Perth |date=2 March 1919 |accessdate=30 June 2014 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 4 : Homesteads in Western Australia|Pastoral leases in Western Australia|Stations (Australian agriculture)|Kimberley (Western Australia) |
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