Bundaleer Station
Bundaleer
Location in South Australia
33°18′30″S 138°35′45″E / 33.30842°S 138.59591°E
Bundaleer Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in South Australia.
It is situated approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Jamestown and 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Spalding.
The property was established in 1841 by John Bristow Hughes and occupied an area of 312 square miles (808 km2).
In 1854, Charles Brown Fisher bought Bundaleer from Hughes for £31,000.[1]
By 1864 it was estimated that the property was carrying about 80,000 sheep worth over £40,000.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Fisher, Charles Brown (1818–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 1972. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Shepherd Kings". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia: National Library of Australia. 26 August 1864. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2014.