Three Julia Creek District Downs Properties as well as Morella.
Went under the hammer in Townsville today
AUCTION DETAILS: Tuesday 21 June 2016 at 11am at The Ville Resort Casino, Townsville
Phenros, Dusty’s Hut & Werribee, Isabel Downs, Morella.
Auction was reasonably well attended and there were 11 registered bidders for the 4 properties.
Dusty’s Hut & Werribee – 25,333 acres Opening bid $2.0M from floor
Increased to $2.10M and sold to Anderson Family Eddington Julia Creek – approx. $82.89 per acre.
Isabel Downs – 27,127 acres Opening bid $1.80M from floor.
Increased to $2.10M and sold to Rob Benetto Virginia Park Mingela approx. $77.41 per acre.
Phenros, Morella Both Property's still in negotiations.
Phenros – 34,147 acres Opening bid $1.50M from floor
Increased to $1.850M and Passed In to Peter Britton Brighton Downs ($53.75 acre)
Morella – 442,674 acres
- Opening bid $3.50M from floor
- Increased to $3.70M and Passed In to Peter Britton Brighton Downs
Description of Property's
Three Julia Creek District Downs Properties
AUCTION DETAILS: Tuesday 21 June 2016 at 11am at The Ville Resort Casino, Townsville
Phenros
13,928 ha* (34,417 acres*) in 2 freehold titles
80 km* south of Julia Creek
Lots 7&8 on CP B157103
Phenros comprises black soil downs country on the headwaters of the Eastern Creek and Glenbervie Creek, grassed by Mitchell and Flinders plus annual species in season with scattered whitewood, acacia and coolibah on the creeks.
The property is watered by bore drains from a flowing artesian bore near the homestead plus a second bore equipped with a solar powered submersible pump supplying a turkey’s nest dam.
Improvements include a 4 bedroom homestead, quarters, shed, stables and steel cattle yards. The property is fenced into 10* paddocks.
Dusty’s Hut & Werribee
Dusty’s Hut 6,803 ha* (16,811 acres*) in freehold title
Werribee 3,449 ha* (8,523 acres*) in G.H.P.L. title
Total: 10,252 ha* (25,333 acres*).
75 km* south west of Julia Creek.
Lot 16 on CP TO38 (Dusty’s Hut) and Lot 8 on CP TO38(Werribee)
The properties comprise black or brown soil downs country with red soil stony ridges and channels of the Wild Duck creek, shaded by whitewood, vinetree with coolabah on the creeks and patches of gidyea scrub. Generally well grassed throughout by Flinders and Mitchell grasses plus annual species with scattered Buffel grass along the creek channels.
Water is available from Dusty’s Hut artesian bore, which is equipped with a windmill pumping to two turkey’s nest dams and troughs. A solar powered floating centrifugal pump with tracking solar panels pumps from the main turkey’s nest via 8 km* of poly pipe to 3 poly tanks and troughs.
Werribee’s artesian bore supplies a turkey’s nest dam and cement trough. Seasonal water is available from two small dams on Dusty’s Hut and one on Werribee and semi-permanent waterholes along Wild Duck creek.
The properties are fenced into 6* paddocks and improved with cattle yards (Dusty’s Hut) and a single room hut (Dusty’s Hut).
Isabel Downs
10,978 ha* (27,127 acres*) in G.H.P.L. title 43 km* southwest of Julia Creek
Lot 5 on CP EN18 and Lot 6 on CP EN49
Open black soil downs of Mitchell and Flinders grasses with Eastern Creek channels, shaded by whitewood and acacia with coolabah along the creeks.
The property is fenced into 7* paddocks and watered from a registered shared artesian bore. There are also seasonal waterholes located on Eastern Creek, which flows through sections of the property.
Improvements include a homestead (not in recent use), and outbuildings and steel cattle yards with access to the bitumen Julia Creek-Kynuna Road.
The three properties are offered for sale individually.
