Springvale Station
17°47′05″S 127°41′06″E / 17.784737°S 127.6849988°E Springvale or Springvale Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Western Australia.
It is situated about 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Halls Creek and 84 kilometres (52 mi) south west of Warmun in the Kimberley region.
J. W. McAdam acquired Springvale in 1932 from E. Bridge and Sons.[1]
The family business, Quilty and Sons acquired Springvale in 1948 from W. J. McAdam in 1948. The Quiltys already owned neighbouring Bedford Downs Station.[2]
In 2003 the 1,344 square kilometres (519 sq mi) property was sold as part of a A$15 million four property deal to South African interests. The four adjoining stations of Springvale, Bedford Downs, Mabel Downs and Alice Downs comprise an area of 5,850 square kilometres (2,259 sq mi) and were stocked with approximately 32,000 head of cattle.[3]
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References
- ^ "North-West news". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 25 May 1932. p. 17. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Halls Creek news". The Northern Times. Carnarvon, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 2 April 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Kent Ward (24 April 2003). "South Africans buy into Kimberley". Queensland Country Life. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 December 2013.