| 词条 | Dunbar Station (Queensland) |
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|position=bottom |lat_deg=16.04501|lat_dir=S |lon_deg=142.378922|lon_dir=E |caption=Location in Queensland}}{{coord|16.04501|S|142.378922|E|type:landmark_region:AU|name=Dunbar|display=title}} Dunbar Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station in Queensland. DescriptionIt is located approximately {{convert|93|km|mi|0}} south east of Kownyama and {{convert|227|km|mi|0}} north east of Normanton in the Gulf Country of Queensland. The property is situated within the Nassau River catchment with both the Nassua and the Mitchell Rivers also flowing through the property.[1] An additional 13 creeks and 8 lagoons are found on the property all useful for watering stock.[2] The country is composed of flat open plains with the soil being grey clay loam derived from the Cainozoic age, sands of Quaternary age with other alluvium. The vegetation is low open eucalypt savannah surrounded by coarse grasses.[1] HistoryThe property had been established at some time prior to 1883 on Ngundjan tribal lands and was owned by Thomas Hungerford and sons.[2] The Hungerfords placed the {{convert|1000|sqmi|km2|0}} property on the market in 1889. It was stocked with 10,00 head of cattle at this time but it was estimated that it could carry up to 30,000 head.[3] By 1913 the property had been put up for auction by the mortgagees. At this time it occupied total of {{convert|1462|sqmi|km2|0}} and was made up of the Dunbar, Clark's Creek and Meranginna Leases. Stocked with 12,297 cattle and 236 horses the property boasted a homestead, three branding yards, 12 tailing yards and two horse yards.[4] The station was sold in 1929 to J. S. Love of Townsville for £50,000.[5] At this time the property encompassed an area of {{convert|3700|sqmi|km2|0}} and was stocked with 18,000 head of cattle. Love had also recently acquired other properties in the gulf area; Gainsford and the Valley of Lagoons Stations.[6] In 1954 the property was still owned by J. S. Love Estates and was being managed by John McRae. The {{convert|3777|sqmi|km2|0}} was stocked with approximately 20,000 cattle, all profits from the station were given to charity.[7] Don McDonald, the eldest son of Jim McDonald, acquired Dunbar in 1991.[8] In 2007 Dunbar was still privately owned by the McDonald family and managed by Peter and Debra Hagan. The property occupied an area of {{convert|3000|sqmi|km2|0}} and was stocked with 35,000 head of Brahman cattle.[9] Dunbar is currently owned by MDH, owned by the McDonald family, and is one of the companies 11 cattle stations throughout Queensland.[10] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.rgsq.org.au/rgsqsite/16-142c.htm|title=16°S 142°E Dunbar – Queensland by Degrees|year=2009|accessdate=3 October 2014|publisher=Royal Geographical Society of Queensland}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83677649 |title=The Hungerford-Clarke Mystery. |newspaper=Queensland Figaro |location=Brisbane|date=21 July 1883 |accessdate=3 October 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13743846 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=19 June 1889 |accessdate=3 October 2014 |page=12 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125349502 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The Sydney Stock and Station Journal |date=5 December 1913 |accessdate=3 October 2014 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40680958 |title=Station Stations |newspaper=Cairns Post |location=Queensland|date=10 October 1929 |accessdate=3 October 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60121573 |title=Mareeba Note |newspaper=Townsville Daily Bulletin |location=Queensland|date=25 October 1929 |accessdate=3 October 2014 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47470042 |title=Vast holdings on the Stations run|newspaper=The Australian Women's Weekly | date=20 October 1954 |accessdate=3 October 2014 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/prospering-in-cattle-country-20130115-2crhp.html|title=Prospering in cattle country|author=Mark McGinness|date=16 January 2013|accessdate=3 October 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.outbackmag.com.au/stories/article-view?49|title=Young guns|author=Ian Glover|work=Outback|date=1 May 2007|accessdate=3 October 2014|publisher=Outback Publishing Company}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mdh.net.au/properties.html|title=Properties|year=2014|accessdate=3 October 2014|publisher=MDH Pty. Ltd.}} 3 : Stations (Australian agriculture)|Pastoral leases in Queensland|North West Queensland |
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